McMaster Archive

September 19, 2007

Career Fair matches students with employers

More than 90 organizations are participating in Career Fair 2007, the largest career event at McMaster, in the David Braley Athletic Centre on Thursday, Sept. 20 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The fair will give students the opportunity to meet employers face-to-face and learn about career prospects.

September 19, 2007

Museum presents Voices on the Rise: Afghan Women Making the News

A new exhibition of photojournalism at the McMaster Museum of Art provides a look into the lives of Afghan women journalists, producers, writers, photographers, human rights activists and parliamentarians.

September 19, 2007

Campus TV studio ready for its close-up

Tucked in a corner of the DeGroote School of Business in a former meeting room is McMaster's link to newsrooms right across the world: a state-of-the-art television studio designed to bring the University's faculty and staff to a national and international audience.

September 19, 2007

Indicators identified for risk of intimate partner violence

Specific indicators identifying a woman's potential risk of domestic abuse have been developed by a research team at McMaster University.

September 18, 2007

Leave your mark at McMaster Museum of Art

Museum visitors usually aren't allowed to touch the artwork, but a new sculptural project at the entrance of the McMaster Museum of Art encourages passersby to leave their mark. The sculpture, titled Pozo, which means "well" in Spanish, was installed by art professor Graham Todd.

September 18, 2007

A life in pictures

It is going to be a busy week for Mary O'Connor, professor of English and Cultural Studies. Buzz is building around her book, a richly illustrated and vivid account of the life and work of a remarkable Hamilton-born artist who was at the vanguard of modernist photography.

September 18, 2007

Science in the City examines childhood cancer

Cancer is the most common cause of death from disease in children, with one out of every 330 children battling cancer before their 20th birthday. On the flip side of that rather grim statistic is a cure rate of more than 80 per cent overall, but the costs of the cure can be considerable.

September 17, 2007

Program gets kids hooked on science

There was a time when we all looked at the world with the eyes of a child and wondered why the sky was blue, how come the stars didn't fall, or how tadpoles became frogs. Science students at McMaster are sharing their passion for science with children in the community, and there is always a need for more volunteers.

September 17, 2007

Learning Without Boundaries

You'll be seeing McMaster's name more frequently over the next few months as the University begins to roll out its marketing plan with an advertising campaign.

September 17, 2007

New chair to focus on role of nurses in primary health care

Expanding and promoting the crucial role of nurses in providing primary health care in the community will be a key focus for associate professor Ruta Valaitis in her role as the inaugural holder of the Dorothy C. Hall Chair in Primary Health Care Nursing.

September 14, 2007

Sustainability at McMaster

Sustainability isn't just about the environment -- it's about improving quality of life so all individuals can participate freely in the decisions that affect their lives and those of others.

September 13, 2007

Student job profile

From measuring vehicle emissions to collecting air pollution samples, students working in the School of Geography & Earth Sciences this summer were given the opportunity to apply their knowledge to real-world problems.

September 13, 2007

Student job profile: Emily Huang and Jessica Lee

The next time you hear the phone ring, you might find yourself talking to Emily Huang or Jessica Lee. The student callers have raised more than $70,000 for McMaster this year.

September 13, 2007

Study finds that peat, vegetation help reduce permafrost thaw

Peat and vegetation in northern areas may help protect permafrost from the effects of climate change, according to a recent study by McMaster researchers published in Geophysical Research Letters.

September 12, 2007

Memorial service for Robert Love

A memorial service for Robert Love, professor emeritus of management science at McMaster University, will be held this Saturday, Sept. 15. Love passed away at his home in Naples, Florida on Aug. 18. An expert in location theory, Love helped to establish the PhD program in the Faculty of Business.

September 11, 2007

Keeping hope alive, one step at a time

Thousands of people across Canada will be following in Terry Fox's footsteps on Sunday, Sept. 16 as they participate in the annual Terry Fox Run to raise money for cancer research.

September 10, 2007

Contest gives researchers commercial edge

Call it speed dating for start-up funding. A new contest will help McMaster researchers commercialize their work by pairing them with student entrepreneurs and providing $50,000 in prize money to help commercialize their technology.

September 10, 2007

Collaborative nursing program earns top marks

A program that combines the best of nursing education at McMaster University, Mohawk and Conestoga colleges has earned the highest level of accreditation possible from the Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing (CASN).

September 10, 2007

Stem cell research leads to key discovery for Fragile X Syndrome

An important finding has been made by McMaster researchers about Fragile X Syndrome (FXS), a sex-linked genetic disorder that affects approximately one in 4,000 males and one in 6,000 females.

September 7, 2007

Student job profile: Jonathan Borrelli and Noorin Manji

Pick a topic, any topic, and there's probably a podcast about it. From pets to poetry, podcasts are available on virtually any subject, but can they be used as a learning tool? McMaster students Jonathan Borrelli and Noorin Manji are trying to answer that question.