Daily News

February 8, 2007

The DeGroote School of Business yesterday launched a unique educational program that will provide high school students with a hands-on introduction to marketing and post-secondary education. Called High School Business Heroes, the program challenges high school students to work through a marketing task which will involve planning, promoting and implementing a charitable event.

February 8, 2007

Academic dishonesty is a growing problem at Canadian universities, and McMaster University is taking it seriously. A University of Guelph study indicates that 53 per cent of Canadian students have engaged in serious cheating on written work, while in the U.S., some studies show the percentage of cheating students is as high as 70 per cent, according to a Feb. 12 Maclean's article.

February 7, 2007

McMaster welcomed back many of its football alumni to the annual Marauder Weekend as they competed in the fourth annual Hawkrigg Cup flag football tournament on Saturday, Feb. 3.

February 7, 2007

Jessica Haystead likes numbers. She always has. She did an undergraduate degree at the DeGroote School of Business in finance and went on to do her MBA in the same specialization. She worked at TD Securities and Scotia Capital. This summer, she is again going to put her affinity for numbers to use as a sales and trading associate at BMO.

February 6, 2007

Risky Business is the topic of tonight's MaCafe Scientifique at 7 p.m. in Wentworth House, The Phoenix.

February 6, 2007

What is the responsibility of the media to translate science for the public? How does a journalist identify "experts?" How can scientific "breakthroughs" be understood within a larger body of knowledge? These are some of the issues that will be addressed by Andre Picard, health journalist at The Globe and Mail, during his visit to McMaster University this week as a Hooker Distinguished Visiting Professor.

February 6, 2007

Kristin Woodley has stars in her eyes. The student director of McMaster's McCallion Planetarium is one of six physics and astronomy graduate students who lead public tours of the universe. "Every single person has an interest in what's going on in the universe," says the PhD astronomy student, who has been giving tours at the planetarium for more than three years. "It expands your horizons and your imagination and it's cool."

February 6, 2007

McMaster's vice-president of research and international affairs, Mamdouh Shoukri has been named the new president of York University. The announcement was officially made Tuesday evening, although the media began speculating on the appointment this past weekend.

February 5, 2007

It's never too early for students to start looking for a summer job. Career Services is launching its Summer Job Survival Program today. Created to help McMaster students make it through the summer by gaining money and experience, this unique three-week program features both on-campus events combined with online features that give students greater access to summer job opportunities.

February 5, 2007

Raising public consciousness of difficult issues and moving them onto the public agenda is the topic of Stephen Lewis's lecture, Revealing the Invisible: Reflections on making a difference. The politician, diplomat and international envoy for humanitarian efforts will talk about this challenge at a special lecture at Liuna Station on Wednesday, Feb. 7 in celebration of the 60th Anniversary of McMaster University's School of Nursing.

February 5, 2007

"We build understanding" is the catchphrase of the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC), where "life is a Social Science and an Art". The McMaster community will have a unique opportunity to participate in a Town Hall meeting with the President of SSHRC, Dr. Chad Gaffield, on Monday February 5 from 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. in Convocation Hall.

February 2, 2007

Since 1997, the President's Awards for Outstanding Service have recognized the extraordinary contributions of more than 680 individuals. Not only have these awards become a highlight for non-teaching employees at the university, they demonstrate exemplary service, dedication, and hard work. And, they make a difference in the personal and professional lives of the recipients and nominees.

February 2, 2007

Step into a medical student's white coat and learn what their faculty are teaching. The community is invited to join the class for the Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine's annual Mini-Med School, which starts Tuesday, March 6.

February 1, 2007

Short selling is an advanced trading strategy in which people borrow shares of a stock that they don't own and then immediately sell the shares. The sellers then buy the shares later at a lower price and pocket the difference as profit. James Angel, associate professor of finance at the McDonough School of Business at Georgetown University, will discuss short selling in the first lecture of the 2007 RS-DeGroote Luncheon Lecture series.

February 1, 2007

A reception was held at Convocation Hall last night to honour an exceptional group of McMaster students who have demonstrated community involvement, leadership and academic excellence. The students are recipients of the Canada Millennium Scholarship Foundation's 2006 Excellence Awards

January 31, 2007

Fun technology coupled with economical pricing fuel young adults' burgeoning use of text messaging, according to new research conducted by the DeGroote School of Business at McMaster University.

January 31, 2007

The SOTA Celebrity Concert Series presents an evening of jazz with Montreal-born musician, actor and composer Joe Sealy on Friday, Feb. 2 at 8 p.m. in Convocation Hall. Sealy's many talents have taken him around the world, with performances in Oslo, Copenhagen, Washington DC and across Canada.

January 30, 2007

McMaster University researcher Dr. Aliya A. Khan is alerting men and their doctors that osteoporosis isn't just a woman's problem but that the bone-wasting disease can severely afflict them too.

January 30, 2007

McMaster scientists are very close to defining small molecule drugs that should be able to redirect the huntingtin protein from accumulating in the wrong place within brain cells, which could potentially translate to a therapy for Huntington's Disease (HD).

January 30, 2007

President Peter George made a presentation to the province's Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs in Hamilton yesterday as part of the committee's 2007 pre-budget consultations. He was commenting on the need for more government funding for undergraduate students, reform of the university funding formula and deferred maintenance costs.