McMaster Archive

October 18, 2007

Visiting Innovation Professor to discuss the future of computers

Imagine if every 18 months we were able to buy a car that could perform twice as efficiently, operate at twice its optimum speed and better yet, cost half the price of its predecessors.

October 17, 2007

McMaster students excel at regional innovation fair

Five McMaster engineering entrepreneurship master's students walked away with $5,000 each last week thanks to their talent for pitching business start-ups.

October 17, 2007

Gairdner lecture examines new breast cancer therapies

Thousands of women with breast cancer worldwide have cancer pioneer Dr. Dennis Slamon to thank for their survival. Slamon headed the team which discovered Herceptin, a drug that treats a particularly aggressive form of breast cancer called HER-2/neu-positive. He is also leading an emerging wave of new, more effective therapies designed to fight cancer at its genetic roots.

October 16, 2007

Students give McMaster A- for quality of education

The Globe and Mail issued its annual University Report Card today and McMaster students gave the University strong grades in many key areas.

October 16, 2007

Alcohol Awareness Fair focuses on responsible drinking

What is responsible alcohol use? How can alcohol affect your academic work? Do you know the new laws about boating and drinking? Looking for something fun to do between classes?

October 15, 2007

McMaster remembers victims of violence

Students, staff and faculty gathered last Thursday to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the Nina de Villiers Rose Garden named after a McMaster student who was abducted and murdered in 1991.

October 15, 2007

Centre for Student Development offers suicide prevention program

Question. Persuade. Refer. These three steps can help prevent someone from committing suicide. Staff members at the Centre for Student Development have recently completed a 10-hour self-study course in QPR, a suicide prevention program that will also be offered to those who work with students on a regular basis, such as academic advisors and peer helpers.

October 12, 2007

Safety comes first as campus truck traffic increases

Students, faculty and staff should be vigilant when walking along University Avenue as a City of Hamilton bylaw change will increase the number of trucks using the centre of campus.

October 12, 2007

Employees honoured for Years of Service at McMaster

More than 170 McMaster employees were honoured for their long-term commitment and dedication to McMaster at the Years of Service Awards luncheon on Wednesday, Oct. 10.

October 11, 2007

Wilson to be inducted as chancellor at fall convocation

Lynton (Red) Wilson will be inducted as the 17th chancellor of McMaster University at the fall convocation. The ceremony will be conducted on the morning of Friday, Nov. 16.

October 11, 2007

DeGroote School of Business earns spot on world’s best list

McMaster University's DeGroote School of Business has been named one of the world's best business schools, earning a first-ever spot on the prestigious Princeton Review Best Business Schools list.

October 11, 2007

Boreham selected for Hamilton Spectator Publisher’s Award

Doug Boreham, associate professor in Medical Physics & Applied Radiation at McMaster, has received a Hamilton Spectator Publisher's Award for Education at the annual Industry Education Council breakfast. The award recognized academics who take the classroom to the community and share knowledge with the residents of Hamilton.

October 10, 2007

Daphne Marlatt joins McMaster as Writer in Residence

What does a career as a creative writer offer? For Daphne Marlatt, McMaster's 2007 Mabel Pugh Taylor Writer in Residence, it is far more than a way to make a living. According to the long-time Vancouver resident, "Writing offers a way to question and reflect on the way we live. In our present culture of waste, the unquestioned life seems to me a waste of this phenomenal occasion of being alive."

October 10, 2007

Mills Learning Commons receives project management award

The Mills Learning Commons has been recognized by the Project Management Institute as GovSIG Project of the Year. The PMI is the leading management association for project management with 240,000 members in 160 countries. The award recognizes "the quality, art and practice of project management in governments internationally."

October 10, 2007

Medical students don white coats of responsibility

First-year medical students in McMaster University's Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine donned white coats for the first time during the annual White Coat ceremony on Tuesday, Oct. 9.

October 10, 2007

Science in the City explores the musical world of infants

Music connects us and has the ability to communicate beyond words. Music is found in every society. The image of a mother, father or caregiver crooning softly to a baby is common the world over.

October 9, 2007

Students volunteer in Africa through Engineers Without Borders

How did you spend your summer vacation? Two members of the McMaster chapter of Engineers Without Borders worked on development projects in Africa, and will share their experiences with the McMaster community on Wednesday, Oct. 10

October 9, 2007

Got questions? Ombuds Office has answers

If you are a member of the McMaster community who has University-related questions, complaints or concerns, University Ombuds Shelley Lancaster and Carolyn Brendon might be able to help.

October 5, 2007

Local doctors to head regional medical school campuses

The chief of staff of Cambridge Memorial Hospital has been appointed regional assistant dean of the Waterloo campus of McMaster University's Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine.

October 4, 2007

CPRGlove qualifies for prestigious inventors competition

It's a first for McMaster. The wearable CPR training, testing and assisting device invented by two electrical and biomedical engineering students is one of 11 inventions selected for the finals of the prestigious Collegiate Inventors Competition. They are the only entry selected from Canada.