Daily News

January 5, 2009

What would you do if someone gave you $20,000 and told you to give it away to someone else? Who would you give it to? How would you decide? These are questions that a group of undergraduate students have been asking themselves in an innovative new course at the DeGroote School of Business. Yesterday, the students came to an answer when they awarded how much money to who.

January 5, 2009

One of the current handicaps of cancer treatments is the difficulty of aiming these treatments at destroying malignant cells without killing healthy cells in the process. But a new study by McMaster University researchers has provided insight into how scientists might develop therapies and drugs that more carefully target cancer, while sparing normal healthy cells

December 23, 2008

Jamal Deen, professor of electrical and computer engineering at McMaster, has been elected a Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS). He is the first engineering professor at McMaster to receive this recognition. The fellowship also places Deen in a rare position in Canada, that of being elected Fellow of APS, the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) and the Electrochemical Society (ECS) for his scholarly work in science, engineering and technology.

December 23, 2008

The University continues final preparations for the Sunday, January 4 return to campus of Brandon Hall residents displaced by October's fire. With exams complete, all students have now moved out of the interim hotel accommodation. Prior to moving, students received specific instructions about packing belongings and other move-back procedures.

December 23, 2008

Here's something to take your mind off winter. A new high-tech golf training aid developed by an Engineering Entrepreneurship and Innovation master's student at McMaster has been added to the product list of one of the Canada's largest golf retailers.

December 23, 2008

Two young investigators with diverse clinical and scientific backgrounds are the inaugural recipients of the Michael G. DeGroote Post-Doctoral Fellowship Award. Kelly O'Brien is a physiotherapist who earned her PhD from the University of Toronto and joined the School of Rehabilitation Science at McMaster University in September 2008. Her research interests focus on the disability experienced by adults living with HIV/AIDS.

December 23, 2008

With exams over, many of you are welcoming your students back home for the holidays. It certainly has been an eventful first term! As we all prepare for the return of Brandon Hall residents to campus beginning Sunday, January 4 we wanted to make sure you were updated on the logistics and procedures to make a smooth transition to the start of the second term.

December 22, 2008

A pair of sophisticated pieces of technology and two book-loving campus partners have joined forces to bring you your very own copy of 162-year-old edition of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol. Previously, library users would visit the archives, located in Mills Library, in order to view the 1846 first edition (11th impression) of this Christmas classic, printed by Bradbury and Evans, London. The opportunity to enjoy the volume's celebrated illustrations by John Leech would make the trip well worthwhile.

December 22, 2008

McMaster has a new Chief Information Officer (CIO). John Kearney joins the University in February from Wilfrid Laurier University where he is currently the Director, Information Technology Services.

December 19, 2008

McMaster University is establishing an institute dedicated to Chinese culture, language and business. Developed in partnership with Beijing Language and Culture University, the programs offered through the Institute will be open to students and communities throughout the Golden Horseshoe.

December 19, 2008

McMaster University is closed Friday, December 19, 2008 due to inclement weather. The closure includes the cancellation of exams scheduled for Friday evening at the Centre for Continuing Education. Exams scheduled for Saturday December 20, 2008 have not been cancelled.

December 18, 2008

Dr. Holger Schunemann, a leader in evidence-based clinical practice and guideline development, has been appointed chair of the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics. He is currently a part-time professor in the Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics (CE&B) and an associate professor of medicine at the University at Buffalo.

December 18, 2008

As part of our ongoing efforts to keep the McMaster community informed about the financial situation of the University I wanted to let you know about a new advisory committee to address the impact of the current economic condition on McMaster. It is being created to help us deal as effectively as possible in these uncertain financial times.

December 18, 2008

Every September, 10 recent graduates from across Canada are given the opportunity to learn about the provincial Parliament from within, thanks to the Canadian Political Science Association's Ontario Legislature Internship Program.

December 17, 2008

In just four years, the MBA student-run consulting business at the DeGroote School of Business has crossed the six-figure mark in annual revenue. In fact, crossed is an understatement. Focus Business Consulting (FBC) earned a grand total of more than $201,000 in 2008. Timothy Fung, director of business development, credits the relationships FBC has built with clients over the years for the success. FBC expanded its services last year to include human resources and focused on its target market of small to medium-sized enterprises. As well, by contracting with other MBA students and DeGroote professors, the team was able to take on larger projects.

December 16, 2008

The family doctor who spearheaded the introduction of physician assistants (PAs) to the Ontario health-care system returned to his alma mater yesterday to address the first class of McMaster University students to train for this new role.

December 16, 2008

The Book of Genesis tells the story of a coat of many colours that Jacob gave to his son Joseph in recognition of Joseph's family leadership. In popular culture the Biblical story has received modern treatment in the musical entitled Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. McMaster University Library has recently acquired an important coat, although admittedly, it has no Biblical import. Donated by the McClelland family, the coat belonged to the publisher Jack McClelland (1922-2004).

December 15, 2008

Navigating the path to medical school can be a bit of mystery for aspiring doctors. Everyone knows a successful application requires more than good grades, but what else does it take? McMaster alumna Dr. Anne Berndl is hoping to shed light on the process of becoming a physician in Canada with her first book, So You Want to be a Doctor, Eh? The career guide is aimed at preparing would-be doctors for the journey through medical school and beyond.

December 12, 2008

This time next year, 60 students will be writing exams for their classes within McMaster's new and unique Honours Integrated Science Program (iSci). The iSci program emphasizes the relationships between different areas of science and directly involves students in interdisciplinary scientific research from their first year of study to graduation.

December 11, 2008

Did you know that a Madagascar hissing cockroach hisses to protect itself from hungry mice? Were you aware that a tarantula will squash like a tomato if it is dropped? Or that praying mantis' legs have spikes to capture prey and hold it in place? These are just some of the interesting facts learned from a visit with Marvin "The Bug Man" Gunderman during the recent Doors Open McMaster event series.