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December 11, 2025

Meet Cathy Grisé, Sherman Centre’s new academic director

Grisé shares her vision for the Sherman Centre, how her background informs her work, and why digital scholarship matters.

December 8, 2025

December closures at campus libraries

Campus libraries are closed for the winter break, reopening for the start of classes in January 2026.

December 2, 2025

New series of research guides launched at McMaster

The guides offer accessible support for students, faculty, and staff navigating research.

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Upcoming Events

Year of Environmental Action: December Book Display

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Dec 1, 2025
1:00 am TO Dec 31, 2025 11:55 pm

Learn about the environment and how you can help our planet by checking out our curated displays of books. You can find our displays in both Mills (2nd floor, outside Learning Commons) and Thode (1st floor, glass display case).

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Queer Study Buddies

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Jan 13, 2026
1:30 pm TO 4:30 pm

Join us at Queer Study Buddies for community and study support!  We are a free, drop-in study group that provides a safe and inclusive space for 2SLGBTQ+ students to connect. No registration required!

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Best Practices for Managing Data in your Research

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Jan 14, 2026
10:30 am TO 11:30 am

TIFU (Today I F'ed Up) by losing a ton of data for my research - Have you ever seen a description like this on Reddit? Are your desktop and downloads folders a jumble of files named Data-finalFINAL-USETHISONE?

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