Daily News

June 28, 2006

On June 24, over 150 people gathered to celebrate the achievements of grades 7 to 12 students from all over Ontario who had recently competed in McMaster's second annual French contest.

June 27, 2006

Are you a faculty member involved in health-related research or education? Or are you a faculty member interested in becoming involved? Collaborations for Health, in conjunction with University Technology Services (UTS), is surveying all McMaster full and part-time faculty to gather information about their health-related research and education activities.

June 27, 2006

McMaster kicks off its sixteenth annual Summer Drama Festival this July with an exciting mix of shows, presented by a talented group of McMaster students and community members. This year's festival will present five shows, each with the promise of outstanding entertainment.

June 26, 2006

John Popham can't believe it has already been over a month since he has officially taken over the role of McMaster Students Union (MSU) president from Tommy Piribauer. His day-to-day schedule has become more challenging, filled with responding to hundreds of emails in his inbox, attending regular events and meetings, and strategizing how to put his platform promises to the McMaster student body into action.

June 26, 2006

McMaster University professor Mary Law, chair of the School of Rehabilitation Science, has received the 2006 Heart Award from The Family Alliance Ontario. Law is a resident of Galt, Ontario.

June 26, 2006

Following the McMaster University Faculty Association's (MUFA) recent annual general meeting (AGM), a special reception was held in honour of this year's recipients of the MUFA Faculty/Librarian Awards for Outstanding Service. Elise Hayton and Daphne Maurer were recognized for their outstanding contributions to the University, both receiving awards valued at $1,500.

June 23, 2006

A nurse practitioner, who is active in the clinical education of medical students, family medicine residents and nurse practitioners has been named the winner of the 2006 John C. Sibley Award for part-time faculty.

June 22, 2006

Municipal governments can play a key role in facilitating a low-cost approach to keeping seniors healthier, and thereby reduce their need for costly health care services. According to a research paper published by the American Journal of Public Health, communities with a high concentration of seniors should include various municipally-controlled characteristics that would have a positive impact on the social and physical well-being of its residents.

June 22, 2006

Come September, students returning to campus after the summer will see a new addition to McMaster's student residences - Les Prince Hall. Located just north-east of Hedden Hall, Les Prince Hall will house 390 more students in the residence system.

June 21, 2006

David Chettle, a member of McMaster's Faculty of Science for over 15 years, will be taking on new responsibilities beginning July 1, 2006 in his new appointment as associate dean, Research and External Relations in the Faculty of Science.

June 21, 2006

A new acting dean has been appointed for the Faculty of Humanities. Bob McNutt will assume the position as of July 1 for a six-month term. His appointment has been approved by Senate executive and is subject to approval by the Board.

June 21, 2006

Did you know that a tin can placed on the sunlit side of Mercury or the surface of Venus would melt? Or that if the mass of all the planets in our solar system were combined, Jupiter would make up 77 per cent of the mass? These fascinating facts on the night sky are found in McMaster astronomy professor Doug Welch's new childrens book, Amazing Facts about Australia's Southern Skies. A professional astronomer for the past two decades, Welch was first turned onto science at age of eight. Family friends gave him a children's book about space, which sparked a passion for science within him. Soon after that, Welch's father purchased a small telescope, allowing Welch to further explore his interested in astronomy by viewing Saturn and the Moon.

June 20, 2006

Paul Okrutny and Marka Jansen, two McMaster engineering students, were inspired to use their engineering skills to help people in developing countries. They joined development projects in India and Ghana, and are sharing their adventures in a new podcast series on the rabble podcast network.

June 20, 2006

If you're wondering why there seem to be so many folks walking around with name badges on lanyards this week, you might like to know a bit more about the dedicated student services professionals who have traveled across our grand country to converge, share and celebrate at McMaster.

June 19, 2006

Gail Krantzberg, Director of the Dofasco Centre for Engineering and Public Policy at McMaster University, will provide a Canadian perspective to the twelve-member Board of Directors of the newly formed Great Lakes Observing System Regional Association (GLOS-RA).

June 19, 2006

Every day, worldwide, over 500 million people travel on very short rides, in what type of moving vehicle? If you know the answer to this brain buster, the McMaster Alumni Association could have used you last Wednesday night at the Madison Avenue Pub in Toronto for the kick off to the 2006 Trivial Trivia Challenge.

June 19, 2006

Nothing is more exciting or cool than to be able to say to people "I'm an archaeologist". Of course, the usual response is often "Oh, so you dig up dinosaurs? That's awesome!" No, we do not dig up dinosaurs; that is palaeontology, not archaeology.

June 16, 2006

Some of the world's leading researchers who specialize in assessing the costs and benefits of health interventions ranging from pacemakers to diagnostic imaging to new drug therapies will gather at McMaster University next week for a two-day conference.

June 16, 2006

Now in its seventh year of being awarded, the Dr. Henry Chaim Witelson Memorial Prize in Ophthalmology provides unique opportunities to McMaster University medical students to learn about ophthalmology and participate in preserving or restoring eyesight.

June 15, 2006

Galileo Galilei once said, "Measure what is measurable, and make measurable what is not so". Recent trends in experimentation and technology certainly seem to suggest that scientists and mathematicians have taken Galileo's words to heart. Measurements have been made of things as small as atoms and as big as galaxies. Indeed, numbers and measurements are the backbone of a great deal of innovative scientific discoveries.