Daily News

January 27, 2009

For the last ten years, human stem cells have been at the centre of intense public and scientific scrutiny, with an accompanying overload of information and misinformation. It seems like we're hearing about the latest breakthrough in human stem cell research on a weekly basis - and McMaster University appears frequently in those headlines. Now you have a chance to hear about the human stem cell research that's happening on our campus from one of Canada's leaders in the field, Professor Mick Bhatia.

January 27, 2009

Distribution of a new emergency guidebook that provides key information about a wide range of safety topics is the next step in McMaster's implementation of an updated safety and security strategy.

January 27, 2009

Tuesday's federal budget recognized the important role that universities play in driving Canada's economic innovation and development.

January 26, 2009

Care for Underprivileged Refugee Empowerment (CURE Canada) is taking its landmark original theatrical production ShAIDS of Grey on the road to Toronto. After a successful first run in Hamilton, ShAIDS will be travelling down the QEW for a three-night run at the Betty Oliphant Theatre and CURE could not be more excited.

January 26, 2009

School-based physical activity programs are more likely to get kids moving during school hours, but have little impact on activity levels outside of class, according to a new review by a McMaster University researcher. Maureen Dobbins, an associate professor at McMaster University's School of Nursing, was the lead researcher on a review that looked at the benefits of physical activity programs in schools.

January 23, 2009

McMaster University President Peter George was invested as a member of the Order of Ontario yesterday at Queen's Park. He was appointed to the Order in December 2007 President George, who is also a member of the Order of Canada, was honoured for his role as McMaster's President and Vice-Chancellor, and his contributions to post-secondary education, his community and as an economist and author. President George joined McMaster's faculty in 1965. He became president in 1995 and is currently serving his third five-year term.

January 23, 2009

The DeGroote School of Business' annual MARS Apprentice competition kicked off on January 20. For the next six weeks, 12 undergraduate commerce students will be completing challenges from JAN Kelley Marketing, BlackBerry and Rogers Communications, RBC Royal Bank, Frito Lay and Canadian Tire Financial Services with the goal of winning coveted full-time paid internships at sponsor companies.

January 23, 2009

Hamilton - with its strong partnerships between McMaster University, Hamilton Health Sciences and the new Centre for Probe Development and Commercialization - will be leading the development and evaluation of new technologies for detecting breast cancer.

January 23, 2009

To boost our immune system, health experts remind us to get a good night's sleep, drink plenty of fluids and eat a well-balanced diet. Researchers at McMaster University have added a new finding to the list of ways in which we can lead healthier lives.

January 22, 2009

McMaster is well-known for its commitment to research, which has contributed to McMaster's reputation as an innovative leader amongst post-secondary institutions both nationally and internationally. The Undergraduate Student Research Awards (USRA), awarded annually to students in various faculties, exemplify McMaster's commitment to fostering research excellence.

January 22, 2009

A remarkable collection relating to the Resistance movement, underground literature, concentration camps, anti-Semitism, and propaganda during the Second World War has been acquired by McMaster University. The concentration camp material includes many poignant letters written or received by those interned in the camps.

January 22, 2009

The author whose bestselling book created long-lasting shockwaves both inside and outside of China for its investigation of the country's most prominent smuggling case is set to become the next McMaster English and Cultural Studies International Writer-in-Residence.

January 22, 2009

During uncertain economic times, questions about personal finances and investments are front and centre for most individuals. Investors wonder about the optimum compositions of their portfolios while considering which steps they should be taking to limit risk and maximize return.

January 21, 2009

Halton Regional Council has endorsed McMaster's plan to expand to the region, approving a $5 million investment in the Burlington campus project and providing the final municipal funding required for the plan to proceed.

January 21, 2009

Applications to McMaster have risen at twice the rate of the provincial average and the number of students naming McMaster as their first choice has risen by more than 8%. "It's a strong signal that students want to be at McMaster and that the University has the programs, facilities and activities that are high on their list," says McMaster registrar Richard Levin.

January 21, 2009

Second year philosophy student Jeremy Landon and second year English student Shazeen Dhala normally spend plenty of time in McMaster's campus libraries; however, over the next ten days the pair will be taking it to the extreme as they camp out 24-7 in the lobby of Mills Memorial Library to support the 2009 Live in for Literacy campaign, raising money to help construct nine school libraries in India through a charity called Room to Read.

January 20, 2009

Female promiscuity appears to have triggered changes in the type of sperm a male produces, according to new research on fish from central Africa. The study, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the USA, examines how competition for reproduction influences the sperm of many species of African cichlids. These fish have extremely diverse mating behaviours, ranging from strict monogamy to species where females mate with many males in quick succession.

January 20, 2009

McMaster University will be the focus of the hugely popular The Rick Mercer Report, which is set to air Tuesday evening on CBC. Rick Mercer - Canadian comedian and political satirist - was on campus last week for a full day of filming, which included a conversation with McMaster president Peter George, some scuffles on the squash courts, a brush with a bat, a simulated operation with McMaster's robotic patients, some laughs with professor-astronaut, Dr. Dave Williams, and plenty of gags with the students.

January 19, 2009

While many people are familiar with McMaster's large and internationally recognized German Expressionist art collection, few may be aware of the breadth and significance of the McMaster's German Art collection as a whole. Three new exhibitions at the McMaster Museum of Art - Albrecht Durer, Die Brucke and Before the Fall of the Berlin Wall - comprising works by historical and contemporary German masters will set this right.

January 19, 2009

Computers, printers, chairs, desks, filing cabinets and even artwork. If they no longer have a use in your office they might be welcome in another thanks to an auction site developed specifically for the McMaster community.