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April 4, 2011
All a-Twitter over politicsAlex Sevigny, associate professor in the Department of Communication Studies and Multimedia, talks about social media's role in election campaigns as well as its potential effect on voter turnout.
April 1, 2011
Campus Ministries Council celebrates 40 yearsThe McMaster Campus Ministries Council is turning 40 and is celebrating with a talk by former Canadian Senator Lois Wilson.
March 31, 2011
Library set to party like it’s 1951Mills Memorial Library is turning 60 but it's staying hip in its old age.
March 31, 2011
Community Campaign an opportunity to reconnect with what McMaster is all aboutThe University's annual Community Campaign kicks off Friday in the Student Centre.
March 31, 2011
McMaster vaccine has pet owners feline groovyGoodbye itching, watering eyes and sneezing. McMaster University researchers have developed a vaccine which successfully treats people with an allergy to cats - without the side effects.
March 30, 2011
Provincial budget – increased accessibility and quality for universitiesThe 2011 provincial budget announced new funding for Ontario's postsecondary institutions.
March 29, 2011
McMaster alumnus and CEO of Nokia to speak at UniversityStephen Elop, chairman and CEO of Nokia Corporation and McMaster alumnus, will speak at the University on Friday, April 1, at the 27th annual J.W. Hodgins Memorial Lecture.
March 29, 2011
Debate to examine evidence-based medicineThe role of evidence-based medicine in the delivery of healthcare will be the subject of a public debate featuring the doctor who first coined the phrase and a leading researcher at the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota who previously studied at McMaster.
March 28, 2011
Engineering students find more than $2-million in savings for Hamilton schoolsEngineering students and faculty at McMaster have completed a two-year energy audit of Hamilton schools that could help save almost $2.4 million in energy costs annually.
March 28, 2011
Emergency care at hospital changing April 4On April 4 the McMaster University Medical Centre Emergency Department will become a children's-only service for youth 17 and under.
March 24, 2011
Coffee cup castlesWhy is a group of Arts & Science students building castles out of coffee cups in Mills Library?
March 24, 2011
Researchers have true ‘gut feeling’ about latest researchA lot of chatter goes on inside each one of us and not all of it happens between our ears.
March 23, 2011
Federal Budget supports university research and studentsThe Federal Budget announced on Tuesday included new funding to support a variety of important university initiatives.
March 23, 2011
Evening classes cancelled March 23McMaster remains open, however all classes scheduled to begin at or after 5:30 p.m. on March 23, including classes on McMaster's main campus, continuing education classes scheduled to be held at the Downtown Centre and classes scheduled for the Ron Joyce Centre in Burlington, have been cancelled. University employees are expected to report for their shifts as scheduled.
March 22, 2011
World Water Day an opportunity to talk about planet’s most precious resourceFor Gail Krantzberg, today is one of the best days of the year.
March 22, 2011
Keeping tabs on the toads – among other thingsImportant work tracking changes in ecosystem health and biodiversity throughout the region is being organized at McMaster - and carried out by passionate citizen volunteers.
March 21, 2011
For adults with spinal cord injuries, physical activity mattersPhysical activity guidelines for adults with spinal cord injury (SCI) have been released by McMaster University, in partnership with SCI Action Canada and the Rick Hansen Institute.
March 18, 2011
PACE lab opens at McMasterThe PACE Lab established at McMaster University is giving engineering and technology students an edge as they prepare for careers in the world of automotive design and engineering.
March 17, 2011
Youth with IBD are less fit than their peers: McMaster studyChildren and adolescents growing up with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are less fit than their peers, says a study by researchers at McMaster University and the McMaster Children's Hospital.
March 17, 2011
Students spend 5 days outside for the homelessCharles Wu, a third-year commerce student, talks about why he's taking part in Five Days for the Homeless and what the experience has been like so far.