Daily News

June 2, 2006

Simply put, David Earn wants to help eradicate infectious diseases. Stephen Tullis wants to improve the stability of flames in gas turbines to help decrease pollution. James Wadsley wants to understand the nature and origin of galaxies and Nikolas Provatas wants to produce stronger, yet lighter materials that might one day lead to safer cars. These diverse research projects share the same vital component: research results achieved through the use of high performance computers (HPC).

June 2, 2006

An annual luncheon was held recently to recognize members of the William McMaster and Susan Moulton McMaster Society. The atrium of the Michael G. DeGroote Centre for Learning & Discovery was packed with friendly faces as President Peter George celebrated the generosity of the many dedicated donors and friends who have chosen to support the University.

June 2, 2006

The speakers were dressed business casual. The speeches were polite. But just beneath the smiling public face of Deputy Mayor Maria Pearson and Hamilton Health Sciences CEO Murray Martin lay the distinct glint of corporate competitive pride.

June 1, 2006

Learning to take a problem and working out how to solve it is the focus for a summer camp for pre-teens and early teens at McMaster University.

June 1, 2006

There has been so much buzz lately around McMaster's nuclear facilities you can't help sensing that a nuclear renaissance is on the horizon. The most recent good news concerns Bill Garland, professor, engineering physics, who has been named executive director of the University Network of Excellence in Nuclear Engineering (UNENE).

June 1, 2006

McMaster alumni will return to their alma mater this weekend for the 2006 Alumni Weekend, featuring tours of campus, dessert party, mixed slo-pitch softball tournament, an annual general meeting, class reunions and an awards ceremony.

May 31, 2006

A better understanding of how the health of women and their babies is affected based on the type of childbirth they experience is the focus of a research project being led by a McMaster University researcher.

May 31, 2006

The recent announcement by Citizenship and Immigration Canada of the Off-Campus Work Program for International Students is good news to McMaster' 2,000 international students: they are now allowed to work off campus for up to 20 hours per week during the school year.

May 30, 2006

Two McMaster professors have been named outstanding teachers in a province-wide competition. Deborah Cook and Anna Moro join four other university instructors who will receive awards from the Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations (OCUFA) awards committee.

May 30, 2006

The travelling expo for a prominent international humanitarian organization founded in part by McMaster University alumni, is visiting the campus this week.

May 29, 2006

On Friday (May 26), grade 6 to 8 students from the Hamilton-Wentworth area came to McMaster to participate in the second annual All Science Challenge. Over 150 students participated in the challenge with around 100 spectators in attendance.

May 29, 2006

Medical students of the Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine will visit local elementary schools to talk to Grade 4 students about the harmful effects of the sun, and to educate them on protecting themselves.

May 29, 2006

On June 11 participants of the Rick Hansen Wheels in Motion fundraiser will walk, run and wheel to raise funds and awareness for people with spinal cord injuries (SCI) and related disabilities. People of all ages will participate with the goal of raising money to improve the lifestyles of these men, women and children. These participants include a team of MacWheelers, who were recipients of a portion of the funds raised last year.

May 26, 2006

McMaster's extensive health research was showcased Wednesday during a visit by top scientists of Canada's national health research funding agency.

May 25, 2006

While most undergraduates head home for summer, two members of McMaster's chapter of Engineers Without Borders are on their way to Africa.

May 25, 2006

McMaster University's new Alumni Field began serving the McMaster and surrounding community this past weekend. The new artificial soft surface will play host to the Canadian Football League (CFL) Hamilton Tiger Cats Training Camp from May 24 to June 2, 2006.

May 24, 2006

George Torrance, former dean of the DeGroote School of Business and professor emeritus in clinical epidemiology and biostatistics, will be honoured this week with a lifetime achievement award from the International Society of Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research.

May 24, 2006

On Wednesday, May 17, 121 employees were honoured at the President's Awards for Outstanding Service in 2005. A record crowd consisting of members of the McMaster community, along with family and friends, joined President Peter George to celebrate the extraordinary efforts of the 2005 nominees and recipients.

May 23, 2006

Carolee J. Winstein, a professor of biokinesiology and physical therapy at the University of Southern California (USC), will present a free, public lecture on some of the latest advances in stroke rehabilitation on Thursday, May 25 at 4:30 p.m. in room B102 of the Institute for Applied Health Sciences.

May 19, 2006

The largest ever class of physicians will graduate today from the Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine. Joining the 139 new medical doctors at the McMaster University Faculty of Health Sciences convocation are 8 doctors of philosophy, 19 Masters of Science, two Masters of Science in occupational therapy, 13 midwives and 79 students from the Bachelor of Health Sciences (Honours) program. Diplomas will also be awarded in Child Life Studies (10), Occupational Health and Safety (14), and Health Services and Policy Research (1).