McMaster University

The McMaster Nuclear Reactor (MNR) is a 5 MWth open pool reactor located on the campus of McMaster University, in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.

The McMaster University School of the Arts (SOTA; formerly "School of Art, Drama and Music") is a department within the Faculty of Humanities at McMaster University located in the city of Hamilton in the Canadian province of Ontario. The faculty offers academic studies in studio art, art history, music, theatre, and film. In addition to academic studies, the School of the Arts offers other activities related to the arts, such as music concerts, theatre productions, art exhibitions, and special lectures. In conjunction with the Department of Psychology, SOTA offers a specialization in music cognition at the bachelor's level, allowing students to receive rigorous training in both music and psychology.

CFMU-FM is a Canadian radio station, broadcasting at 93.3 FM in Hamilton, Ontario. It is a campus/community radio station owned and operated by the McMaster Students Union at McMaster University.

McMaster University Library is the academic library system for the faculties of Humanities, Social Sciences, Engineering, Science, as well as the Michael DeGroote School of Business at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. McMaster also has a Health Sciences Library administered by the Faculty of Health Sciences.

The William Ready Division of Archives and Research Collections is the principal repository for rare books, archives, maps and historical material at McMaster University. Developed to support teaching, research and scholarship, its holdings reflect fonds and collections pertaining to Canadian literature, politics, popular culture and business history, in addition to war and peace in the 20th century with an emphasis on the Holocaust and Resistance. It also holds a collection of eighteenth century books and journals, and is home to the Bertrand Russell Archives. Part of the McMaster University Library system, the Division of Archives and Research Collections is located in Mills Memorial Library.

McMaster Divinity College, also known as MDC, is a Christian seminary in Hamilton, Ontario affiliated with McMaster University. The college's religious affiliation is formally with the Canadian Baptists of Ontario and Quebec. The institution's mission is to develop effective evangelical Christian leaders for the church, academy, and society through university-level education, professional training, and ongoing support.

The McMaster Institute of Environment and Health (MIEH), established in 1996, is a special program at McMaster University. The goal of MIEH is to facilitate, promote, and publish environmental health research. Research and study the complex relationships between the environment and human health.[1]

The Faculty of Science is the largest of six faculties at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Founded in 1962, the faculty is located in the Westdale neighbourhood. It houses 6,800 undergraduate students and 600 graduate students, across 39 upper-year undergraduate programs ranging from astrophysics, biochemistry, earth and environmental sciences, to life sciences, human behaviour, kinesiology and medical and radiation sciences. Notable discoveries at McMaster University include the development of neutron spectroscopy by Bertram Brockhouse which earned him a Nobel Prize in Physics in 1994.Under the presidency of Dr. H.G. Thode in the 1960s, scientific research at McMaster was intensive and yielded important discoveries in the areas of science and engineering. In 1959, McMaster's Nuclear Reactor was built for the purpose of nuclear and medical radiation research. McMaster is the only Canadian university that contains a nuclear reactor in their campus. Scientific research at McMaster University earned the university high rankings in the areas of research and strength in science, where it is ranked seventh in Canada and 212th in the world according to QS University Rankings 2017 for Natural Sciences.

The McMaster Faculty of Social Sciences is a division of McMaster University. It offers a wide range of undergraduate programs through the Faculty's academic units, as well as Master's and Doctoral programs.

The DeGroote School of Business is one of six faculties at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. The School of Business was founded in 1952 but was renamed in 1992 in honour of successful Canadian entrepreneur and philanthropist Michael G. DeGroote. The DeGroote school offers (Hon) B.Commerce, MBA and Ph.D. degrees. The current dean is Dr. Khaled Hassanein. The business school is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB).

The McMaster Faculty of Engineering is a faculty located at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario. The faculty was established in 1958 and was the first engineering program to developed problem-based learning curriculum. It currently has seven departments in chemical engineering, civil engineering, computing and software, electrical and computer engineering, engineering physics, material science and engineering and mechanical engineering. The faculty offers bachelors, masters, and doctoral degrees. The faculty is home to 1 Canada Excellence Research Chair, 13 Canada Research Chairs, 4 Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council chairs, and 14 Endowed Chairs.

McMaster University Security Service employs Special Constables in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Special Constables are not police officers as stated in section 53 of the Police Services Act of Ontario. However Special Constables do hold the authority of a police officer when working within their approved area or boundaries. McMaster University employs 20 Special Constables who are sworn Peace Officers and possess all the power of a municipal police officer. The Constables are sworn in through the Hamilton Police Services Board, after being approved by the Ontario Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services. The department also employs a number of civilians including dispatchers and administrative support personnel. In the spring of 2005, McMaster Security (Special Constable) Services merged with the Parking Services Department to streamline costs. McMaster Special Constables are on duty 24 hours a day, 365 days a year and are supervised by Sergeants, an Operations Manager (Staff Sergeant) as well as a Director, all are Peace Officers as well. McMaster Officers do not carry a firearm. McMaster University is one of only two universities in Ontario where special constables carry both an expandable baton and pepper spray for both their safety and the public's protection. McMaster Constables Patrol the 300 acre (121 hectare) campus year-round by foot, bicycle and vehicle. McMaster Constables are responsible for the preservation of life and property of the 30,000 full and part-time students and the University's 56 buildings, with two new large construction projects underway. McMaster Constables enforce federal, provincial, and municipal statutes on campus as well as liaising with local police, fire, and Ambulance agencies. McMaster Constables also liaise with many on campus services that deal with safety and the wellbeing of students, such as the Emergency First Response Team, and the Student Walk Home Attendant Team. Responsibility for liaising with these student run services falls under the umbrella of the Crime Prevention Office, which is staffed by a Sergeant, two Constables, and during the summer employs a summer student. Many crime prevention programs such as information seminars and displays, as well as safety and security audits are conducted by the crime prevention office. The lost and found is currently maintained by the department as well. Throughout the campus, there are thousands of alarm points ranging from intrusion, fire alarm, panic and environmental alarms. There are also several hundred Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) cameras on campus. These are monitored at all times by the dispatchers. On campus, they are known by many students affectionately as 'Mac Five-O' which originates back from when students used to play the Hawaii Five-O theme song to officers as they patrolled the quads.