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Space Mission Design and More

The four-year honours Integrated Science (iSci) program, designed in collaboration with students, won a Wharton-QS Stars: Reimagine Education award in 2014, the year after its first class graduated. It was recognized for its innovative, research-based, interdisciplinary philosophy that focuses on student learning. One of its experiential learning courses is Introduction to Space Mission Design, where students learn how to design a small satellite mission.

 

Space Mission Design and More : iSci Program
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The Urban Lab

McMaster students from any faculty can apply to spend a semester at CityLab, an innovation hub where students work with local civic leaders and community groups on real-life challenges related to healthy neighbourhoods, climate change and municipal excellence.

The Urban Lab : CityLab
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The Factory of the Future

Engineering students can work in the Learning Factory, a simulated factory of the future that includes manufacturing and post-processing stations with CNC machine tooling, 3D printing, laser cutting and radio frequency identification (RFID) readers. One student used a robot called YuMi to build a handheld electronic screwdriver.

The Factory of the Future: Learning Factory
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The Business of Research

The DeGroote School of Business opened The Clinic in January, where MBA students will help McMaster researchers commercialize their work and turn their life-saving research into real-world solutions.

The Business of Research: The Clinic
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Rewriting History

McMaster’s L.R. Wilson Institute for Canadian History will be a leader on a new $8-million initiative to evaluate how history is taught to Canadian students from kindergarten to Grade 12. McMaster researchers will examine texts and other resources to see how they represent newcomers and Indigenous people and help determine the relevance of the curriculums.

Rewriting History: L.R. Wilson Institute
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Cutting-Edge Health Simulations

The Centre for Simulation-based Learning is the birthplace of the world-renowned Standardized Patient Program, which allows students to hone their clinical and diagnostic skills in a realistic setting. The centre also uses cutting-edge “talking” mannequins to give nursing students an immersive learning experience as they practice taking blood pressure, inserting IVs and listening to lungs, bowels and hearts.

Cutting-Edge Health Simulations: Centre for Simulation-based Learning