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June 9, 2009
Science graduands celebrate convocation todayThough they may not be as recognizable without their white lab coats, more than 950 science graduands will receive their degrees today at convocation ceremonies being held at Hamilton Place's Great Hall in downtown Hamilton.
June 8, 2009
From med school to MBAStudents from the DeGroote School of Business graduate today. Below, Bryan Herechuk, a representative from DeGroote's MBA class of 2009, is profiled.
June 8, 2009
International student excels at DeGrooteStudents from the DeGroote School of Business graduate today. Below, Na Qin, a representative from DeGroote's undergraduate commerce class of 2009, is profiled.
June 8, 2009
Athletics and exchange enrich degreeStudents from the DeGroote School of Business graduate today. Below, Nora Griffiths, of DeGroote's undergraduate commerce class of 2009, is profiled.
June 8, 2009
Graduate thanks professor for inspirationMany remarkable students receive diplomas today at the Faculty of Humanities convocation ceremonies. Among those inspiring graduands is Chad Fullerton, who will accept the President's Award of Excellence in Student Leadership and the Alumni Association's Albert Lager Award for Student Initiative
June 7, 2009
Collective bargaining updateThe University's bargaining team and CAW Local 555 have been negotiating a new collective agreement.Since negotiations began April 24, the teams have met on ten separate occasions and have made significant progress. Agreement has been reached on approximately two-thirds of the articles that make up the contract. John Capone, dean of Science and chair of the University's bargaining team says the progress made to date lays the groundwork for focusing on the remaining key issues.
June 5, 2009
Hamilton hosts national advancement conferenceIt has taken more than two years of planning on the part of four different post-secondary institutions, but it's finally here: Hidden Treasures, the 2009 Canadian Council for the Advancement of Education's (CCAE) annual conference, being held in Hamilton June 6 to 9.
June 5, 2009
Headlines, collaboration lead to medical technologyNewspaper headlines often spark conversations, but for a McMaster researcher and a local entrepreneur one headline inspired the creation of a new medical device that prevents blood clots.
June 5, 2009
Bruce Cockburn addresses graduatesThe Great Hall at Hamilton Place will see degrees conferred upon 555 students from the Faculty of Humanities and 57 students from the Arts and & Science Program today in two convocation ceremonies.
June 4, 2009
Canadian Gymnastics Championships at McMasterWhat has brought Olympic athletes, national reporters, and scouts from Cirque de Soleil to McMaster this week? The Canadian Gymnastics Championships, happening at the David Braley Athletic Centre from May 28 to June 6, 2009.
June 3, 2009
Professor emeritus pens book about McMaster’s biology departmentMcMaster University has a long history - 122 years, to be exact. The Department of Biology has been an integral part of the University for each of those years as one of the first departments at McMaster.
June 3, 2009
Presidential search updateThe Committee to Recommend a President is committed to keeping the University community updated on its progress. The Committee has issued the following update which includes the Position and Candidate Specification.
June 3, 2009
‘McMaster approach’ exported to South AfricaIt was just a year ago that Mashudu Maselesele, dean of agriculture, science, technology and the department of nursing at South Africa's North West University, learned about the innovative problem- based model of learning (PBL) developed at McMaster.
June 3, 2009
Simple drug treatment may prevent SIDSA new study has identified a specific class of pharmaceutical drugs that could be effective in treating babies vulnerable to Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), because their mothers smoked during pregnancy.
June 1, 2009
$10,000 scholarship for civil engineering studentKyla Fisher was days away from boarding a plane to volunteer in Ghana when she received the news: she was one of three recipients of the inaugural Vale Inco Undergraduate Scholarship from the Canadian Engineering Memorial Foundation (CEMF) and would be receiving $10,000.
June 1, 2009
Commuter Challenge begins at McMasterBike, run or piggyback to work? Not a common request, but this week all Canadians are invited to leave their cars at home for the annual Commuter Challenge happening May 31 to June 6, 2009.
June 1, 2009
MACtive participants log over one million minutes of exerciseThe results are in: McMaster's eight week Get MACtive physical activity challenge was successful in helping employees get up, get out and get MACtive.
May 29, 2009
McMaster receives $38.5 million in federal and provincial infrastructure fundsMcMaster University is receiving $38.5 million in infrastructure funds from the federal and provincial governments. The investments, part of the government's Knowledge Infrastructure Program, will fund upgrades to McMaster's Nuclear Reactor and the Nuclear Research Building along with two new centres in spinal cord research and cancer education and rehabilitation.
May 28, 2009
Discovery may lead to new antibioticAs superbugs become increasingly resistant to the best drugs, McMaster University researchers have discovered a completely different way of looking for a new antibiotic.
May 27, 2009
McMaster inventor on Arab reality showThey filmed him in the lab, walking on campus and visiting Hamilton tourist sites. Now Mohammed Khalaf, a 25 year-old master's of engineering entrepreneurship and innovation student at McMaster, will debut on an inventors reality show to be broadcast on 18 Arab television channels beginning May 29.