Daily News

January 22, 2008

Pandemics, climate change and economic competition are just some of the issues that future scientists will need to contend with. That's why the Faculty of Science has created the interdisciplinary iSci program to ensure that today's students have the skills they need to solve tomorrow's problems.

January 21, 2008

Solveiga Pranaityte, a second-year medical student at McMaster, is the 2007 recipient of the Nycomed (formerly ALTANA Pharma) Family Medicine Scholarship. Each year, this fund gives a medical student from each of the medical schools across the province a $5,000 scholarship if they pursue family medicine as their specialty. Pranaityte is the third student from McMaster to receive the award.

January 21, 2008

Students across Canada are rolling up their sleeves to donate blood as part of the Blood 101 challenge. The goal is to collect 2,070 units of blood nationwide.

January 21, 2008

Black history should be celebrated throughout the year, not just in February, "the shortest month of the year -- and the coldest," said award-winning author Lawrence Hill, who visited McMaster last week in anticipation of Black History Month.

January 21, 2008

It's not often that in a single tour of a few hundred metres, you encounter body, mind, spirit and the environment, examined from a variety of perspectives, displayed as research projects and presented by an enthusiastic group of undergraduate students.

January 21, 2008

A new online program helping McMaster faculty, managers and staff efficiently complete Job Hazard Analysis forms is now live. Completion of the forms by all supervisors and staff is a key mandatory requirement as McMaster prepares for the upcoming Workwell health and safety audit this spring.

January 18, 2008

If you find yourself standing under the east light well in Hamilton Hall, look up and you'll meet a historical figure -- not in the flesh, but a sculptural version of the third century Greek mathematician Anatolius. The figure is part of a three-piece sculpture that was installed last month to complement the award- winning interior of the James Stewart Centre for Mathematics. It will be officially unveiled on Sunday, Jan. 20 at 2 p.m.

January 17, 2008

A year ago, McMaster University Libraries provided access to 50,000 e-books. That number has since grown to more than 240,000 e-books that can be found by searching the library catalogue.

January 17, 2008

A scholarship named after former Dofasco vice-president Norm Lockington has been awarded to Peter Topalovic, a master's engineering and public policy student at McMaster University.

January 17, 2008

A Canadian team of researchers that includes McMaster's Dr. Peter Szatmari has taken another major step in unraveling the mysteries of autism with the discovery of numerous chromosomal regions containing genes that confer susceptibility to autism spectrum disorder (ASD).

January 17, 2008

What is the next plague? No one yet knows for sure what it will be, but health care professionals and the public are being kept on their toes as new infections such as SARS emerge and "old" diseases such as tuberculosis return.

January 17, 2008

Enter McMaster's United Way lottery for a chance to win great prizes, including free parking and gift certificates. Tickets are available until Friday, Feb 1. All proceeds will be donated to the United Way.

January 17, 2008

Employee Career Services has revamped its website, which features a variety of career development tools, including self-assessment, job search tips and educational opportunities for McMaster employees seeking to advance their careers at the University.

January 16, 2008

An exhibit of haunting photographs taken in the years leading up to the Holocaust opens tomorrow at the McMaster Museum of Art. It is the first time the collection has been shown in Canada.

January 16, 2008

Proper hand washing is the most effective action you can take to protect yourself from many common illnesses, including the cold, influenza and gastrointestinal illnesses (often mistakenly called the stomach flu). Washing your hands also helps protect those around you if you are sick.

January 16, 2008

The McMaster community is invited to attend the Fleet Copier Showcase on Friday, Jan. 18 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Council Chambers, Gilmour Hall, Room 111.

January 16, 2008

Plans for expansion and consolidation of services at Hamilton Health Sciences' hospitals suit the University's development of health research and education, says Dr. John Kelton, dean and vice-president of the Faculty of Health Sciences.

January 15, 2008

McMaster University is opening its doors this term to journalist, playwright, poet and fiction writer Petronila Cleto, who will assume the role of International Writer-in- Residence for 2008 in the Department of English & Cultural Studies.

January 15, 2008

Last September, the City of Hamilton passed a bylaw prohibiting trucks from accessing McMaster through the Sterling Street entrance. A short term exemption to the bylaw allowing limited truck travel at the Sterling entrance ends January 31 which means all trucks will have to move through the centre of campus.

January 15, 2008

Top students in the graduating class of the Theatre and Film Studies program will showcase their plays in the Robinson Memorial Theatre starting Thursday, Jan. 17.