Daily News

June 12, 2006

Just because most of the students are gone for the summer doesn't mean the McMaster University campus is in hibernation. In fact, there is a plethora of new opportunities this summer. McMaster believes in year-long engagement with the community, not just a semester - or eight-month-long endeavor.

June 12, 2006

Burlington is a city on the move. A McMaster campus and a waterfront improvement project are just two examples of the development underway. The City has pledged that all development will happen under a smart growth model. But what exactly is the smartest way to grow?

June 9, 2006

Astronomers have discovered that the large disks of gas and dust around young stars will fragment if two young stars pass close to each other and form smaller brown dwarfs stars with disks of their own. The news was announced this week at the Canadian Astronomical Society in Calgary, Alta, by James Wadsley, assistant professor of Physics & Astronomy at McMaster University, and his student Sijing Shen.

June 9, 2006

[img_inline align=”right” src=”http://padnws01.mcmaster.ca/images/Semogas_Dyanne02.jpg” caption=”President’s Award for Excellence in Teaching recipient Dyanne Semogas. Photo credit: Deborah McIvor”]An assistant professor in the School of Nursing who was . . .

June 9, 2006

Abraham Ture came to Canada from a refugee camp in Kenya in April, 2000 with his wife and two children. Today he is receiving his Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree from McMaster University. He is among the 237 graduates who attended the collaborative nursing program hosted at Mohawk College, Conestoga College and McMaster University.

June 9, 2006

Family and friends will fill the Great Hall at Hamilton Place this afternoon to recognize and applaud the 2006 class of engineering graduates. The ceremony will be followed by a reception on campus at the McMaster University Student Centre Marketplace.

June 8, 2006

Massive star supernovae have been major "dust factories" ever since the first generations of stars formed several hundred million years after the Big Bang, according to an international study published in Science Express today.

June 8, 2006

McMaster University's Nuclear Reactor - 47 years old this year - has received the annual John S. Hewitt team achievement award by the Canadian Nuclear Society. The award recognizes exceptional teamwork within the national nuclear community.

June 8, 2006

The campus has been buzzing this week with the whir of bike wheels as commuters take up the Commuter Challenge for Environment Week 2006. Offering inspiring activities and incentives such as a free HSR ride on Clean Air Day (June 7) prizes and Commuter Hero recognition, the ACT office (Alternative Commuting & Transportation) is 'ACTively' encouraging the McMaster community to get involved and get moving.

June 8, 2006

Today 1047 Social Sciences will walk the stage in the Great Hall at Hamilton Place to receive a McMaster degree. The Faculty of Social Sciences will confer degrees at two ceremonies, the first at 9:30 a.m. and the second at 2:30 p.m. Both ceremonies will be held at Hamilton Place.

June 7, 2006

There may be no advantage to taking nursing home residents to hospital for treatment of pneumonia. They can do as well if they receive the same medical treatment at their residence; a study conducted by McMaster University researchers and funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) has shown.

June 7, 2006

Convocation day is a momentous occasion for any student. After years of studying, researching papers and writing exams, the hard work finally pays off when a student can designate him or herself as a Bachelor of the Arts, an Engineer or a Master of Science. The journey for an international student is even more arduous.

June 6, 2006

The DeGroote School of Business will confer degrees upon more than 500 students today (June 6) in the Great Hall at Hamilton Place. DeGroote will present 537 degrees for doctor of philosophy, master of business administration and bachelor of commerce. The ceremony begins at 2:30 p.m. and is followed by a reception in Wentworth Hall at the Hamilton Convention Centre.

June 6, 2006

Music is ever associated with graduation ceremonies. Pomp and Circumstance, known to many as simply "the graduation song," was first played at a convocation ceremony over a century ago. For Andrea Fraser who will graduate with distinction from the DeGroote School of Business Tuesday, June 6, music was central throughout her education, as well as at her graduation.

June 6, 2006

The Great Hall at Hamilton Place will see degrees conferred upon 616 students from the Faculty of Humanities and 56 students from the Arts & Science program today in a joint ceremony. An Honorary degree will be presented to novelist, Moyez G. Vassanji.

June 6, 2006

Summer is almost here and it is a great time of the year to start riding your bike to the campus. McMaster has many bike racks on campus for your bicycle to be stored while you are working and learning.

June 6, 2006

Two officers of the McMaster Association of Part-Time Students (MAPS) have been recognized for their long-term volunteer leadership in the service of part-time students. MAPS president Dave Moore and immediate past-president Carole Armstrong received the Ontario Volunteer Service Award at a ceremony in Hamilton on May 17. They were recognized for service to MAPS of 10 and 5 years, respectively.

June 5, 2006

One of 17 people arrested in the GTA and Kingston over the weekend on terrorism charges was a McMaster graduate. A student in the Bachelor of Health Sciences program; he graduated this Spring.

June 5, 2006

The Faculty of Science will confer degrees upon 731 students today (June 5) in the Great Hall at Hamilton Place. The ceremony begins at 2:30 p.m. and is followed by a reception in the McMaster University Student Centre (Marketplace) from 5 to 7 p.m. Researcher Douglas L. Coleman will receive an Honorary Doctor of Science (D.Sc.) Degree and share his thoughts on the day with the graduates.

June 5, 2006

Marisa Loduca's train came in during the Commuter Challenge last June. She got a tune up for her car. Pumped up her tires. Shared the ride to weekend activities. And for her efforts her name was randomly picked as the winner of a first class trip for two anywhere in the Windsor-Quebec City corridor, courtesy of VIA Rail.