Daily News

October 26, 2006

McMaster University has long been a leader in neurosciences, and a new graduate program will create an interdisciplinary, research-oriented training program. Kathryn Murphy, professor of the Department of Psychology, Neuroscience and Behaviour, has been appointed director of the new graduate program in neuroscience.

October 25, 2006

McMaster lost one of its most community-minded citizens yesterday.

October 25, 2006

With an unprecedented shortage of nurses expected in the future, health human resource planning is critical. The questions include the reasons few internationally trained nurses and new graduates are being hired full-time, how nurses may be encouraged to remain in the workforce and how to ensure there are enough nurses in emergencies.

October 25, 2006

Arthur Yeas is a plant's best friend. The greenhouse technician cares for more than 1,000 plants in McMaster's Biology Greenhouse, where he has worked for the past 30 years.

October 24, 2006

DeGroote School of Business students writing their Certified Management Accounting entry exams have outscored their counterparts from other business schools, according to results from the latest rounds of testing.

October 24, 2006

Funeral services will be held Friday, Oct. 27 for a McMaster University professor who was also a Canadian cardiology pioneer.

October 24, 2006

Research Infosource Inc. released its 2006 rankings of Canada's top 50 research universities and McMaster, once again, placed among the country's best.

October 23, 2006

A national survey of Canadian surgeons by researchers at McMaster University found little consistency in their use of the blood thinner Aspirin in patients undergoing non-cardiac surgery.

October 23, 2006

The McMaster Association of Part-Time Students and The Centre for Continuing Education held its annual Graduation and Awards Ceremony held its annual Graduation and Awards Ceremony at the CIBC Banquet Hall on Friday, Oct, 20. A total of 244 students graduated.

October 23, 2006

More than 70 McMaster employees and students joined forces at the annual United Way 5K Run/3K Walk across campus on Friday, Oct. 20. The 3rd annual event officially launched the United Way campaign, which runs from Friday, Oct. 20 to Friday, Nov. 24.

October 22, 2006

The University has made a Settlement Proposal in its negotiations with CUPE Local 3906 representing Teaching Assistants at McMaster. The union has agreed to submit this proposal to a vote at a General Membership meeting to be held next Thursday, October 26th. No strike will occur until this vote has been conducted.

October 20, 2006

Memories of McMaster will be relived by hundreds of alumni this weekend during the 69th annual Homecoming celebrations. "We're looking forward to a great Homecoming this year," says Karen McQuigge, director, Alumni Advancement.

October 20, 2006

Ontario Minister of Transportation, Donna Cansfield, is coming to McMaster today to present the university with the first Corporate Commuter Challenge trophy.

October 20, 2006

Congratulations to Ralph Pudritz! The director of the Origin's Institute, and a professor of physics and astronomy, has been awarded the Spectator Publisher's Education Award for his dedication and contribution to community education.

October 20, 2006

Months of planning will come to fruition on Saturday, Oct. 21, when the doors of CIBC Hall open to the 2006 John Douglas Taylor Conference, 'Beyond Ground Zero': 9/11 and the Futures of Critical Thought. Organized by the Department of English and Cultural Studies, the conference is an annual event which brings together prominent thinkers to engage with and discuss issues of world importance.

October 19, 2006

Amid recent news reports of a terrifying bullying incident that nearly claimed the life of a disabled 14-year-old Manitoba boy, more than 6,000 students will take part in an annual anti-bullying rally today, believed to be the largest event of its kind in the world.

October 19, 2006

As with all disciplines, research in the humanities is undergoing great change. So much so, that the agency that funds most of Canada's research in this area--the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council--has, itself, undergone a significant transformation.

October 19, 2006

Canada's Healthy Workplace Week is an opportunity for Canadian employers, big or small, to show their support for their employees by emphasizing the importance of a healthy and productive workplace. McMaster University is proud to participate in the national celebration with our very own Healthy Workplace Week.

October 18, 2006

Rehabilitation is in the midst of a revolution, changing the definition of good health for people with disabilities to a measure of their participation in society rather than just how well they can get weak limbs and sick bodies to work better.

October 17, 2006

A McMaster medical resident is spearheading Hamilton's 2006 Give a Day fundraising initiative to raise funds to help fight AIDS. Tim O'Shea, a fifth-year infectious diseases resident, hopes the fundraising initiative will be so successful that it sends a strong statement to political leaders that more needs to be done to eliminate the devastating disease