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July 24, 2014
‘It was only a 10-hour swim’McMaster psychiatrist Marilyn Korzekwa has become the first Canadian to complete the Triple Crown of open water swimming.
July 23, 2014
18 books for summer reading, selected by award-winning alumniMcMaster alumni are a well-read bunch. So when we wanted to compile a list of good summer reads, we turned to them for help.
July 23, 2014
The rising tide: Bonny Ibhawoh weighs in on growing strife in Ukraine, GazaBonny Ibhawoh, associate dean of the Faculty of Humanities and an expert in global and human rights history, says the modern world is even more dangerous than it was during the Cold War.
July 23, 2014
New email and calendaring system for faculty and staff next yearSay goodbye to UnivMail and Oracle Calendar. Say hello to Exchange.
July 22, 2014
New study asks: Can you be addicted to the internet?A McMaster researcher is trying to understand how much time people spend online – and whether their habits pose a danger to their physical or mental health.
July 21, 2014
Mosaic team rolling out Hyperion, a new budget tool for McMasterHyperion will integrate with the new finance system McMaster adopted last December and will allow budget managers to perform variance reporting, develop forecasts and build new budgets.
July 17, 2014
Is ‘Weird Al’ overreacting?Linguist Anna Moro says Weird Al's latest video blurs the lines between formal and informal English.
July 17, 2014
Canadian rugby team to get help from Marauders scrum-halfMarauders Rugby player Chad Strapp will join Team Canada when it travels to Brazil for the World University Rugby Sevens Championship this August.
July 17, 2014
Campus Store renovations to include accessibility rampThe Campus Store is undergoing renovations to make it a more accessible place.
July 16, 2014
Visitors from the past communicate importance of vaccinationsWhy bother with vaccinations? Three members of the McMaster community volunteered their time last weekend to answer that question at the Quarantine Tent.
July 16, 2014
Secrets to publishing success for residentsAiman Alak knows the elation of having research published and the impact it can have on the success of a career.
July 15, 2014
Engineering professor’s play set to open at Fringe FestivalThe sci-fi Trial of Naomi Verne is the Kafkaesque story of former president Verne’s nightmarish inquisition over unspecified crimes, told in a series of flashbacks.
July 15, 2014
Education knows no bounds: Faculty gain new skills in SloveniaPhilippa Carter has honed her skills over the course of nearly 30 years at the front of the classroom. But she readily admits there’s always more to learn when it comes to teaching — even for veteran instructors.
July 15, 2014
Asia Research Group to help Mac become more ‘globally minded’Since arriving at the University in January 2013, Netina Tan has devoted much of her considerable energy to re-imagining Asia-focused research and education at McMaster.
July 14, 2014
New time management system for McMaster employeesWhether you track your time by the minute or only track time away from the office, the system McMaster uses to track hours worked and absences is changing this fall.
July 11, 2014
The 3 mystery novels you need to read this summer, according to P.K. RangachariDon’t judge a book by its cover. Take a professor emeritus’ word instead.
July 11, 2014
All in the family: New dementia app brings together siblings, crosses disciplinesMcMaster graduates Alexis Liddell and Chris Benoit don’t have a lot in common. However, the two siblings have joined together on a project that is near and dear to both of them.
July 10, 2014
8 orientation programs to help you prep for life at MacFrom camping in Algonquin Park to joining a campus-wide book club, McMaster has an orientation program for just about everyone.
July 10, 2014
Students give radio update on ‘the best summer job ever’A pair of students hiking the East Coast Trail with funding from McMaster's Renaissance Award gave an update on their six-week trek to CBC Radio recently.
July 10, 2014
Idea Exchange: Community Engagement a ‘two-way street’Exchange is at the heart of what community engagement is all about. That was the theme of the third annual forum, Community-Engaged Education: An Idea Exchange, held recently at McMaster.