Past Events

The McMaster Optimal Aging Portal presents a webinar entitled:  Is dementia a vaccine-preventable condition?  The speaker is Dr. Dawn Bowdish, a professor with the Department of Medicine and Executive Director of the Firestone Institute for Respiratory Health.

The McMaster Alumni Webinar series presents: AI and the Expansion of Human Potential

Dialogue on Aging Public Presentation Series  is pleased to host Dr. Michael Koehle, Professor of Kinesiology and Director, Sport & Exercise Medicine, University of British Columbia, for a talk titled: "Coping with Heat: Recommendations and Challenges for Aging" This talk will discuss the risks associated with exercising in air pollution and heat, and cover strategies that older adults can employ to minimise health risk in these conditions. 

The McMaster Alumni Webinar series presents: Helping or Hurting? The Impact of Social Media on Mental Health and Well-Being Over five billion people use social media worldwide, yet social scientists have reached little consensus on how it influences mental health and well-being. In this talk, Dr. Tara Marshall will draw on the Active-Passive Model of Social Media Use to illustrate that the impact of social media depends less on the amount of time spent using it and more on the ways that it is used.

Join McMaster’s Department of Health, Aging & Society for the next #HASTalks seminar, Trash Talk: What Plogging Teaches Us About Age and Activism featuring Dr. Kelsey Harvey, Assistant Professor of Experiential Studies in Community and Sport at Cape Breton University.

The McMaster Alumni Webinar series presents: How AI Without Limits Threatens Public Trust Artificial intelligence is transforming how we communicate, but without clear boundaries, it risks eroding public trust. As AI-generated content floods our screens, its unchecked use distorts truth, spreads misinformation, and erodes democratic values. Join us for this timely talk with Dr. Alex Sévigny as he explores the dangers of unregulated machine-generated content and offers a roadmap towards preserving communications integrity.

The University of Calgary Retirees Association presents "One Health: What are the risks of transmission of diseases from animal to human? What strategies are being used? How big of a risk is H5 Bird Flu?" The speaker is Herman Barkema, Professor, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Professor, Department of Community Health Sciences, Cumming School of Medicine, United Nations University Chair in Infectious Diseases in a Changing Climate

Join us for the Fall 2025 Forum either online via ZOOM or live at the Arboretum Centre. Our speakers will be Dr. Alejandro Marangoni, Professor in the Dept of Food Science, U of Guelph.  His talk is entitled "Exercise and Diet for Healthy Aging" and Margaret McLeod, Manager of Pensions and Benefits, Human Resources, U of Guelph.  Her talk is entitled "Pensions, Benefits & Travel Insurance".  

The Professors Emeriti Network is hosing a session entitled "How retired professors are organized and how they e-collaborate". Many CURAC members have contributed over the past 5 years to the work of this global network based in Europe but with a range of Canadian and US presenters---including this session that includes our CURAC President, Dr. Walter Archer.

The McMaster Alumni Webinar series presents: Neurodivergence and Burnout: Why Being Wired Differently Increases Risk, and What You Can Do About It