Daily News

September 10, 2007

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

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.

September 7, 2007

For more than 30 years, McMaster students have participated in Shinerama, a national fundraiser for the Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, and this year is no exception. They hope to raise $35,000 toward a national goal of more than $1 million for cystic fibrosis research.

September 5, 2007

After attending McMaster for a number of years, many students begin to consider campus their second home. Some students even regard the McMaster community as part of their extended family. For first-year student Devon Lowden, coming to McMaster is a family tradition.

September 4, 2007

The University is poorer following the death on Friday, Aug. 31 of Dr. Alexander Gordon McKay.

September 4, 2007

Students and event organizers at McMaster will have a new, high-profile way to promote activities across campus starting this month. An innovative electronic billboard, based on optical fiber technology developed in the Faculty of Engineering, has been installed above the main-floor elevators in the McMaster University Student Centre.

August 31, 2007

As you read this, first-year university students are packing their bags, anxiously wondering what their new digs are going to look like this year. This weekend, they'll find out when they move into residence at McMaster. As that time nears, Housing and Conference Services is busy preparing for move-in weekend from Saturday, Sept. 1 to Monday, Sept. 3.

August 31, 2007

They're ready to hit the books, but not before having some fun. More than 3,300 first-year students are expected to participate in Welcome Week, which runs from Saturday, Sept. 1 to Sunday, Sept. 9.

August 31, 2007

On Friday, Aug. 31, all remaining employees classified as temporary, casual or transitional were paid through the new human resources and payroll system, MacVIP. With this final conversion of temporary employees, MacVIP is being used to pay more than 5,000 employees.

August 31, 2007

Like many high school physics teachers, Rosa Assalone may not have thought about using interest rates and stock options in her lessons. However, she has discovered just how well it can be applied in the classroom.

August 30, 2007

GO Transit will offer Sunday evening service to McMaster along Highway 407 starting Sunday, Sept. 9. The additional service will provide commuters, especially students, with another option for getting to campus on the weekend.

August 30, 2007

Making sense of dollars and cents is what Ryan Giles does as a treasury operations assistant at McMaster's Downtown Centre. The third-year commerce student plans on pursuing a career in the financial field.

August 28, 2007

The Mills Learning Commons Project is the 2007 recipient of the McMaster Students Union's Rudy Heinzl Award of Excellence, which recognizes an outstanding one-year achievement that improves the lives of McMaster students.

August 27, 2007

Parlez-vous francais? That's what a group of McMaster students did this summer at Universite Laval in Quebec City, thanks to a program called Explore.

August 24, 2007

McMaster University Library is pleased to announce that it has awarded a visiting ASECS fellowship to Stephen D. Snobelen, director and associate professor of the History of Science and Technology Programme at the University of King's College, Halifax, Nova Scotia.

August 24, 2007

It was a celebration of summer for McMaster employees yesterday at the annual ice cream party hosted by senior management.

August 24, 2007

From building a heart-lung machine to developing a water filtration system for a small African village, high school students who participated in McMaster's Learning Enrichment Advancement Program (LEAP) will have some interesting stories about how they spent their summer vacation.

August 23, 2007

Five McMaster professors have received a boost of recognition for excellence in teaching from the Ontario government's Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities. Richard Day, Deborah Cook, Marshall Beier, Miroslav Lovric and Mandeep Malik are recipients of the Leadership in Faculty Teaching (LIFT) Award.

August 22, 2007

Shawn McCann isn't your typical librarian. He recently joined McMaster University Libraries as the immersive learning (gaming) librarian, but don't think he's playing video games all day. He's responsible for using new technologies like gaming and virtual worlds to make libraries relevant to today's tech-savvy students.

August 22, 2007

Wes Davies spends his summer days welcoming visitors to campus and clearing up any confusion they might have about getting around. He also works as a flag person, directing traffic on the construction site of the new Ronald V. Joyce Stadium to keep pedestrians safe and traffic moving smoothly.