Daily News

January 7, 2008

Students often ask, "How will I stand out?" The McMaster World Congress can help with the answers. For 29 years, this event has provided business students, academic researchers and business practitioners with an opportunity to present, discuss and review the latest issues in the fields of corporate governance, intellectual capital and strategic business valuation.

January 4, 2008

It was a bit like unwrapping an early Christmas present when MP David Sweet joined McMaster President Peter George last month to unveil the sign marking the new location of the federal government's materials technology laboratory CANMET-MTL at the McMaster Innovation Park.

January 4, 2008

McMaster professor Dr. Harriet MacMillan has garnered another award to add to the long list of accolades she has earned for her work to improve the lives of disadvantaged children and their families.

January 3, 2008

More than 400 of Canada's best and brightest MBA students will converge on the DeGroote School of Business today for the 2008 MBA Games. This annual national student competition will draw teams from 14 schools from across the country to compete in challenges that will test students' academic knowledge, athletic prowess and school spirit.

January 3, 2008

Graduating high school students planning to study engineering at McMaster can now earn up to two university credits during the summer before starting the fall term.

January 2, 2008

Nine students across Canada have been awarded RBC Royal Bank Scholarship Awards and three of them are from McMaster. The recipients of the $5,000-gold, $3,000-silver and $2,000-bronze awards were announced last month. McMaster students received awards in each category.

December 21, 2007

Sarah Cook gave the gift that keeps on growing. The development officer cut nine inches of her hair last month and donated it to the Pantene Beautiful Lengths campaign, which uses the hair to make wigs for women who have lost their hair due to cancer treatment.

December 20, 2007

McMaster University President Peter George has been named to the Order of Ontario. The 27 recipients were announced today by the Honourable David Onley, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario.

December 20, 2007

The Department of Biochemistry & Biomedical Sciences raised more than $1,700 for Hamilton Food Share. Every dollar raised for the organization translates into $10 worth of food through its Food Recovery Program, which collects donations of surplus food from the food industry and provides it to those in need.

December 20, 2007

The School of Nursing has raised more than $2,000 for initiatives that will benefit McMaster and the local community.

December 19, 2007

The Fleet Copier Steering Committee is in the midst of an intensive process to replace the University's photocopier fleet. A campus-wide photocopier use survey was completed by more than 2,700 staff, faculty and students. The Great McMaster Photocopier Hunt helped tally and locate copiers currently on campus.

December 19, 2007

Physical Plant is getting a new name in the New Year. Starting Jan. 1, the department responsible for renovations, maintenance, repair and operation of buildings, utilities and installed systems at the University will be known as Facility Services.

December 19, 2007

The City of Hamilton's Public Health Services has received a report of a gastrointestinal illness outbreak associated with a catered event held on Dec. 13 at East Meets West Campus Bistro at McMaster University. There is a possibility that individuals who consumed other food prepared at the East Meets West Bistro may also be ill.

December 18, 2007

Mills Library recently opened a study space that caters to laptop users. Located on the third floor near the main elevators, the study space features new furniture and wireless Internet access.

December 17, 2007

If you or someone you know has ever fallen on hard times, this message will resonate very clearly. At any time of year, financial hardship is difficult. The holiday season just exacerbates the situation for those in financial need.

December 17, 2007

McMaster's newly minted Canada Research Chairs are three young researchers who weren't even born when their respective fields were first explored by pioneering scientists during the 1960s. Today, their areas of research are the subject of headlines and the focus of scientists the world over.

December 14, 2007

For hundreds of years, peat has been used in Ireland, Sweden, Finland, Estonia, Belarus and Russia as a fuel source for thermal generating stations. Now Peat Resources Ltd. is looking at replacing the coal that fuels the province's Atikokan Generating Station in northwestern Ontario with peat and wood.

December 14, 2007

McMaster has appointed a new associate vice- president of planning and analysis. Karen Menard's appointment was officially approved at this week's Senate and Board meetings. The position replaces the director of planning and analysis role and now reports directly to the provost.

December 13, 2007

McMaster University's newly renovated Health Sciences Library is a popular place. Not only is it a busy resource for students, faculty and health care professionals from across the city, it has won the City of Hamilton's Urban Design and Architecture People's Choice Award.

December 13, 2007

The rise in volunteer numbers in the Let's Talk Science Partnership Program (LTSPP) at McMaster has left the excited yet overwhelmed coordinator, Diana Dregosc, looking for some extra help. The solution turned out to be Laura Wells, a PhD student in chemical engineering who has taken on the role of co-coordinator.