McMaster Archive

June 1, 2010

Professor awarded CAP Prize in Theoretical and Mathematical Physics

Theoretical physicist Cliff Burgess has gotten some "long overdue" recognition of his pioneering work.

May 31, 2010

[VIDEO] Ask a Mac Expert – Gulf oil spill

Joanna Wilson, assistant professor in the Department of Biology, on the impact of the Gulf oil spill on nearby marine life.

May 31, 2010

Bike to Work Day today

If you noticed more bicycles on campus this morning, that's because McMaster University took part in Smart Commute Hamilton's Bike to Work Day today.

May 28, 2010

Bee exposes young minds to future in ‘great frontier of scientific research’

Now in his fourth year at McMaster, Ayan Dey is one of a number of students first exposed to psychology and neuroscience through the Brain Bee competition.

May 28, 2010

Students on campus for All Science Challenge

With team names like The Electric Thunder Chickens and DJ Bill Nye the Science Guy, middle school science whizzes will come armed with smiles and good spirits as they invade McMaster's Burke Science Building this afternoon.

May 27, 2010

Milk: Two glasses a day tones muscles, keeps the fat away in women

Women who drink two large glasses of milk a day after their weight-lifting routine gained more muscle and lost more fat compared to women who drink sugar-based energy drinks, a McMaster study has found.

May 26, 2010

New graduate program taps into world’s water issues

A unique partnership between United Nations University and McMaster University is set to make Hamilton a hub for the study of water issues around the world.

May 26, 2010

Imperial Oil donates $250,000 to help spark interest in geology, mining

The Imperial Oil Foundation has donated $250,000 to McMaster University to build an advanced 3D imaging laboratory.

May 26, 2010

$2.5-M gift will allow Library to ‘share wealth of hidden treasures’

The Library has received $2.5-million to digitize its extensive research collections, ensuring they will be accessible to a vast audience.

May 26, 2010

$2-M investment boosts thromboembolism research

St. Joseph's Healthcare Foundation and LEO Pharma Inc. have announced a new research chair partnership supporting thromboembolism initiatives at McMaster University and St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton.

May 25, 2010

DeGroote grads put education to work at family winery

The Roman family shares much more than just the same DNA. They shared the same school, same passion, same lifestyle and now, the same career.

May 25, 2010

McMaster announces new head basketball coach

Amos Connolly has been named the new coach of the McMaster Marauders men's basketball team.

May 21, 2010

First physicians graduate from Waterloo campus

McMaster University's largest ever class of doctors will be among 394 health sciences graduates at the Faculty of Health Sciences spring convocation at Hamilton Place today.

May 21, 2010

Getting therapeutic drugs to market faster

Developing new therapeutic drugs will be easier for McMaster researchers thanks to a new partnership.

May 20, 2010

Philosophical genius; aristocratic rebel

Forty years after his death, Bertrand Russell continues to inspire, baffle, provoke - and still draw a crowd.

May 19, 2010

Community partnership opens doors of new family health centre

The Halton McMaster Family Health Centre will be a hub for McMaster medical learners as well as doctors.

May 18, 2010

Canada’s most prestigious scholarship awarded to eight McMaster students

Soumaya Zlitni has been named one of the most promising young minds in the country.

May 17, 2010

DeGroote grad brings fire prevention technology back home

'DeGroote gave me the ability to identify opportunities in the marketplace and then the confidence to take the risk.'

May 17, 2010

[VIDEO] Top U.S. auto hybrid researcher moving to McMaster

Hybrid vehicle development in Canada has received a huge jolt of propulsion.

May 17, 2010

Giving new meaning to ‘smart car’

McMaster researchers are working to create a "cognitive car" that can warn you of vehicle failure - before it happens.