Daily News

April 11, 2007

McMaster Security and Hamilton Police are investigating after a faculty member's office door was defaced with disturbing and offensive messages.

April 11, 2007

The proposed McMaster campus in Burlington took another step forward this week as city council unanimously approved the project in principle.

April 10, 2007

People who let family demands interfere with work are given fewer career opportunities and have poorer relationships with their bosses, a study from McMaster University's DeGroote School of Business finds.

April 10, 2007

E = mc2. It has been described as the most famous equation in the world. While most of us can connect the equation and the scientist, very few of us fully understand just what "energy equals mass times the speed of light squared" means, or how the equation operates in our everyday life.

April 9, 2007

The Learning Technologies Resource Centre (LTRC) has embarked on a campus-wide multi-stage evaluation of next-generation Learning Management Systems (LMS) to find a replacement for WebCT Campus Edition 4.1 as it reaches end-of-life status when the current licence agreement expires in 2008.

April 9, 2007

Got milk? Weightlifters will want to raise a glass after a new study found that milk protein is significantly better than soy at building muscle mass.

April 9, 2007

After many months of planning, campaigns and countless donations, McMaster's United Way campaign has come to a close. This year's campaign raised $170,312, exceeding last year's target by almost $10,000.

April 5, 2007

McMaster's GO bus terminal officially opened today with a ribbon-cutting ceremony attended by representatives of the Ontario government, GO Transit and the University.

April 5, 2007

Five health sciences research groups at McMaster University have joined together to form a network that will set a new standard in Canadian health technology assessment.

April 5, 2007

Peter Annin, veteran conflict and environment writer, and former Newsweek correspondent, will delve into the political maneuvers and water diversion schemes that have been proposed for the Great Lakes in a seminar organized by the Dofasco Centre for Engineering and Public Policy at McMaster University.

April 4, 2007

Learning is a lifelong process that doesn't stop after graduation. That's why the Centre for Continuing Education (CCE) is launching a contest to raise awareness of the learning opportunities it offers, including certificate and diploma programs, corporate training and general interest courses.

April 4, 2007

High school students from across the province will be at McMaster University on Thursday, April 5 to take part in an outreach program that will give them insight into health-related research careers.

April 3, 2007

Are aches and pains affecting your daily life and preventing you from enjoying sports, hobbies and recreational activities? If so, the McMaster Sport Medicine and Rehabilitation Centre offers a wide variety of services that can help you get back in the game.

April 3, 2007

Student Affairs is launching a new extra-curricular record for McMaster students. The record will provide students with an official verification of their extra-curricular activities.

March 30, 2007

The McMaster Dance Company will celebrate its 20th anniversary with its Lucid performance at the Hamilton Place Studio Theatre on Sunday, April 1 at 3 p.m and 8 p.m.

March 30, 2007

McMaster librarian Amanda Etches-Johnson has been named one of the Library Journal's 2007 Movers and Shakers in the category of 2.0 Gurus.

March 30, 2007

Dr. John Brennan, associate professor in the Department of Chemistry, has been named the inaugural winner of the Ken Standing Award, which is presented to a young scientist who has made a significant contribution to the development of technology related to life sciences.

March 29, 2007

McMaster physicians have proven that a routine medical procedure can provide an improvement in asthma control. The study by co-principal investigators Dr. Gerard Cox and Dr. John Miller on bronchial thermoplasty as the first non-drug treatment for asthma has been published in the prestigious New England Journal of Medicine.

March 28, 2007

The DeGroote School of Business claimed third place in the recent Rotman International Trading Competition (RITC). The trading team made up of MBA students Ryan Goulding and Keith Foo and undergraduates Neil Johnson and Richard Howard beat 32 teams from universities in North America, Europe, Australia and China who competed in the three-day competition.

March 28, 2007

The Titles Bookstore will celebrate its 75th anniversary on Thursday, March 29 with prize draws, a cake cutting at noon and special sales (at 10 a.m., 12 noon, 2 p.m. and 4 p.m.).