Daily News

October 2, 2009

The President's Advisory Committee on the Impact of the Current Economic Situation (PACICES) has released its interim report.

October 1, 2009

A McMaster University study has found that surgical masks appear to be as good as N95 respirators in protecting health-care workers against influenza.

October 1, 2009

October is Canada's Healthy Workplace Month, a period set aside each year to increase awareness about the importance of workplace health on personal and organizational performance.

September 30, 2009

Partnerships being built to establish the Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine in the Niagara region were celebrated in St. Catharines yesterday.

September 30, 2009

A week of events, including a peace march and a public lecture by the grandson of Mahatma Gandhi will mark the 17th Annual Mahatma Gandhi Peace Festival.

September 29, 2009

Nicole Stark went back to school just in time to leave again.

September 29, 2009

The University is beginning a collaborative campus-wide study to determine McMaster's physical space capacity and gain a clearer understanding of how space is used and activities are scheduled.

September 28, 2009

A promising discovery by McMaster University researchers has revealed an ideal starting point to develop new interventions for resistant infections.

September 28, 2009

On Friday, Sept. 25, 2009 the McMaster First Nations Student Association (MFNSA) hosted a welcoming powwow outside of the John Hodgins Engineering building at McMaster.

September 25, 2009

Career Services and the McMaster Alumni Association are excited to welcome Jian Ghomeshi, CBC Radio host and columnist to McMaster University on Tuesday, September 29.

September 25, 2009

This Saturday, nearly 200 students will perform a day of volunteer work at non-profit organizations throughout the Hamilton community.

September 25, 2009

Litterbugs beware: this Saturday, September 26, McMaster students and alumni will be out in full force picking up trash in the community surrounding the University.

September 24, 2009

They may have grown up to the 1970s hit "I Can See Clearly Now" but many members of Canada's ageing population can do anything but.

September 23, 2009

When we think of going back to school, images of backpacks, books and blackboards immediately come to mind. But Meaghan Horgan, an MBA co-op student at the DeGroote School of Business, hasn't gone back to a typical classroom.

September 23, 2009

CIBC announced today a $500,000 donation to McMaster University to establish the CIBC Undergraduate Bursaries in Nursing for undergraduate students with a specific interest in breast cancer research and education.

September 23, 2009

McMaster University Provost Ilene Busch-Vishniac delivered the annual State of the Academy address on Tuesday, Sept. 22 at the Michael G. DeGroote Centre for Learning and Discovery.

September 23, 2009

The latest Canada Research Chairs announcement brought good news to McMaster University.

September 22, 2009

McMaster and CAW Local 555, Unit 1 have reached a tentative collective agreement, subject to the ratification of the parties' respective principles, concluding their discussions early this morning.

September 21, 2009

McMaster University is exploring the potential of collaborating with Chinese scientists with the goal of advancing the training of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) practitioners and integrating this ancient practice into Western medicine - specifically cancer care.

September 18, 2009

The University and CAW Local 555, Unit 1, met on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday of this week and report making progress as they work with a provincial mediator on a renewal collective agreement.