November 8, 2006
History and biology departments awarded $100,000 grantsHistory and biology students are enjoying better learning opportunities thanks to a $100,000 Departmental Learning Innovation Grant that was awarded to both departments in June. Funded by the Imperial Oil Charitable Foundation, the grants are worth $100,000 over three years.
November 7, 2006
CUPE ratification vote scheduledCUPE Local 3906 representing McMaster's Teaching Assistants has scheduled a ratification vote on the University's Best Offer for settlement of their collective agreement.
November 7, 2006
Investment in a DeGroote MBA offers high returnMcMaster University's DeGroote School of Business is in the top three when it comes to return on investment according to Canadian Business's annual MBA guide.
November 6, 2006
School of Graduate Studies hosts open houseMcMaster's School of Graduate Studies is hosting two Graduate Studies Open Houses on Monday, Nov. 6 and Wednesday, Nov. 8 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the McMaster University Student Centre.
November 6, 2006
Burgeonvest Securities to donate a day’s commission to McMasterBurgeonvest Securities Ltd. will host its 3rd annual Commission Contribution Day on Wednesday, Dec. 6 to benefit the Campaign for the Athletics & Recreation Centre and Stadium. On that day, the company and its investment advisors in the Hamilton and Burlington offices will donate to McMaster their respective commissions earned on the sale or purchase of all stock and bond transactions.
November 3, 2006
If I had a million dollarsTake five first-year MBA students, $1 million in play money, the stock market and mix. What do you get? The Financial Post's second annual MBA Portfolio Management Competition.
November 2, 2006
Pain Awareness Week examines chronic pain diseaseThe need to treat chronic pain as a disease in itself will be the focus of three events for health care professionals being held in Burlington next week as the second annual Pain Awareness Week is marked across the country.
November 2, 2006
McMaster hosts Grade 9 students on Take Our Kids to Work DayMcMaster hosted 100 Grade 9 students at the 12th annual Take Our Kids to Work Day on Wednesday, Nov. 1.
November 2, 2006
Job shadow program provides career exploration opportunitiesThis week, more than 100 students at McMaster University are participating in the 2006 Job Shadow Program. Now it its fourth year, the program provides students with the opportunity to meet with career mentors and spend a day in their workplace.
November 2, 2006
Lecture focuses on children’s health and the built environmentThe "Built Environment" is a term that Public Health has increasingly borrowed from the planning and design fields.
November 1, 2006
Perry discusses importance of health care role modelsThe importance of exemplary role models in health care settings, especially for students and novice staff, will be the topic of the second annual Bernice King Lectureship in Clinical Nursing Education, taking place on Nov. 8 from 1:30 p.m. to 3:15 p.m.
October 31, 2006
Students award high marks to McMaster in Globe surveyMcMaster students have given the University high marks in academic reputation, quality of education, libraries, student satisfaction, and extra-curricular activities, according to The Globe and Mail's University Report Card.
October 31, 2006
Physics students win four awards at national conferenceMcMaster students attending the Canadian Undergraduate Physics Conference in Fredericton, New Brunswick last week walked away with four out of the six prizes for talks and posters.
October 31, 2006
Public open houses scheduled for McMaster Burlington CampusThe City of Burlington and McMaster University will be holding a series of open houses to allow the community to provide input and ask questions about the new McMaster University Burlington Campus.
October 30, 2006
McMaster student honoured for volunteer workAlim Nagji has been volunteering since he was eight years old. Now 19, the second-year health sciences student was recently honoured for his dedication to helping others with the Ontario Medal for Young Volunteers from the Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration.
October 27, 2006
Open letter to McMaster’s Teaching AssistantsThe University has written an open letter outlining the Settlement Proposal it has made in its negotiations with CUPE Local 3906 representing Teaching Assistants at McMaster.
October 27, 2006
There really is nothing as ‘blind as a bat’. . . because bats are not blind. They are, however, the world's only flying mammal with more than 1000 species. Some are as tiny as a bumblebee, weighing about as much as a dime while the largest have wing spans approaching 1.8 metres (almost 6 feet).
October 27, 2006
Update on CUPE voteTeaching Assistants, represented by CUPE Local 3906 Unit 1, voted Thursday to conduct a further ratification vote on the University's offer for a renewal collective agreement. There will be no strike at this time.
October 27, 2006
Romanza romances McMasterAudiences are in for a treat with Romanza's beautiful classical singing. Consisting of three tenors and an accompanying instrumental trio, this ensemble specializes in well-beloved works from the operatic, choral, popular, and folk repertoire.
October 26, 2006
McMaster employees get in shape during Healthy Workplace WeekMcMaster employees are healthier thanks to the efforts of the Healthy Workplace Group, which organized this week's Healthy Workplace Week events.