McMaster Archive

April 23, 2010

University adopts statement on inclusive community

The University has adopted a new statement on inclusive community that embodies the types of values McMaster strives to promote.

April 23, 2010

Ontario’s $11.5M will build network for stem cell-based therapies

McMaster University's Stem Cell and Cancer Research Institute has received $11.5 million to lead a world-class initiative to develop new stem cell-based therapies.

April 22, 2010

McMaster University announces honorary degree recipients

Former Privy Council clerk Kevin Lynch, maverick biologist Craig Venter, comedian Rick Mercer, and business executive and author Don Tapscott are among those being awarded honorary degrees at McMaster University's spring convocation.

April 22, 2010

Earth Day at McMaster

It's Earth Day and McMaster is doing its part for the environment with a number of initiatives taking place today and over the next few weeks.

April 21, 2010

Summer camp for entrepreneurs

Forget the canoe paddles and bug repellent: this summer a business idea will be the most important thing you can pack.

April 21, 2010

Student volunteer brings McMaster connection full circle

Ava-Dayna Sefa wouldn't be here were it not for McMaster.

April 20, 2010

[VIDEO] Groundbreaking celebrates the Centre for Health Promotion & Rehabilitation project

McMaster President Peter George, accompanied by Ted McMeekin, MPP for Ancaster-Dundas-Flamborough-Westdale and several private donors, broke ground this morning to officially launch a major expansion project designed to enhance the Centre for Health Promotion and Rehabilitation (CHPR) at the Ivor Wynne Centre.

April 20, 2010

Anti-poverty lecture challenges hollow arguments

'Poverty affects us all': the sentiment and the phrase have been repeated time and again for decades, with seemingly no solutions and increasing numbers of Canadians living below the poverty line.

April 19, 2010

Volunteer week begins with community cleanup

If the University campus and surrounding community is looking a little cleaner today, you can thank a hardworking group of volunteers from McMaster and the Ainslie Wood/Westdale Community Association (AWWCA).

April 19, 2010

Next Generation Project seeks McMaster community input

Your opinion is needed.

April 16, 2010

DeGroote helps women in need dress for success

The DeGroote School of Business has partnered with KPMG to support the work of Inasmuch House, a Hamilton organization that offers shelter, counseling and other services to women.

April 15, 2010

Symposium connects educators with teaching and learning tools

Educators campus-wide will gather together April 20 to discuss how to better use technology in teaching.

April 14, 2010

Most women unaware of risk for debilitating fractures

An international osteoporosis study has found that most postmenopausal women at risk for hip and other osteoporosis-related fractures fail to appreciate their actual risk of debilitating bone breaks.

April 13, 2010

She’s Canada’s top-talking engineer

She's done it again. But this time she's the national champion.

April 12, 2010

McMaster study unveils lifeline for ‘antibiotic of last resort’

A new study has uncovered for the first time how bacteria recognize and develop resistance to a powerful antibiotic used to treat superbug infections.

April 12, 2010

Province provides additional funding to McMaster

McMaster University will receive more than $9.5-million from the Ontario government, as part of the five-year Open Ontario plan to further enhance the high-quality education universities and colleges provide to a growing number of students.

April 9, 2010

Researchers discover new way HIV infects women

McMaster researchers have discovered what the virus does when it binds to women's "barrier" cells.

April 9, 2010

Exams begin Saturday

The academic year has come to a close and final exams begin tomorrow.

April 8, 2010

Business heroes found at local high schools

These students are already heroes in the business world.

April 7, 2010

Ribbons cut to open medical school’s Waterloo campus

Rain didn't dampen the celebrations today of the official opening of the Waterloo Regional Campus of McMaster's Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine.