McMaster Archive

November 25, 2011

[Video] Vanier Cup game a lifetime highlight for Marauders

The realization really began to take hold as the plane dipped through the clouds and the North Shore Mountains came into view - they had made it to the game of their lives.

November 24, 2011

It’s been a long time coming

The last time the Marauders played in a national football championship was the same year the Toronto Maple Leafs last won a Stanley Cup.

November 24, 2011

Marauders emerge as Hamilton’s team

Although Larry Childerley won't get to see his Tiger-Cats play for the Grey Cup this weekend, the Canadian football superfan does have a hometown team to root for in Vancouver.

November 23, 2011

McMaster study calls sodium intake guidelines into question

For years doctors have warned that too much salt is bad for your heart. Now a new McMaster University study suggests that both high and low levels of salt intake may put people with heart disease or diabetes at increased risk of cardiovascular complications.

November 23, 2011

[Video] Former CFL All-Star rallies Marauders in BC

The Marauders football team, practicing at BC Place for Friday night's Vanier Cup national championship, was visited by a CFL All-Star Tuesday.

November 22, 2011

Origins Institute adds another dimension to study of space

Moviegoers are now able to reach out and (nearly) touch the stars thanks to McMaster's Origins Institute.

November 19, 2011

Marauders advance to Vanier Cup

The McMaster Marauders beat the Acadia Axemen 45-21 Friday, earning the Uteck Bowl and a trip to Vancouver to play for the Vanier Cup.

November 18, 2011

New program introduces young people to university experience with free lectures

The university experience is starting a few years early for young people who sign up for a new McMaster program called Children & Youth University.

November 18, 2011

Fall convocation today

Nearly 1,500 students will receive their degrees at two convocations being held today in Hamilton Place's Great Hall.

November 18, 2011

[Video] Marauders look to axe Acadia

The McMaster Marauders football team is set to take on the Acadia Axemen for the Uteck Bowl tonight in Moncton, New Brunswick.

November 17, 2011

What can one gift do?

It's a question that philanthropic donors often ask.

November 17, 2011

Fraser Mustard, ‘powerhouse intellectual’ (1927-2011)

J. Fraser Mustard, MD, one of the founders of the Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine at McMaster University, has died. He was 84.

November 17, 2011

Jailhouse rocks for new nurse

Tamika Egerton loves it in jail.

November 16, 2011

Search committees begin work

A number of search committees are beginning their work as the terms of several McMaster leadership roles approach the end of their five-year terms.

November 16, 2011

How many red tags can you find?

Wondering why campus is peppered with bright red gift tags this week?

November 15, 2011

The Many Shades of McMaster on display for Philanthropy Day

To mark National Philanthropy Day, McMaster is paying tribute to its nearly 10,000 annual donors with a unique thank-you video narrated by President Patrick Deane.

November 15, 2011

Voters drawn to candidates with lower-pitched voices

Voters prefer to choose candidates with lower-pitched voices, according to new findings by researchers at McMaster University.

November 15, 2011

Staff celebrate 25 years of service to University

Nearly 100 staff members were inducted into McMaster's Quarter Century Club at a dinner held Monday on campus.

November 14, 2011

Give where you live

Ken Cruikshank has a simple explanation for his philanthropic habits.

November 12, 2011

Marauders Yates Cup champs

The McMaster Marauders won the Ontario University Athletics football conference championship Saturday, earning their fifth Yates Cup and a trip east to compete for the Uteck Bowl.