Daily News

October 4, 2007

A total of 158 students, staff and faculty participated in the World Record Walk on Oct. 3 in an attempt to break the Guinness World Record for the most people walking one kilometre at the same time.

October 3, 2007

If it's October, it must be time for the annual McMaster United Way Campaign. With an ambitious goal of $180,000, co-chairs Lisa Boniface and Louis Schmidt are optimistic about the target.

October 3, 2007

Lower muscle mass and an increase in body fat are common consequences of growing older. While exercise is a proven way to prevent the loss of muscle mass, a new study led by McMaster researcher Dr. Mark Tarnopolsky shows that taking a combination of creatine monohydrate (CrM) and conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) in addition to resistance exercise training provides even greater benefits.

October 1, 2007

The 13th International Great Romantics Festival features an impressive line-up of artists and speakers from several countries to celebrate the Romantic Era in music.

September 28, 2007

McMaster University is one of 20 Ontario universities participating in the Ontario Universities' Fair that starts today and runs until Sunday, Sept. 30 at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. More than 80,000 students, parents and educators are expected to attend.

September 28, 2007

A new neuroscience training program launches at McMaster University this month with the largest first-year enrolment for a graduate program in the school's modern history.

September 28, 2007

Instead of trekking across campus for their lecture, Introductory Psychology students will settle down in their dorms wearing sweats with a coffee in hand to catch the week's lecture on their computers.

September 27, 2007

A vote at Hamilton city council Wednesday night means some changes to the way trucks access the McMaster campus. The city passed a bylaw that eliminates King Street as a truck route and puts restrictions on the number of trucks that can use the Sterling Street entrance.

September 27, 2007

The Department of Political Science will hold a public forum to bring together key figures in the debate on electoral reform on Wednesday, Oct. 3. The discussion will include leading Ontario academics, advocates for the "yes" and "no" sides of the referendum, members of the Citizen's Assembly that developed the proposal and the Minister responsible for the initiative, Marie Bountrogianni.

September 26, 2007

What is the best way to move nutrition and food research out of the lab and onto store shelves? That is the focus of the Research to Receptor forum that will be held at McMaster on Tuesday, Oct. 16.

September 26, 2007

Men who have lower-pitched voices have more children than do men with high-pitched voices, McMaster researchers have found. And their study suggests that for reproductive-minded women, mate selection favours men with low-pitched voices.

September 26, 2007

The University and the Service Employees' International Union Local 2 are pleased to announce that tentative agreements were reached today in their negotiations for renewal collective agreements for employees in the Operations and Maintenance bargaining units covering trades, grounds and cleaning/custidial employees.

September 25, 2007

Are you the first person in your immediate family to attend a post-secondary institution? If so, by definition, you are a first generation student.

September 24, 2007

And the beat goes on for McMaster electrical and biomedical engineering students Corey Centen and Nilesh Patel. Their CPRGlove invention took second place at the annual IEEE Canada/TELUS Innovation Competition on Sept. 14 in Edmonton. They take home $5,000 for their efforts.

September 24, 2007

With the provincial election fast approaching on Wednesday, Oct. 10, do you know who you will support? Do you know where the parties stand on the issues that are important to you? What questions do you have for the candidates?

September 23, 2007

Ivor Wynne stadium hosted 700 additional guests on Saturday, Sept. 22 for the Marauder football game against the University of Toronto Varsity Blues. These guests were McMaster employees and their families attending the McMaster Employee Spirit Society (M.E.S.S.!) annual employee recognition football event.

September 21, 2007

Dr. Alan J. Smith, C.D., B.S.A., M.Ed, D.Ed and professor emeritus at McMaster University, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2007 at Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto, Ontario.

September 21, 2007

Stephen Lewis, McMaster University's first Social Sciences Scholar-in- Residence, is returning to campus as a visiting professor in global health for a three-year appointment. He will be teaching in the Department of Health, Aging and Society through to 2010.

September 21, 2007

What is the sound of rough? That might seem like a question for armchair philosophers, but a McMaster engineering professor's answer has garnered him kudos and a substantial funding commitment from NSERC.

September 20, 2007

Six outstanding citizens, including two with McMaster connections, have been named to the Hamilton Gallery of Distinction for their leadership, dedication and talent. They will be inducted at the 24th annual gala dinner on Wednesday, Nov. 14 at the Hamilton Convention Centre.