McMaster Archive

April 26, 2006

Inclusive Community Survey rewards participants

More than 3,500 people have counted themselves in. A total of 3,501 members of the McMaster community took part in the Inclusive Community Survey sponsored by the President's Advisory Committee on Building an Inclusive Community and the Office of Human Rights and Equity Services in March.

April 26, 2006

New bursary can help area youth become doctors

A unique partnership between McMaster University, a Hamilton benefactor and the local public school board will make it possible for disadvantaged Hamilton area students to become doctors.

April 25, 2006

Beating your fears, without a therapist

Martin Antony estimates 30 million North Americans have some sort of medical phobia, which, as he states in the introduction of his new book, makes the subject almost commonplace.

April 25, 2006

Engineering alumni honoured at awards gala

Joseph Ng, President of Hamilton-based JNE Consulting Limited and Michael Pley, President of Cambridge-based COM DEV Space and a McMaster Engineering alumnus, will be recognized for their contributions to engineering, the community and McMaster University at the third annual Applause and Accolades Awards Gala on May 3.

April 24, 2006

Let your Commuter Hero know you care

They're fit. They're friendly. And they'e doing their share for clean air. They're our Commuter Heroes. You most likely know an employee or student at McMaster who deserves to be recognized as a Commuter Hero, and the ACT Office (Alternative Commuting & Transportation) will be accepting nominations for 2006 Heroes from April 24 to May 12.

April 24, 2006

McMaster honours high school football coaches

McMaster Football, in partnership with the McMaster Friends of Football, is pleased to announced that Rick Oreskovich (Niagara Falls, ON) and Dave Walters (Hamilton, ON) are the recipients of the inaugural McMaster High School Football Achievement Awards.

April 24, 2006

Retaining a volunteer work force

Canadians volunteer a total of 1.05 billion hours during the year, equivalent to 549,000 full-time jobs or the employed labour force of Manitoba. National Volunteer Week, April 23-29, pays special tribute to the country's volunteers.

April 24, 2006

Senate highlights – April 12

Following are highlights from the University Senate meeting held Wednesday, April 12, 2006:

April 21, 2006

Professors receive almost $11M for health research

McMaster researchers are receiving federal grants for healthcare-related research projects ranging from the assessment of physician migration to other countries to environmental toxicants adversely affecting human reproduction.

April 21, 2006

Search for ‘holy grail’ of green marketing

Businesses looking to boost their bottom lines should look to green products and practices, a new study from McMaster University has found. But while going clean and green in business can mean more green in the bank, sustainability on its own doesn't guarantee success.

April 20, 2006

CFL drafts three Marauders

Three McMaster Marauders were selected in the Canadian Football League(CFL) draft today (April 20). Jason Pottinger, Tristan Clovis and Peter Hogarth have reason to celebrate as they've been drafted by CFL teams in Saskatchewan and British Columbia.

April 20, 2006

Trading Places

Mike Lukas, a third-year math student, saw an email in his inbox last spring that caught his attention. The Office of Student Financial Aid & Scholarships had sent a mass email to remind eligible students of the approaching application deadline for the prestigious Killam Fellowship Program.

April 20, 2006

AIESEC McMaster to host leadership conference

Students from 26 Canadian universities will descend on the McMaster campus May 4 for a five-day National Leadership Development Conference (NLDC). Hosted by AIESEC McMaster, the conference will bring together 300 ambitious university students of various fields of study to explore community connections, discuss world issues, expand their network of friends, and develop a broad range of skills.

April 19, 2006

Universities opt out of Maclean’s graduate survey

McMaster is one of a number of universities across the country that has notified Maclean's that it will not participate in the magazine's graduate survey this spring.

April 19, 2006

Students move out of residences

More than 3,000 students will move out of residence between April 21 and 27, with almost 2,000 of these residents departing on either Wednesday, April 26 or Thursday, April 27. On these days it will be very busy on the roadways near the residences in both the north and west quads, especially between 2 - 7 p.m.

April 18, 2006

Business school gains global accreditation

McMaster University has earned accreditation from AACSB International - The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. The accreditation, from the premier global accrediting body for business schools, represents the highest achievement for an educational institution involved in management education.

April 17, 2006

Religious Studies turns 40

The Department of Religious Studies celebrated the 40th anniversary of its graduate program Thursday, April 6. The first graduate program of its kind in Canada, McMaster has had a tremendous influence on the academic study of religion in Canada and abroad.

April 17, 2006

Antonio Negri investigates a ‘new democracy’

The Institute on Globalization and the Human Condition and the Department of English and Cultural Studies welcomes Italian political philosopher, Antonio Negri, as 2006 Hooker Distinguished Visiting Professor on Tuesday, April 18.

April 13, 2006

NEEMO makes a big splash at McMaster

More than 140 university and high school students crowded into a McMaster lecture hall on Tuesday to hear the crew of an underwater simulated space mission talk about the cutting-edge experiments they are conducting this week that will impact on the future of both medicine and space exploration.

April 13, 2006

McMaster on the airwaves

Next week, McMaster University will be the subject of a daily series on radio station 900 CHML. Each segment will chronicle an aspect of McMaster that has or will have an impact on the community.