McMaster Archive

April 7, 2010

[VIDEO] Recycling sorter trains itself to be more accurate

Tech gadgets of the future were on display in CIBC Hall yesterday, where students graduating from electrical and computer engineering showed off their innovative inventions.

April 6, 2010

VP Administration appointed

After a national search McMaster has appointed Roger Couldrey as its new VP Administration. Couldrey has served as interim VP since last summer after Karen Belaire left the University to join London Health Sciences and St. Joseph's Health Care in London.

April 6, 2010

Japanese students like what they see at McMaster

Nursing, radiology and medical laboratory students from Japan's Niigata University recently swapped their lecture-based studies for a week of McMaster's innovative learning styles.

April 5, 2010

Library gets a bird’s-eye view of city

In a time before Google, detailed renderings of urban neighbourhoods were captured not with a sophisticated set of camera equipment but through artistic bird's-eye view maps.

April 1, 2010

A ‘shining star’ for arthritis sufferers

A new drug being developed by a McMaster inflammation expert may offer hope to those in pain.

April 1, 2010

DeGroote student named Canada’s Next Top Ad Exec

A DeGroote commerce student is 'cruze'n' toward a bright future in advertising after winning the title of Canada's Next Top Ad Exec (CNTAE), sponsored by Chevrolet.

March 31, 2010

Students recognized as good neighbours

Several McMaster students were recognized for their outstanding contributions to the community yesterday.

March 31, 2010

McMaster opens Centre for Climate Change

The Centre will encompass four faculties and more than 20 professors and their students.

March 30, 2010

A new learning management system

McMaster is launching a new learning management system to replace the existing ELM application.

March 29, 2010

McMaster researchers discover how cells recognize viral toxin

New research has identified how specific proteins on the surface of cells jumpstart the immune response to a virus.

March 29, 2010

Area students show off science skills and engineering know-how

McMaster played host to nearly 400 of the area's brightest young minds this weekend, taking part in the 50th annual Bay Area Science and Engineering Fair (BASEF).

March 26, 2010

Bone detective, economist, stroke researcher awarded Canada Research Chairs

Three McMaster University researchers from diverse fields of study have been awarded Canada Research Chairs by the federal government.

March 26, 2010

Student group takes shears to poverty

Are your locks getting too long? Are you in need of a trim? The McMaster Student Outreach Collaborative (Mac SOC) can help.

March 26, 2010

The provincial budget

The province tabled its 2010 budget yesterday reinforcing its long-term commitment to post secondary education and its belief in the important role higher education plays in Ontario's future prosperity.

March 25, 2010

Ambassadors for the environment

A new initiative at McMaster means the campus workplace will soon be getting even greener.

March 24, 2010

A play with a purpose

A medical clinic in Kenya has a bright ray of hope thanks to ShAIDS of Grey in Hamilton.

March 24, 2010

Part-time students give $1-million in honour of Peter George

The McMaster Association of Part-time Students has announced a $1-million gift inspired by President Peter George.

March 23, 2010

Professor emerita honoured for social work

One of McMaster's own has been recognized for her tireless work on behalf of a number of social justice causes.

March 22, 2010

Keeping up with the Joneses spurs vaccine use

A nation's adoption of a vaccine is influenced by whether its neighbours are already using it.

March 22, 2010

Whose grad student is it, anyway?

A biologist, a business woman and a chemical engineer walk into a bar...