Daily News

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.

January 28, 2009

McMaster's Department of Kinesiology rang in the New Year with a big move. Effective January 1, the Department now calls the Faculty of Science home - a move that reflects its increasing science-based academic and research focus. Since its inception some 50 years ago, the Department had its roots in the Faculty of Social Sciences. And over those five decades, it grew from what was primarily a physical education department to a first-class centre of research and academic excellence, attracting stellar international faculty and students alike.

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

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.