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June 14, 2011
Power outage disrupts convocationUpdate - 6:45 pm June 14 - Power has been restored at Hamilton Place and convocation ceremonies will continue as scheduled Wednesday June 15. Should there be any changes to this schedule, details will be available on The Daily News and on McMaster's Facebook site. 5:30 pm - June 14: McMaster's Science convocation came to an abrupt end this afternoon following a power outage at Hamilton Place. The building managers asked everyone to leave the facility. The cause of the outage is not yet known. While all the students have formally graduated, approximately 60 Bachelor of Science graduates had not yet crossed the stage to receive their degree when the lights went out.
June 13, 2011
Routine screening for autism not needed: McMaster researchersProposals recommending routine screening of all children for autism get a thumbs down from researchers at McMaster University.
June 13, 2011
Student-athlete misses convocation for good causeToday marks the beginning of convocation week. Graduating students in the Faculty of Humanities and the Arts & Science Program will receive their degrees in a ceremony to take place at Hamilton Place at 2:30 p.m. However, one graduate will not be attending today's ceremony for a very good reason.
June 11, 2011
Agriculture superstar, peace activist to deliver Bertrand Russell Lecture before receiving honorary degreeA celebrated agricultural scientist and prominent peace activist is to explore the connections between food, hunger and peace when he delivers the annual Bertrand Russell Lecture on Monday, June 13.
June 10, 2011
Researchers find ‘needle in a haystack’ as lakebed yields microscopic clues about submerged archeological sitesAfter drilling for clues under the bed of a lake in south-eastern Ontario, a McMaster researcher has turned up evidence of human activity that has been submerged since water covered it thousands of years ago.
June 10, 2011
McMaster researcher probes rare meteorite for clues about origins of lifeA McMaster researcher analyzing one of the world's most pristine meteorites says the rock that crashed into a frozen lake in B.C. is yielding some surprising results. The meteorite provides a rare glimpse into how compounds in the early solar system were formed.
June 9, 2011
Service-learning takes students across bordersArnav Vasudeva, entering his third year in the Life Sciences program at McMaster, encourages every university student to seize a learning opportunity like the one that took him to Costa Rica.
June 8, 2011
Arts & Science graduate’s graphic novella illustrates love for HamiltonAlready in its second printing, the book is a visual journey through Hamilton, featuring the people and the places that Chak fell in love with during her years living in the city.
June 7, 2011
Awards recognize those working to build a culture of innovationThe McMaster Innovator Awards were presented last week as part of the McMaster Innovation Showcase.
June 6, 2011
Fed budget invests in students and researchThe federal government re-introduced its budget Monday and the plan, like its March predecessor, sets forth new funding for several key university initiatives. The governments initial 2011 budget was introduced March 22, before the federal election was called. Included in the June 6 budget are increased investments for the three federal granting councils and other new funds to support research.
June 6, 2011
McMaster hosts CANHEIT in search of innovations in higher education technologyCanada's community of information and communications technology (ICT) leaders in higher education, CUCCIO-CDPIUC, is partnering with McMaster University to deliver the 9th annual CANHEIT conference this Sunday, June 5 to Wednesday, June 8. Taking place at the Michael DeGroote Centre for Learning, the theme of CANHEIT 2011 is "exploring the nature of technology".
June 6, 2011
Fire research and reality come together for McMaster profMike Waddington has a special concern for the people of Slave Lake, Alberta, having conducted research on wildfire in peatlands in rural areas outside the town for the past four years.
June 6, 2011
Study may change radiation therapy standards for women with breast cancerAdditional radiation treatment improves disease-free survival, lessening the chance of cancer recurring in women with early breast cancer who have had breast-conserving surgery (lumpectomy), interim results of a new study have found.
June 3, 2011
Exceptional students honoured with Albert Lager PrizeSix McMaster students received the Albert Lager Prize for Student Initiative yesterday at the Alumni Gallery Induction and McMaster Alumni Association Awards ceremony. The Prize was granted in honour of outstanding contributions to a faculty, program or the University.
June 3, 2011
Study findings could help develop treatments for Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’sShe's a biologist investigating microbial genomics. He studies protein structures using electron microscopy. Put them together and their research opens doors.
June 2, 2011
McMaster and Abbott partner to create education chair in rheumatologyAbbott, a global, broad-based health care company, and the Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine at McMaster University have announced the creation of an endowed chair to focus on teaching the next generation of rheumatologists for the growing number of Canadians living with arthritis.
June 2, 2011
Alumni Weekend begins at McMasterMcMaster will host its annual Alumni Weekend from Thursday, June 2 to Sunday, June 5.
June 2, 2011
Alumni Gallery to recognize most interesting graduatesMcMaster alumni perform thousands of interesting jobs all over the world. With the McMaster Alumni Gallery's induction ceremony scheduled for Thursday night, alumni doing some of the world's most fascinating work will be recognized for their many accomplishments.
June 1, 2011
Ron Joyce Centre’s food drive to help Burlington youthStudents, faculty and staff at McMaster's Ron Joyce Centre (RJC) in Burlington have been doing their part to drive youth hunger out of the community with a food drive in support of Halton Food For Thought.
May 31, 2011
Researchers solve mammoth evolutionary puzzleA DNA-based study sheds new light on the complex evolutionary history of the woolly mammoth, suggesting it mated with a completely different and much larger species.