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April 4, 2006

When was the last time you saw the dreaded 'Blue Screen of Death'? Working with computers, as most of us do, we are only too aware of our fear of seeing this phenomenon transform our screen. So why should we rejoice when we hear that the Team Blue Screen of Death performed outstandingly well?

April 3, 2006

Let's face it. University students don't have a lot of money. Rising tuition fees, expensive textbooks and monthly rent doesn't leave much left over to live off of. But with careful planning and some discipline, even cash-strapped students can live in the lap of luxury. Well, sort of.

April 3, 2006

The beginning of 2006 saw the continuation of a great partnership between McMaster's Faculty of Social Sciences and The Hamilton Spectator. A unique learning opportunity, developed by the Experiential Education office, gave social sciences students the opportunity to participate in a seven-week career placement with the local newspaper. Career placements are extended job shadow opportunities that allow students to explore careers within a particular field of interest.

April 3, 2006

McMaster University Senate last met on Wednesday, March 8, 2006 in the Council Chambers of Gilmour Hall.

March 31, 2006

McMaster University is releasing a list of salaries of those employees whose 2005 income, as reflected on their T4 slips, met or exceeded $100,000. Corresponding 2005 taxable benefits are also listed. The disclosure of this material is mandated under the Ontario Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act.

March 31, 2006

This year's Kipling ceremony, the annual rite-of-passage for graduating engineers, marks a milestone at McMaster University - its 10,000th engineering student will graduate and receive engineering's iron ring at the annual Ritual of the Calling of an Engineer.

March 31, 2006

Mahmut Parlar, chair of the management science & information systems area of the DeGroote School of Business, was recognized last night with the Faculty's inaugural Research Award of Excellence.

March 30, 2006

McMaster economics instructor and alumnus Rashid Khan loves to take risks-playing cards - that is. A recent gold medal winner of the 2006 Canadian Open Pairs Champion, Khan has learned a thing or two since his days as a member of McMaster's former MSU Bridge Club. His original interest in meeting other students on campus took Khan far beyond his original goal of finding a social outlet to discovering a game that was a "perfect fit" with his love of numbers and logic.

March 30, 2006

DeGroote School of Business alumna Rebecca Repa '90 knows first hand the challenges of working in the healthcare sector. As vice-president, planning, redevelopment and diagnostic services for St. Joseph's Healthcare, Repa works to apply a business rigor to public sector health industry - not an easy task.

March 29, 2006

To address the growing epidemic of obesity among Canadians, the creation of the Canadian Obesity Network (CON) with an initial $800,000 federal government investment over two years under the Networks of Centres of Excellence program was announced today by Irving Gold, Director, Knowledge Transfer and Exchange of the Canadian Health Services Research Foundation and Chair of the inaugural network Board.

March 29, 2006

The McMaster Association of Part-Time Students (MAPS) board of directors has elected David Moore MAPS president for 2006-2007. He has been a member of the MAPS board since 1996. A 2000 graduate in Political Science, Moore is a program manager with the Ontario Ministry of Education in Toronto. He is now pursuing further studies through the Centre for Continuing Education.

March 29, 2006

A McMaster tradition since 1988, the Distinguished Alumni Award recognizes alumni who have attained a high level of distinction through scholarship, research, teaching and/or creative contributions to the arts or sciences. The McMaster Alumni Association encourages anyone who knows a graduate they believe fits the nomination criteria to make a submission.

March 28, 2006

Richard Gilbert, an urban issues consultant, was commissioned to write a report for the City of Hamilton about the implications an oil shortage would have if Hamilton decided to pursue a plan to turn itself into a transportation hub. Gilbert delivered the report last June, but the City has yet to publish it. The report has become the subject of considerable speculation prompting Hamiltonians to wonder what could be so damning in the report.

March 28, 2006

Wednesday, March 22, the McMaster Inter-Residence Council held its inaugural residence referendum. Polls were open from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m. in the lobby of each residence. A total of 2146 students voted on the issue of a $15 increase to the IRC component of residence fees for the purpose of providing a residence wide yearbook to all residence students. The result came back with a majority of voters in favour of the fee increase.

March 28, 2006

The project titles are complex and the equipment required is highly specialized. The research reflects basic science that will one day ensure transplanted organs are not rejected, buildings are safer, diseases are detected earlier, and the quality of life for our aging population is enhanced. The Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) has announced that the labs of four McMaster researchers have been funded for essential infrastructure costs that will accelerate their cutting edge research and provide an enriched research-training environment for students. Associate professors Kim Jones (Chemical Engineering), Gianni Parise (Kinesiology and Medical Physics), Ravi Selvaganapathy (Mechanical Engineering) and Michael Tait (Civil Engineering) are in the early stages of their career and all share the same view that the funds for new equipment in their labs will greatly accelerate their research.

March 27, 2006

Linda Duxbury, a dynamic and motivational speaker, and honoured recipient of several teaching and research awards for her work in organizational change and behaviour, will be sharing her insights on the concept of four generations in the workplace on Tuesday, March 28 at McMaster's Michael G. DeGroote Centre for Learning & Discovery (MDCL).

March 27, 2006

McMaster University hosted the 82nd Annual McMaster Athletic Awards Ceremony at the CIBC Banquet Centre located in the McMaster Student Centre on the McMaster University Main Campus Friday, March 24. Student wrestlers swept this year's Male and Female Athlete of the Year awards.

March 27, 2006

Patrick Moore,Greenpeace co-founder and now chair and chief scientist, Greenspirit Strategies, will be speaking on "Searching for a Sustainable Energy Future" at McMaster on Wednesday, March 29 in Burke Science Building (BSB), Room B135 from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Moore's free, public address will focus on the scientific evidence showing nuclear power to be an environmentally sound and safe choice of energy.

March 24, 2006

We are stepping into a new age of academia where learning consists of more than just lectures with a professor at the front of a classroom. Instead, innovative technologies such as podcasts, video casts, framework environments, weblogs, wiki software, touch screens and text messaging have pushed both students and instructors towards a new way to teach and learn.

March 24, 2006

The McGuinty government released the 2006 Ontario provincial budget yesterday. Although the Budget's primary focus was on addressing infrastructure needs, it did include some additional details on the roll out of the Reaching Higher plan for post-secondary education. The province will double student aid spending by 2009-10, and include increases to 60,000 the number of students getting up-front grants in 2006-07. It also raises the annual income threshold at which a two-child family qualifies for grants, from $35,000 to $75,000.