Daily News

September 15, 2005

More than 70 companies will be on campus Sept. 19 looking for bright, enthusiastic and talented new hires. The annual Career Fair, which features companies such as Bell Canada, Innovus Research Inc., Molson Canada and Research in Motion, will take place in the Ivor Wynne Centre, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

September 14, 2005

For McMaster's Graeme Fraser, the annual Terry Fox Run on Sept. 18 is just a fragment of his dedication to help fight cancer. But if truth be told, he would be happy if it were the last Terry Fox Run he ran. After all, his ultimate race is in the lab, as he strives to find a cure for the disease that claimed the life of Terry Fox 25 years ago. With funding from the Terry Fox Foundation, the hematologist investigates and develops novel dendritic cell-based cancer vaccines to treat patients with hematological malignancy, specifically chronic lymphocytic leukemia. Ultimately, he hopes the vaccine will enhance the immune system to recognize and kill cancer cells.

September 13, 2005

For fourth-year kinesiology student Shannon Mitchell, getting to class is suddenly a lot safer. For the past three years, Mitchell has crossed Cootes Drive to get to campus from her home in the Ainslie-Wood area. But until this year, crossing this busy road was like taking a chance with her life. Now that there is an area where she can safely cross over, she feels much safer making the trek to class.

September 13, 2005

For students, staff and faculty who use GO Transit to travel to McMaster, the trip will be faster and more convenient with new services announced by the Ontario Government. The improvements, which involve York University and the University of Ontario Institute of Technology/Durham College as well as McMaster, will see expanded bus service between York University and McMaster.

September 13, 2005

The official launch of a new community portal called myhamilton.ca takes place today (Tuesday, Sept. 13), offering new levels of convenience and service for the Hamilton community, including McMaster University.

The portal serves as a gateway to community resources, services and information in eight categories.

September 12, 2005

Close to 700 McMaster employees and their families turned out to cheer on the McMaster Marauders as they battled and triumphed over the Ottawa Gee-Gees at Ivor Wynne Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 10. The final score was Marauders 28, Gee-Gees 18. Ivor Wynne Stadium, home of the Hamilton Tiger Cats will be the Marauders' temporary home for the next two seasons until the completion of the Ronald V. Joyce Stadium on campus.

September 12, 2005

The McMaster community is invited to join in a fun event in support of the United Way. On Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2005, the second annual McMaster United Way Run/Walk will take place from 12-2 p.m. The route includes a 5km run or a 3km walk through the beautiful McMaster campus. This is one event where your level of physical fitness does not have to be that of a seasoned runner. It's a fun event for individuals and teams of all athletic (or non-athletic) levels to participate and enjoy.

September 12, 2005

The inappropriate use of antimicrobials in healthcare facilities has long been recognized as an important problem, particularly in long-term care facilities. Important consequences of this include the emergence of bacterial resistance, side effects, and increased costs. A new study by McMaster researchers has found that the use of treatment guidelines in cases of suspected urinary tract infections resulted in fewer antibiotics given to patients in nursing homes. The study has been published as an online first article by the British Medical Journal at www.bmj.com.

September 9, 2005

Students returned to McMaster this week in full force, greeted by excited peers, and prepared faculty and staff, who welcomed them with open arms. "Things are going really well," says Michelle Corbeil, co-ordinator, First Year Transition, on the verge of preparing for another busy Welcome Week day. "The competition between groups has been really friendly and everyone's spirits have been really high. But it's been positive spirit."

September 8, 2005

Your son or daughter has always had good marks in high school and plans to go to university. You're pleased, proud -- and downright nervous about how you will pay for it.

September 8, 2005

Students at McMaster University will be up bright and early Saturday, Sept. 10 to take part in the annual Shinerama Campaign. They will be in Hamilton communities shining cars, shoes, windows, and anything else in sight to raise funds to support the Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation's search for a cure, and its work to control cystic fibrosis (CF).

September 8, 2005

McMaster University is rolling out the welcome mat for new students and permanent residents in the neighbourhoods around the West Hamilton campus. Volunteers will be delivering welcome bags to 500 student homes in the local neighbourhoods. The bags include items such as the McMaster "Good Neighbour Guide," City garbage schedules for the area and information on recycling, a map outlining local businesses of interest to students, coupon book from the Westdale BIA, information from Volunteer Hamilton, and magnets with contact information for the Off-Campus Resource Centre (OCRC) and the Student Community Support Network (SNSN) with the McMaster Students Union (MSU).

September 8, 2005

McMaster Media Production Services won third prize in the national Quality and Productivity Award from the Canadian Association of University Business Officers (CAUBO) for its submission on the Regionalization of Media Production Services.

September 7, 2005

A Canadian-led study involving researchers from 41 countries has demonstrated in the world's largest study of acute coronary syndromes (ACS) that a new anti-thrombotic therapy is safer and as effective as the traditional therapy used in preventing heart attacks, death and ischemia in people with serious heart conditions.

September 6, 2005

The #7 McMaster Marauders started off the 2005 season Monday with a 29-22 win in front of a capacity crowd of 4,285 people in the new University of Windsor Stadium. The first half featured a mix of big plays and costly turnovers and ended with McMaster leading Windsor by a score of 19-14. The half was highlighted by an Adam Archibald 45-yard touchdown pass to Jon Behie, and a 40-yard interception touchdown return by new cornerback Shaka Licorish.

September 2, 2005

For new McMaster students, there is a lot to take in the first week of school. From adjusting to roommates and life away from home, sometimes they feel overwhelmed at the path that lies ahead. McMaster is helping ease the transition through several events and activities planned during Welcome Week, Sept. 3-11. Activities begin Labour Day weekend with the production of IRIS (Inspiration, Reflection, Integrity and Success), a First Year Experience drama production written, produced and performed by upper-year students.

September 2, 2005

Reaching for that cup of coffee in the morning may seem to be an effortless task you don't think twice about doing. That reach however takes much more brainpower than one would think. Simple tasks like reaching, grasping, and aiming are not easy for everyone; some people are not co-ordinated enough to grasp that cup of coffee without spilling it over, while others could probably do it with their eyes closed. Why we are able to reach, grasp, throw, and catch effectively are things McMaster's professor Digby Elliot is looking at in his research.

September 1, 2005

In the movie Jurassic Park, a character responds to the observation that a supposedly all female population of dinosaurs is somehow breeding with the comment, 'life finds a way'. McMaster University's Gerry Wright delivers this same statement when discussing how bacteria grow resistant to the antibiotic medicine used to combat them. Ever since Sir Alexander Fleming first discovered penicillin in 1928 the battle between man and microbe has raged - and these organisms wreak much more havoc and harm than Jurassic Park's dinosaurs ever did.

August 31, 2005

McMaster students will kick off the school year by joining other community partners to clean graffiti from the streets--and walls--of Westdale. The clean-up is happening Tuesday, Sept. 6 between 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. Hamilton Police, the HSR, City of Hamilton, McMaster Security, Westdale Village BIA, and the Ainslie Wood/Westdale Community Association of Resident Homeowners Inc. (AWWCA) will also be participating in the event.

August 31, 2005

It was the drug of choice on university campuses, the drug that spawned psychedelic culture as well as countless jail sentences and fines, but LSD actually has respectable roots--roots that a McMaster University researcher is uncovering. "Far from being fringe medical research, trials of LSD were once a legitimate branch of psychiatric research," explains Erika Dyck, a doctoral researcher in the Department of History at McMaster.