Daily News

February 13, 2009

The DeGroote School of Business has been named one of the top 50 business schools in North America in a recently released survey of international employers. The QS Global 200 Business Schools 2009 highlights which schools around the world are most popular with employers. The list is compiled from an annual survey of global human resources managers and line managers who are recruiting MBA graduates.

February 13, 2009

Congratulations to the following recipients who will receive a $50 Title's gift card from the MACCESS Portal Launch draw.

February 11, 2009

Canada's Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics (PI) has named McMaster University's John Berlinsky as its academic program director. Perimeter is an independent research institute, located in Waterloo, which was founded in 1999 with the help of a $100 million donation from Michael Lazaridis, co-CEO of Research in Motion. John Berlinsky is currently a professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at McMaster, vice president of the Faculty Association and a member of McMaster's Board of Governors. He will continue to serve on the Board and as vice president (and next year's president) of the Faculty Association, while being seconded three days a week to Perimeter.

February 11, 2009

The Ontario bid for the 2015 PanAm Games is still not final but McMaster is a possible site for a new aquatic facility. The Executive Committee of the Board of Governors has approved McMaster's participation which could now include plans for a new 50-metre pool at the University.

February 11, 2009

In the not-too-distant future, a simple blood test may predict the genetic risk of suffering a heart attack - no matter what your ethnic background. Dr. Sonia Anand, a professor in the Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine at McMaster University and researcher within the Population Health Research Institute, led a group of Canadian and British researchers who pinpointed specific genes and their association with an increased risk of heart attack.

February 10, 2009

Greg Zilberbrant, a student in the Master of Engineering and Public Policy degree program at McMaster, is this year's recipient of the Norm Lockington Sustainability Scholarship. Norm Lockington presented Zilberbrant with the $1,000 award at a special lecture on February 3.

February 9, 2009

A team of McMaster University scientists will be trading their laboratories for the vast Alberta wilderness in February as part of a national effort to raise $1 million for digestive health research. Instead of peering into microscopes, they will be mushing dogsleds through snow covered fields in the Kananaskis Spray Valley provincial park, snowshoeing through the emerald forests surrounding Lake Louise, climbing the 2407m/7897ft Ha Ling Mountain and cross-country skiing over the Continental Divide, the land which divides the flow of water between the Pacific and Atlantic oceans.

February 6, 2009

With some sophisticated know-how and a lot of creativity, a team of computer wizards from the Science Media Lab has won the competition to create a flashy multi-media page that celebrates the 50th anniversary of the McMaster Nuclear Reactor (MNR).

February 5, 2009

Over the last six months the changes in the world economy have been dramatic and Canada and Canadian universities have been wrestling with the impact of the financial downturns and what these changes mean to university budgets and forecasts.

February 5, 2009

The events that make up the 2009 Albert Lager Lecture Series prove that variety really is the spice of life. Whether you are interested in a day at Stratford enjoying a performance and discussion of the beloved musical West Side Story or learning the first steps to growing food in your own backyard, this year's lecture series has something for everyone. The Albert Lager Lecture Series was developed in 1994 following a generous donation from alumnus Albert Lager. The goal of the popular lecture series is to expose McMaster alumni and friends to interesting learning environments and it has quickly become one of the most cherished McMaster Alumni Association programs.

February 5, 2009

Carolyn Eyles started a wiki with her students to create an inventory of Canadian glaciers; Nick Bontis moves around the classroom like an inspirational speaker. Both professors bring an uncommon sense of passion to their teaching, and today have been recognized with a prestigious 3M Teaching Fellowship. The 3M Fellowships are the most prestigious recognition of excellence and leadership in Canadian university teaching. Each year up to 10 professors are chosen out of more than 35,000 faculty members across Canada.

February 5, 2009

Twenty-two McMaster students descended on Mississauga for the annual Engineers Without Borders (EWB) conference on Wednesday, January 21. Over 700 delegates from universities and cities across Canada participated in four days packed full of international development workshops and inspirational speakers.

February 4, 2009

A former member of the Canadian National Gymnastics Team, an international student from China, an exchange student who "found herself" in Europe, a future chartered accountant and a former competitive dancer are just five of the commerce students who will be recognized tonight at the DeGroote School of Business' annual undergraduate awards night.

February 4, 2009

More than 600,000 people in Ontario suffer from chronic pain - back pain, osteoarthritis, painful diabetic neuropathy, persistent pain following shingles, neuropathic pain following accidents and much more. While the pain may be debilitating one moment, gone the next, for most people the pain is constant, never ending.

February 3, 2009

The hard work has paid off. McMaster's United Way Campaign has exceeded its 2008 target, bringing in $216,870.10 for the United Way of Burlington and Greater Hamilton. In times of economic peril, this is call for a celebration.

February 2, 2009

Neither a teddy bear's picnic, nor a pack of ferocious beasts, artist Allyson Mitchell's newest installation at the McMaster Museum of Art presents an epic gathering of figures, each one a monumental symbol of female brains, brawn and sexuality - a community of Lady sasquatches. The six freestanding, sculptural works by Toronto-based Mitchell marry feminist theory with the artist's favourite material, fun fur.

February 2, 2009

Undergraduate students will soon head to the polls to vote for the next McMaster Student Union president. The polls open on Wednesday, February 4 at 9:30 a.m. "The election is a prime opportunity for students to take a key role in shaping their student experience," says Jonathan Scheiding, MSU's chief returning officer. "It's important that students take this election seriously because it plays a crucial role in shaping the Students Union for next year."

January 30, 2009

As part of Diversity Week at McMaster, MSU Diversity Services and the School of Social Work's Disability Action Group are hosting Disabilities Awareness Day to bolster discussion among the campus community on disabilities. The event aims to raise awareness and encourage students, staff and faculty to think about disabilities and people with disabilities in new ways.

January 30, 2009

Imagine a job that allows you to talk on the phone for your entire shift and then rewards you for your hard work. Alumni Advancement's student callers enjoy such a privilege, but the role isn't all frivolous gabbing. Student callers inform McMaster's alumni on services and events, and update them on the University's accomplishments. "We update alumni on what's happening at the University," says Kaitlyn Kinsella, a fourth year history student. "Once grads leave, it can be difficult for them to stay in touch with their alma mater. We make it easier for them by making a friendly phone call."

January 29, 2009

Maple Leaf Food's timely and frequent communications during this summer's listeriosis crisis allowed the company to recover consumer confidence a new study released today has shown. The study was a joint effort between crisis communications expert Terry Flynn, assistant professor of communications management, DeGroote School of Business, McMaster University and Dave Scholz, Vice President, Leger Marketing. The study demonstrates, for the first time, in tangible quantitative terms the positive impact of immediate crisis communications on consumers.