Daily News

March 16, 2007

The Honours Performance Series features the work of top students from the graduating class of the Theatre and Film Studies program at McMaster University.

March 16, 2007

It's March break for area high school students, and that means thousands will be touring campuses across the country to get a closer look at campus life. This week, McMaster will host approximately 1,900 prospective undergraduate students for 90-minute campus tours. In addition, about 2,200 people are expected to visit the campus on Saturday, March 17.

March 16, 2007

University students from across Ontario will attend the annual Ontario Biology Day conference at McMaster on March 17 and 18. They will present results from their senior honours research projects, which are conducted under the supervision of faculty members at various universities.

March 16, 2007

McMaster delegates joined more than 500 university students and proved their diplomatic abilities at the Canadian Model United Nations (CANIMUN), winning a total of five awards. CANIMUN, the nation's largest UN simulation, welcomed delegates from all over Canada and the world for intense debate at the Government Conference Centre in Ottawa from March 7 to March 10.

March 14, 2007

Imagine coming to Canada as a young adult from a country where English is not spoken. Over the years, you work hard to learn English and, using it every day of your life, end up speaking it well. As you become elderly, however, you begin to lose your ability to communicate in your second language and, often without noticing, find yourself speaking your native tongue.

March 13, 2007

A prototype surgical device that was created and tested by a McMaster University surgical resident is making waves in the business community of London, England.

March 13, 2007

Jonathan Bramson, associate professor in the Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, has received a $98,448 IDEA grant from the Canadian Breast Cancer Research Alliance (CBCRA).

March 12, 2007

Both teams representing McMaster at the Canadian Engineering Competition (CEC) in Saskatoon last weekend finished in second place. Corey Centen and Nilesh Patel, inventors of the CPR Glove, and fourth-year electrical and biomedical engineering students, earned silver in the Innovative Design category.

March 12, 2007

The CAW Local 555 and the University are pleased to announce that they have reached agreement on the implementation of the Joint Job Evaluation System (JJES).

March 11, 2007

Three hundred and sixty employees attended this year's Inspiring from Within conference, which took place March 1 and 2 at the Royal Botanical Gardens.

March 9, 2007

Most students can only dream of scoring a perfect GPA, but for two McMaster students, that dream is a reality. Peter Martorelli and Andrew Lambert are among an exceptional group of 40 students who received the Provost's Medal last week for their perfect grades. Not only did Martorelli and Lambert achieve a 12.0 GPA, they did it more than once.

March 9, 2007

When is it okay to put the napkin on your lap? What is the proper way to eat soup without slurping? Why are there so many utensils on the table? These are just some of the questions recent graduates face when confronted with workplace events.

March 9, 2007

The McMaster Chamber Orchestra will present its final concert of the season on Sunday, March 11 at 3 p.m. in Convocation Hall at McMaster University.

March 8, 2007

A new partnership designed to further enhance one of Hamilton's largest and most renowned medical research programs has been announced by McMaster University, St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton and Amgen Canada Inc.

March 8, 2007

Ontario automotive manufacturing research shifted into a higher gear yesterday with the announcement of $15.5 million in funding from the Government of Ontario. The funding will be used in the establishment of the $46.5-million Initiative for Automotive Manufacturing Innovation led by McMaster University and the University of Waterloo.

March 7, 2007

Dr. Allison Sekuler, associate vice-president (research), has been appointed to serve a three-month term as acting vice-president (research and international affairs) following Dr. Mamdouh Shoukri's appointment as the next president of York University.

March 7, 2007

McMaster Science for Peace is hosting a conference on global warming and climate change called Do You CO2? Global Problem or Global Propaganda? on Saturday, March 10. The conference will examine the climate change debate, promote practical solutions through education and motivate citizens to improve the state of our ecological health.

March 7, 2007

Income inequality is an excellent predictor of homicide rates, presumably because inequity inspires escalation of social competition. Extreme present- orientedness may be another predictor, since disdain for the future encourages recklessness.

March 7, 2007

Get ready to move your clocks ahead by an hour this weekend, but remember to update your computers first.

March 6, 2007

A new and improved GO Bus terminal is now open on campus between Mary E. Keyes Residence and H.G. Thode Library, west of the E.T. Clarke Centre. The terminal is wheelchair- accessible and has heated shelters for passengers.