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June 13, 2008
Engineering valedictorian makes a differenceAfter years of hard work, perseverance through heavy course loads, prodigious amounts of homework and difficult testing, the Faculty of Engineering Class of 2008 will graduate today. It is a day that can feel perpetually far away, says Engineering valedictorian Sudduf Wyne. "Five years have finally come to an end; it's very exciting," she says.
June 12, 2008
More than 300 nurses graduate FridayAmy Montour knows first-hand how much suffering Aboriginal Peoples endure because of poor health and lack of access to appropriate health care services.
June 12, 2008
Valedictorian values Social Sciences degreeJust days after returning from a six-week backpacking trip through Europe, political science student Jonathan Borrelli will give the valedictory address to the Faculty of Social Sciences Class of 2008 today. He will also receive the President's Award for Excellence in Student Leadership. "It's a great privilege and honour to be named valedictorian," says Borrelli.
June 12, 2008
First national hotline helps people with spinal cord injuries get activeYou're confined to a wheelchair with a spinal cord injury, and you want to get some physical activity into your life. But who to go to for advice? Get in Motion, a free Canada-wide physical activity tele-counseling service, has been launched for that very reason -- to give people information and ongoing telephone support. It is the first telephone service of its kind.
June 11, 2008
Friends share convocation milestoneBest friends Lisa Shantz and Jaclyn Serviss have shared many experiences together throughout their 17-year relationship: kindergarten, the 4x100 metre relay team in Grade 2, the first day of high school, Welcome Week at McMaster, nights at Quarters and the Commerce program at DeGroote. Today, they will share another important milestone: their convocation ceremony.
June 11, 2008
Convocation ceremonies highlight student achievementSpring 2008 convocation ceremonies will be held at Hamilton Place from Monday, June 9 to Friday, June 13. The Daily News will profile the valedictorians and other outstanding students from each faculty.
June 11, 2008
Business students celebrate convocation todayStudents from the DeGroote School of Business will graduate today at Hamilton Place. Degrees will be conferred on 455 students, 360 from the undergraduate Commerce program and 95 from the MBA program. The Daily News profiles four representatives from DeGroote's class of 2008.
June 11, 2008
Program helps students with disabilities make transition to universityA learning disability can be pretty intimidating when you're heading off to university. The higher academic expectations create greater challenges for people with learning disabilities such as attention deficit disorder, dyslexia and dysgraphia.
June 10, 2008
Student pens play, The Constant KScience graduate Rebecca Nada-Rajah is plumbing the depths of human scientific understanding and academia -- not via traditional research, but through a bold new play. The Constant K Determines the Ultimate Fate of the Universe revolves around an astrophysics student and her eccentric professor as they venture into Hamilton's Gore Park to re-discover their humanity and origins.
June 10, 2008
Science valedictorians demonstrate commitment to communityMore than 850 undergraduate science students will attend convocation ceremonies today, marking the end of one stage of their lives and the beginning of a new chapter as they head toward the podium to receive their degrees. Eric Siu is Graduating with Distinction on the Provost's Honour Roll and the Dean's Honour List in Biology and Psychology. Casey Mills is Graduating with Distinction on the Dean's Honour List in Chemistry. Siu and Mills will address the morning and afternoon convocation ceremonies, respectively.
June 9, 2008
Humanities professors inspire valedictorian to become a teacherHumanities students will be sent off today with inspirational words from Danielle Smith, the valedictorian for the afternoon convocation ceremony. "I was very surprised to be elected, but am honoured because I have a huge passion for the Humanities," says Smith, adding that she feels she will represent the student body well as valedictorian. "Being an athlete as well as an involved student gave me different perspectives of student life, which I think is important when you are speaking on behalf of many different people," says Smith.
June 9, 2008
Childhood asthma and allergies study receives $12 millionMcMaster University researchers are leading a $12-million study to investigate the genetic and environmental factors that influence the development of asthma and allergies in children. This project, known as the CHILD study, is co-funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and AllerGen NCE Inc. CIHR and AllerGen are investing $6 million each over six years.
June 9, 2008
Faculty of Humanities valedictorian credits professors for inspiring herThe graduating class of the Faculty of Humanities will celebrate their convocation today with Lauren Cowl, an honours philosophy and political science graduate, who will give the valedictory address during the morning ceremony. Cowl was this year's recipient of the Chancellor's Gold Medal, which she says is her greatest achievement to date. "It represents that I have been able to succeed academically while also balancing other aspects of student life, including giving back to the community and other extracurricular involvement," says Cowl.
June 9, 2008
MSU hosts charity golf tournament to support child care centreTime to dust off the clubs and hit the driving range because the annual MSU charity golf tournament is just around the corner. The McMasters brings students, faculty, staff and community members of all calibres together in support of the MSU Child Care Centre.
June 6, 2008
Study shows need to develop foreign-trained nursesOne in 10 Ontario nurses are foreign-trained, with more than two in 10 in many of the province's urban centres, but their numbers are declining, says a new study from McMaster University.
June 6, 2008
LEAP graduate invents electric unicycleIt's a wheel cool invention. Nineteen-year-old Ben Gulak of Milton, Ont., who was enrolled in McMaster Engineering's summer LEAP program, has developed an electric street bike with side-by-side wheels called the Uno.
June 6, 2008
CLL director wins national awardThe director of McMaster's Centre for Leadership in Learning (CLL) has won a prestigious National Lifetime Achievement Award in educational development.
June 6, 2008
Strong demand for McMasterWith this current phase in the application process nearing a close, McMaster continues to experience strong demand from secondary school students wishing to study here this September. The window for students to accept first year offers has closed and the University continues to analyze data. Based on a preliminary review, it appears the primary objective of reversing recent year-over-year first year enrolment increases has been met.
June 6, 2008
All Science Challenge makes science elementaryThe fourth annual All Science Challenge that took place on Friday, May 30 introduced elementary school students to the fun side of science. Organized for students in Grades 6 to 8 by McMaster Let's Talk Science Partnership Program (LTSPP) volunteers, this day-long event quizzed students on their knowledge of science and tested their application skills by engaging them in fun, hands-on activities.
June 5, 2008
McMaster partners with Brampton hospitals to train family physiciansNew family physicians will be trained at William Osler Health Centre (WOHC) as it becomes a family medicine teaching site of McMaster University's Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine. On July 1, seven residents, including two who are internationally-trained doctors, begin their two-year program based at WOHC's Brampton Civic Hospital. The program will grow to a total of 18 residents by 2010. Residents will provide medical care at the hospital under the supervision of physician faculty members.