Daily News

November 21, 2008

McMaster University congratulates the many students being awarded degrees today at the Fall convocation ceremonies, taking place in the Great Hall of Hamilton Place.

November 21, 2008

A Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) document regarding move-back to campus procedures for Brandon Hall residents has been prepared.

November 20, 2008

He's clashed with Stephen Colbert, chatted with Charlie Rose and talked to TIME magazine about genetic engineering. Lee Silver has appeared in all matter of media, but on Wednesday night (November 26) the Princeton professor will be in our city to deliver this year's Bourns Lecture in Bioethics titled, "Challenging nature: genetic engineering, cloning and the future of the human species."

November 20, 2008

Today, McMaster University announced the funding of a new research chair that will revolutionize the way we look at heart disease in Ontario. At an event being held at McMaster today, Dr. Sonia Anand is to be announced as the inaugural chair holder of the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario/Michael G. DeGroote Chair in Population Health Research at McMaster University.

November 19, 2008

In 2006, the McMaster Museum of Art received a grant from the Canada Council for the Arts - Media Arts Commissioning Program for Landscapes, a new work by Richard Fung, which will be shown for the first time this Thursday, November 20, at the launch of his exhibition at McMaster.

November 19, 2008

Students call it "The Cool Room." The Wong e-classroom in Mills Library has all the gadgets - touch-screen technology, dual-boot Apple laptops, a wizard podium capable of running the Internet, a document camera and a video system all run simultaneously on screens around the room. But the Wong e-classroom is far more than a gadget collection.

November 18, 2008

Would kids still trade baseball cards if each swap required a ten page legal agreement? The legal requirements surrounding the exchange of research materials can feel onerous, but a newly developed template agreement should help researchers rekindle their excitement.

November 18, 2008

McMaster University's Centre for Continuing Education (CCE) and the McMaster Association of Part-time Students (MAPS) celebrated the accomplishments of 251 new graduates in 13 programs on Friday, November 7.

November 17, 2008

Nearly 1.7 million Canadian consumers were victims of identity fraud in the past year, according to a new national survey conducted by researchers at the DeGroote School of Business at McMaster University. These victims spent more than 20 million hours and more than $150 million of their own money to resolve the fraud.

November 17, 2008

The School of Geography and Earth Sciences has a long history of teaching and research using the Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI) suite of products. McMaster was one of the first universities in Canada to sign an annual license agreement with the Institute, and was the first Canadian university to collaborate with a college to offer a certificate in Geographic Information Systems (GIS). Consequently, McMaster was a perfect fit for the designation of ESRI Development Centre for Universities (EDC).

November 14, 2008

Henry Giroux, the Global Television Network Chair in English and Cultural Studies, was honoured recently with the American Educational Studies Association (AESA) Critics' Choice Award for his book The University in Chains: Confronting the Military-Industrial-Academic Complex.

November 14, 2008

Don't you just hate it when you go looking for a book in a bookstore and the last copy has been plucked from the shelf? Never will you have to experience that pang of disappointment again, at least not in Titles. McMaster University's bookstore has just unveiled a print-on-demand (POD) machine that can spit out a flawless, bound paperback copy that is almost indistinguishable from the original. A 250-page paperback that was used in a test-run of the machine was completed in five minutes.

November 13, 2008

The University Library has recently unveiled a new strategic plan and organizational structure to reflect its commitment to being recognized as Canada's most innovative, user-centred academic library. The new plan, which covers the period 2008 to 2011, sets an ambitious course for the Library and its staff. The re-imaged Library will:

November 13, 2008

McMaster's Healthy Workplace Group and Employee Health Services are pleased to announce that McMaster's first Healthy Workplace Month was a success.

November 13, 2008

Just two months into their first year at the DeGroote School of Business, two undergraduate business students have established themselves as masters of "sealing the deal." Nikolai Mak and Victor Kuntzevitsky took a $5 gift card from Titles bookstore and, through a series of strategic trades, turned it into a $300 gift card from Boston Pizza.

November 12, 2008

McMaster unveiled portraits of its Chancellors, both past and present, in a lunch-hour ceremony held in the Council Chambers. McMaster commissioned the portraits to recognize the Chancellors' significant contributions to the University.

November 12, 2008

Dr. Peter Steer, chair of the Department of Pediatrics, will be leaving Hamilton early in the new year to return his native Australia to become the CEO of a major new 300-bed children's hospital to be built in Brisbane, Queensland.

November 12, 2008

Have you ever wondered about what's behind a door on campus, but were unsure who to ask? Now you have your chance to find out. The Community Campaign Committee and University Advancement invites you to take part in a new event series for faculty, staff and retirees of McMaster called Doors Open McMaster.

November 11, 2008

McMaster's quality of education, innovation, student satisfaction and research excellence earn top marks in a number of national and international university rankings, surveys and report cards recently released.

November 11, 2008

MACgreen, the environmental advocacy group run by the McMaster Students Union, has revamped its "Dish It Out" program to help campus groups live more environmentally friendly.