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November 16, 2007

In a ceremony that featured convocation rituals stretching back more than 700 years, Lynton (Red) Wilson was helped into the heavy gold-braided robes of office by Provost Ilene Busch-Vishniac, professor Henry Jacek and Alumni president Joseph Stephen. Wilson was formally installed as the 17th chancellor of McMaster University by President Peter George this morning.

November 16, 2007

Curtis Ramey, who graduates from the commerce program at the DeGroote School of Business today, is like most new grads. He is proud he has earned his degree. He is looking for a job that is a good fit for him. He is relieved he made it through University.

November 16, 2007

More than 1,000 students will cross the stage at Hamilton Place to receive their degrees today as part of McMaster's Fall Convocation. Fourth-year philosophy and political science student Lauren Cowl will receive one of McMaster's most prestigious awards: the Chancellor's Gold Medal, which recognizes a student in his/her final year who ranks highest in scholarship, leadership and influence.

November 16, 2007

In a colourful ceremony steeped in tradition, Lynton (Red) Wilson will be inducted as the 17th chancellor of McMaster University during the Fall Convocation. The ceremony will take place today at 9:30 a.m. in the Great Hall of Hamilton Place.

November 16, 2007

For the fifth consecutive year, McMaster University has been named one of the Top 100 universities in the world -- one of only four Canadian universities to make the list.

November 15, 2007

For today's 20-somethings, the Internet is not the Brave New World of media hype, but the everyday reality in which they pursue one of the core missions of human life: finding love.

November 15, 2007

The MacWheelers exercise and wellness program offers specialized twice-weekly exercise training for adults with spinal cord injury (SCI) living in the Hamilton community. It is the only program of its kind in the city, located in the Centre for Health Promotion and Rehabilitation at McMaster University.

November 15, 2007

Students working in the Mills Learning Commons now have a piece of art on the wall to inspire them. The painting by fourth-year student Laura Zajacz (Combined Art and Multimedia) was the winning submission in an art competition sponsored by the Library and organized in partnership with the School of the Arts. The theme of the competition for 2006/2007 was "inquire."

November 15, 2007

Dr. Sandra Witelson, a McMaster University neuroscientist who is renowned for her work studying the brain, was honoured by the City of Hamilton last night when she was inducted into the Hamilton Gallery of Distinction.

November 14, 2007

"Reaching students through blogging is simply the next step as communications evolve in our changing world," says Phil Wood, McMaster's dean of students, about his new blog.

November 14, 2007

The folowing applications and services will be intermittently interrupted during the time frame indicated below due to the ongoing upgrade of UTS server room facilities. There will be various interruptions each lasting between 30 to 90 minutes.

November 14, 2007

Sidartha Murjani is one of 1,700 international students at McMaster who bring a global perspective to the University. Born in Indonesia to Indian parents, the third-year economics and political science student immigrated to Canada in 2004.

November 14, 2007

Struggling over avoir and etre? Elle ferme le fenetre? Ecris-moi un lettre? If it's all getting to be a bit much, maybe you need to join the many thousands of web users worldwide who have discovered BonPatron, a website that makes learning French easier.

November 14, 2007

A flu shot offers the best protection against the influenza virus, which can make you sick for days, or even weeks. McMaster will hold four flu shot clinics for students and employees starting Wednesday, Nov. 14. Bring your health card and student or employee identification.

November 13, 2007

Researchers at McMaster University have been awarded $1 million to investigate how best to increase physical activity among people with spinal cord injuries (SCI), so they can improve their physical and psychological well-being and, ultimately, their quality of life.

November 13, 2007

What do the world's oldest alcoholic beverage and the world's oldest prepared food have in common? The answer is yeast -- that lowly organism used for thousands of years to make beer ferment and bread rise. Now for a tougher question: what do yeast and human stem cells have in common?

November 13, 2007

A book that breaks the long silence in Canadian literary and cultural studies around Canadian whiteness and its role in the country's colonial and literary roots has won the 2006-2007 Raymond Klibansky Prize. The award is given to the best English-language book in the humanities.

November 12, 2007

Plans are currently underway to renovate the H.G. Thode Library of Science & Engineering with funding from The Campaign for McMaster University.

November 12, 2007

McMaster hosted 98 Grade 9 students for the annual Take Our Kids to Work Day on Nov. 7.

November 12, 2007

The father of pediatric exercise science, a health economist who shaped the study of health care interventions and a champion of evidence-based neonatal care were honoured by McMaster University's Faculty of Health Sciences.