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September 20, 2007
Portrait of a presidentFrom making cotton candy with McMaster University president Peter George to competing in a pasta- eating contest with a local politician, a day in the life of MSU president Ryan Moran is anything but ordinary.
September 19, 2007
Career Fair matches students with employersMore 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 NewsA 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-upTucked 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 violenceSpecific 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 ArtMuseum 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 picturesIt 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 cancerCancer 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 scienceThere 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 BoundariesYou'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 careExpanding 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 McMasterSustainability 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 profileFrom 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 LeeThe 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 thawPeat 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 LoveA 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 timeThousands 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 edgeCall 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 marksA 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 SyndromeAn 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.