Daily News

August 23, 2007

Five McMaster professors have received a boost of recognition for excellence in teaching from the Ontario government's Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities. Richard Day, Deborah Cook, Marshall Beier, Miroslav Lovric and Mandeep Malik are recipients of the Leadership in Faculty Teaching (LIFT) Award.

August 22, 2007

Shawn McCann isn't your typical librarian. He recently joined McMaster University Libraries as the immersive learning (gaming) librarian, but don't think he's playing video games all day. He's responsible for using new technologies like gaming and virtual worlds to make libraries relevant to today's tech-savvy students.

August 22, 2007

Wes Davies spends his summer days welcoming visitors to campus and clearing up any confusion they might have about getting around. He also works as a flag person, directing traffic on the construction site of the new Ronald V. Joyce Stadium to keep pedestrians safe and traffic moving smoothly.

August 21, 2007

Eissa Nematollahi, a member of the Advanced Optimization Laboratory at McMaster and a PhD student in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, was selected as one of three finalists in the tri-annual International Conference on Continuous Optimization (ICCOPT) Young Researcher competition.

August 21, 2007

They left from Canada's Steel City and traveled to the industrial heartland of one of the most resource-rich countries in the world to learn about steel, structures, culture and many other subjects.

August 20, 2007

McMaster University researchers have first insight into how Huntington's disease (HD) is triggered. The research will be published online in the British Journal, Human Molecular Genetics, on Monday, August 20.

August 20, 2007

In early June, the Division of Archives and Research Collections at Mills Memorial Library announced a new project, the development of a state-of-the-art website on Peace and War in the Twentieth Century.

August 17, 2007

The next time you have a question about your tuition fees, you might find yourself speaking with Tabassum Wyne. The third-year anthropology student has been working at Student Accounts & Cashiers for the past year and hopes the position will lead to a career in a related field.

August 16, 2007

In 2008, inspectors from the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board will be on the McMaster campus to conduct a Workwell Health and Safety Audit. These inspectors will ask you and your colleagues questions about safety policy, programs and practices. Will you be ready to answer their questions?

August 16, 2007

Building homes in hurricane-ravaged Louisiana, painting a school in Mexico and working with homeless shelters in Hamilton are just some of the experiential education opportunities offered by McMaster's Service Learning Department.

August 15, 2007

Business owners know that having a strategy can increase the likelihood that their business will succeed, but developing those strategies is often both daunting and cost-prohibitive. The DeGroote School of Business at McMaster University has a solution.

August 15, 2007

Librarians and library staff recognize that many students arriving at McMaster have never used such a large library. They know that libraries can initially seem like intimidating places and may leave some feeling mystified.

August 14, 2007

An injection of more than $2.7 million will be coming to 21 McMaster University researchers. Yesterday, the Ontario government announced funding awards through the Ontario Research Fund and the Early Researcher Award programs.

August 14, 2007

Scientists have found the existence of cross-talk between human chromosome ends and the protein complexes central to the stability of the entire human genome, a "chat" that contributes to cancer development.

August 13, 2007

Their calculations are used to model weather patterns, investment strategies, cancer treatments, the design of new products and even for plotting Sudoku puzzles.

August 10, 2007

When it comes to getting kids interested in science, nothing beats a space shuttle. Last Wednesday, US Endeavor lifted off at the Kennedy Space Centre, and Doug Boreham was standing three miles from the launch pad to witness it as a guest of the Canada Space Agency.

August 10, 2007

On Friday, August 10, McMaster rolls out the maroon carpet to welcome incoming students to the University.

August 9, 2007

It's August and all across the world students are thinking about their return to school in September. Or maybe not! They are probably still thinking about their next chance to go swimming or when they get off work and can join their friends for a BBQ. But soon they will be thinking about school and all the things they need to do in order to get ready.

August 9, 2007

From August 9 to 13, more than 60 mathematics graduates from around the world will gather in Hamilton Hall to take part in the Summer School in Iwasawa Theory. Iwasawa Theory is a central and rapidly expanding area of research within modern algebraic number theory.

August 8, 2007

Part of an ongoing study into the impact of drinking milk after heavy weightlifting has found that milk helps exercisers burn more fat.