March 27, 2020 Dear Members of the McMaster community, Life as we know it has changed considerably at the University. Only the most essential activities are continuing across our campuses; the vast majority of our community is studying, teaching and working remotely. The end of the term is like none we have ever seen before […]
Category: COVID-19 Updates
COVID-19 Update: March 26, 2020
Letter from our Chancellor The University’s Chancellor, Santee Smith, is reaching out to the McMaster community to thank faculty, staff, researchers and students for their responsiveness in addressing the health and safety of the University and urging everyone to focus on taking care of themselves. “Our academic year and plans have radically shifted but the […]
COVID-19 update: March 24, 2020
Essential Services New provincial rules to ensure that as many people as possible stay home to help reduce the spread of COVID-19 are a reminder to the university community that only those employees whose work is required to be maintained and considered essential should be on campus. All others who are able to work from home […]
COVID-19 update: March 23, 2020
From the spread and prevention of COVID-19 to its social and economic impacts, McMaster’s world-leading researchers and institutes are rapidly mobilizing to help combat COVID-19. In the last week alone, these are some of the ways McMaster experts are diving in: McMaster Manufacturing Research Institute (MMRI) researchers have been collaborating and consulting with experts at […]
Together, we are meeting the challenge: President’s letter
March 20, 2020 Dear Members of the McMaster community, When the world is fundamentally shaken, what do we need to do? That question had to be answered by all of us – in every hour, of every day this week. I have witnessed truly outstanding commitment to our students, to the important work that happens […]
COVID-19 update: March 19, 2020
As the McMaster community works together to deal with the COVID-19 situation, what’s top of mind is how students are going to complete their year successfully. Students have been assured that the university is doing everything possible to help them finish the academic year in a way that is fair and equitable. When in-person classes […]
COVID-19 update: March 18, 2020
As McMaster joins with the rest of Canada to increase social distancing and adopt other measures to try and slow down the spread of COVID-19, there are impacts for the university’s research community. Vice-president, Research Karen Mossman has issued a letter to researchers confirming that while McMaster’s research is not closing down, the university does […]
Information for students moving out of residence
To help reduce the spread of COVID-19, McMaster has made the difficult choice to require all students to move out of residence as soon as possible, but no later than Saturday, March 21, 2020 at 4 p.m. Those with exceptional circumstances, including out-of-province students who may need more time to move and international students, may apply […]
Time to take care of each other and our communities: President’s letter
Let me begin by thanking everyone. The past week has not been easy and, as the level of uncertainty about COVID-19 has mounted, so too has the need for us to make decisions we never could have imagined making just days ago. That is true not just at the university but also for our families. […]
COVID-19 Update Sunday, March 15, 2020 4:30 p.m.
The university is open but some campus operations are changing The call from public health officials to increase social distancing together with the constantly changing circumstances of the COVID-19 pandemic means additional measures are being taken by McMaster to scale back some operations at the university. These decisions will be in place until at least […]