Daily News

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.

June 5, 2006

As most people are aware, the GST rate is being decreased by one per cent, from 7% to 6%, effective July 1, 2006. Purchasing, Financial Services and University Technology Services have established a small project team to ensure the University's main financial systems will be ready. The team will also provide information and assist people with understanding how this change affects their transactions.

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.