Daily News

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.

January 14, 2008

The student-run Mac 4 Africa Coalition is hosting a series of events this week to raise awareness and funding for humanitarian causes in Africa.

January 14, 2008

In 2007, more than 12,000 people signed an online petition seeking to have Stephen Lewis nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize, "a fitting tribute to the impact Lewis's message is having around the world."

January 14, 2008

It's that time of year again: time to make a New Year's resolution -- and stick to it. Many of us resolve to fit more physical activity into our daily lives. Keeping that resolution doesn't need to be an uphill battle.

January 11, 2008

Ashley Gluchowski is a model student -- literally. After being crowned Miss Southern Ontario 2008 last month, the master's student in pharmacology and physiology will compete for the title of Miss Canada Globe in August.

January 10, 2008

Granite, sandstone and igneous are just some of the rocks that you'll find on McMaster Rocks, a new website that showcases the wide variety of stone used as building materials and landscaping on campus.

January 10, 2008

In his final year at the DeGroote School of Business, then commerce student David Sherrard didn't take the typical route in his job search. He went beyond the standard resume and cover letter and instead developed an innovative new experiential advertising campaign for the new Mitsubishi Lancer.

January 9, 2008

The McMaster community is invited to join the Faculty of Engineering on Friday, Jan. 11 as it kicks off a year-long 50th anniversary celebration.

January 8, 2008

You feel tired. Your muscles ache. Sometimes, it hurts to touch your neck, shoulders, back and arms. On top of that, you can't sleep. You're stiff when you wake up in the morning and, at times, even your thinking and memory are foggy. You could have fibromyalgia.

January 8, 2008

McMaster University is in the process of developing a custom fleet copier solution.