Daily News

May 25, 2007

Imagine lounging at home, munching popcorn and watching a tense scene from Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho. No, this is not a typical Friday night spent with friends; you are studying for your Music 2F03: Music for Film and Television course.

May 25, 2007

MacVIP is entering its second year and while the "terrible twos" may strike fear in the hearts of some, that's not the case for the team leading the conversion of McMaster's new payroll system. By July, it's expected that MacVIP will be used by more than 6,000 McMaster faculty and staff.

May 25, 2007

AllerGen NCE Inc., the Allergy, Genes and Environment Network, is strengthening its position as a world leader in the fight against the allergic disease epidemic through a new partnership initiative that will see the Network join forces with five international organizations in the pursuit of realizing its vision to reduce the impact of allergic and related immune diseases nationally and globally.

May 24, 2007

The next time we're faced with a global pandemic, contaminated water caused by flooding, or questionable-looking meat in a supermarket, we may be reaching for a piece of paper.

May 24, 2007

The 2007 Daniel Perey public lecture will feature Dr. Geoffrey Burnstock, who will discuss Purinergic Signalling: Past, Present and Future. Burnstock's talk will focus on the discovery, early scientific resistance, acceptance and rapid developments of purinergic signalling.

May 23, 2007

It is with profound sadness that family and friends announce the death of Brian G. Sayer, who passed away peacefully at home with his family on the morning of Tuesday, May 22.

May 23, 2007

A new study provides more evidence of how exercise can pump up your quality of life as you age, and even help reverse the aging process. The study conducted under the auspices of the Buck Institute in California and McMaster University shows that resistance training can reverse aging in the muscle tissue of healthy senior citizens at the genetic expression level.

May 23, 2007

Focus Business Consulting, the student-run consulting firm operating in partnership with the DeGroote School of Business, has begun its third year of operation with a new team of directors and expectations of growth and profitability in 2007.

May 22, 2007

Hundreds of members of the McMaster community, family and friends came out to celebrate the 94 employees being honoured last week at the annual reception for the President's Awards for Outstanding Service in 2006.

May 22, 2007

The heart of learning at McMaster University's Faculty of Health Sciences is reopening after $8.6 million in renovations. The Health Sciences Library in the Health Sciences Centre will host an open house on Wednesday, May 23 from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.

May 18, 2007

The McMaster Institute of Environment and Health will host a workshop on May 24 and 25 to ignite a nationwide agenda for more unified research and policy action against the harmful effects of environmental degradation on women, children, the poor and other vulnerable Canadians.

May 18, 2007

Shawn Benninger is one of four members of Canada's armed forces becoming doctors at today's convocation of McMaster University's Faculty of Health Sciences, as part of the military's initiative to resolve its physician shortage.

May 18, 2007

You may have noticed the recent media attention regarding the McMaster Nuclear Reactor (MNR). MNR is currently seeking a license renewal for the operation of the reactor, and this past Wednesday Chris Heysel, director of MNR, Dave Tucker, senior health physicist, Mike Butler, MNR manager of reactor operations and I appeared before the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission in Ottawa.

May 18, 2007

McMaster's Team Optlab won the Student Simulation Competition for developing a solution to traffic congestion at the Canada/US border. The competition was organized by the Canadian Operational Research Society (CORS) in collaboration with the VISUAL8 Corporation.

May 18, 2007

Going to school is a necessity for Canadian children, but for many children around the world, it's a luxury that few can afford. That's why two McMaster students are biking across Canada this summer to give African children the opportunity to get an education.

May 17, 2007

Dr. Nelson Sewankambo, who will receive an honorary degree at the Faculty of Health Sciences convocation this week, will be speaking at the Knowledge Translation and Informatics Rounds on Friday, May 18 at 10:30 a.m.

May 17, 2007

McMaster's new parking strategy kicks into high gear over the summer with changes ranging from parking lots with numbers to lots with letters, increased automatic payment locations and a daily rate increase to $20 from today's $15.

May 17, 2007

McMaster University has been chosen as the site for one of six National Collaborating Centres for Public Health established as part of a major federal government initiative to improve public health in Canada.

May 17, 2007

The life-saving CPR Glove designed by two electrical and biomedical engineering students at McMaster has received another recognition. Popular Science magazine has selected the CPR Glove as one of the year's top 10 inventions and featured it in their June issue. It is the only invention selected from Canada.

May 16, 2007

The Bachelor of Technology program, a Faculty of Engineering and Mohawk College joint venture, received a $120,000-boost from their recent partnership with the Woodbridge Group. This contribution will enable the establishment of The Woodbridge Group Industrial Lectureship.