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December 3, 2007
Healthy body, healthy mind: Dealing with exam stressDecember can be a stressful month for students as they prepare for exams, but there are services available to help make exam time as stress-free as possible.
November 30, 2007
Scientists solve cosmological puzzleResearchers using supercomputer simulations have exposed a very violent and critical relationship between interstellar gas and dark matter when galaxies are born -- one that has been largely ignored by the current model of how the universe evolved.
November 30, 2007
McMaster hosts high school geography studentsMore than 300 high school geography students and teachers will get a unique hands-on look at cutting edge geographic information system (GIS) technology at the 9th annual GIS Day on Tuesday, Dec. 4 at McMaster University.
November 30, 2007
Titles Bookstore offers reduced prices on textbooksSeveral Canadian publishers have announced price reductions on their textbooks to bring Canadian prices in line with American prices. Titles Bookstore is passing these savings on to students.
November 29, 2007
New PhD program in Health Policy unique in CanadaMcMaster University has launched a new PhD program unique in Canada to train leaders in the field of health policy. The Health Policy PhD is now accepting applications for the interdisciplinary program which will begin in September 2008.
November 28, 2007
What a prof will ‘do for charityMcMaster University nursing professor John Vickers agreed to dye his hair a multitude of colours -- pink, green and blue -- as part of a fundraising effort that collected $785 on behalf of the Spread the Net campaign which sends sleeping nets to Africa to prevent malaria in children.
November 28, 2007
Student job profile: Nic MocellinTaking blood samples is not for the faint of heart, but it's something Nic Mocellin does without flinching. The fourth-year kinesiology student has been working as a research assistant in professor Mark Tarnopolsky's exercise lab for the past three years.
November 27, 2007
Concert features Baroque musicThe warm sounds of Baroque music will fill Convocation Hall on Friday, Nov. 30 when three of Canada's most outstanding period musicians showcase their talents in this early music concert presented by the School of the Arts.
November 27, 2007
MAPS celebrates part-time student excellenceMore than 100 students, guests and student leaders came together to celebrate the academic and extra-curricular achievements of part-time students at the 23rd Annual McMaster Association of Part-Time Students (MAPS) Awards Dinner on Nov. 23.
November 27, 2007
Meet the Community Campaign volunteersThis year's Community Campaign, Making Change for McMaster, invites faculty and staff to "create change" for McMaster by making a donation to the University. Seven faculty and staff volunteers from across campus are leading the Community Campaign and encouraging their peers to make a gift to McMaster.
November 26, 2007
Don’t feed the animalsIn response to a recent incident on campus, the EOHSS team would like to remind the McMaster community of the dangers associated with feeding wildlife on campus.
November 26, 2007
Hard question stumps engineering grad on 5th Grader showWho developed the scale of measurement for the hardness of minerals? That was the question that finally stumped Mark Szilard, a graduate of the chemical engineering program at McMaster, when he appeared on Global Television's Are You Smarter than a Canadian 5th Grader? last Thursday.
November 23, 2007
Whelan honoured for fight against prostate cancerDr. Paul Whelan, who holds the David Braley and Nancy Gordon Chair in Urology, has been honoured by the Canadian Prostate Cancer Network for his work in the fight against prostate cancer.
November 22, 2007
CCE launches Diploma in MarketingSuccessful organizations understand that marketing has no boundaries and affects all aspects of their business, employees and customers.
November 21, 2007
Museum exhibit features native artworkThe McMaster Museum of Art is hosting a public reception on Thursday, Nov. 22 from 6 to 8 p.m. to open Troubling Abstraction, an exhibition of art by Robert Houle, one of Canada's best-known contemporary native artists.
November 21, 2007
Researcher studies forests’ role as carbon sinksA McMaster researcher is studying the ability of forests to absorb atmospheric carbon dioxide, which may help Canada meet its emission reduction requirements under the Kyoto Protocol.
November 21, 2007
Is engineering grad smarter than a 5th Grader?A graduate of McMaster's chemical engineering program is scheduled to appear as a contestant on Global Television's Are You Smarter Than a Canadian 5th Grader? on Thursday, Nov. 22 at 9 p.m.
November 20, 2007
Student examines fashion’s influence on childrenPlaying dress-up is a normal part of childhood, but what role does clothing play in the development of a child's self-image? Sarah Jane Clancy, a PhD student in sociology, is trying to answer that question.
November 20, 2007
Museum showcases work of local abstract paintersUnknown Spaces, the newest exhibition at the McMaster Museum of Art, features the work of two Hamilton-based artists: Michael Allgoewer and Peter Kirkland.
November 19, 2007
McKenna honoured for healthy workplace initiativesWanda McKenna, director of workplace health, benefits and pensions, has received a Who's Who in Workplace Health Award in the Employee Education category for her efforts in keeping McMaster employees informed on how to stay healthy. The award was announced in the October 2007 edition of Working Well magazine.