COVID-19 News & Resources
Fall Term 2020
We have made a decision for our Fall term. Fall at McMaster is going to be a dynamic term of online learning. We’ll be supporting our students through innovative initiatives like Archway, which ensures every first-year student is connected with mentors, coaches, friends. We’re supporting faculty to make the most of all the best technologies for instruction. We are looking forward to welcoming back our current students and our incoming first-year class.
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Students
The latest on classes, campus life, support services like financial and academic assistance, and more.
Faculty & Staff
For help teaching online and in virtual classrooms, working remotely, the latest on research, and more.
Health & Safety
Everything you need to help you work safely on or off campus. (Opens new window.)
Research & Experts
See how McMaster Experts are taking a leading role in advancing COVID-19 research.
What's New
Children under 10 less likely to drive COVID-19 outbreaks, research review says
A McMaster-led review shows kids are less likely to spread the virus—but a second review indicates that family stress is still high
Messages from the President
Find all of the messages from President David Farrar as the university navigates the implications of the pandemic.
Updates
The university updates have all the latest information for students, faculty and staff.
Planning
People across the university are involved in McMaster’s planning decisions around COVID-19.
Discover McMaster
Explore McMaster
We have a beautiful campus that you can explore from wherever you are. Check out the campus virtually yourself or sign up for a virtual guided tour with one of our current students.
EXPERT VIDEOS
AMR: A slow-moving pandemic
At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, doctors were treating patients with severe cases of the virus with antibiotics — and that’s a problem, explains biochemistry and biomedical sciences professor Lori Burrows, whose research focuses on antimicrobial resistance.
Mask tips for warmer weather
David Price, professor and chair of McMaster’s Department of Family Medicine, explains the whens and whys of wearing a mask in warmer weather.
The challenges of testing for COVID-19
Infectious disease researcher Zain Chagla, who works in McMaster’s Department of Medicine, explains the challenges — and necessity of widespread testing for COVID-19.