October 18, 2007
Visiting Innovation Professor to discuss the future of computersImagine 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 fairFive 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 therapiesThousands 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 educationThe 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 drinkingWhat 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 violenceStudents, 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 programQuestion. 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 increasesStudents, 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 McMasterMore 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 convocationLynton (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 listMcMaster 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 AwardDoug 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 ResidenceWhat 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 awardThe 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 responsibilityFirst-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 infantsMusic 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 BordersHow 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 answersIf 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 campusesThe 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 competitionIt'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.