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June 14, 2005

Results of an all-Canadian study demonstrate that patients with type 2 diabetes can safely achieve target blood sugar (glycemic) levels faster and more frequently when insulin glargine (a basal, long-acting insulin) is added to therapy, versus using oral agents alone. In addition to achieving better glycemic control, patients using insulin glargine expressed increased satisfaction with their treatment and experienced improved quality of life.

June 13, 2005

It's fun to learn as part of a group tackling problems. Now McMaster University students want to share the fun at a new, innovative summer camp for children aged 11 to 14. The Junior Inquiry Camp is founded on an increasingly popular method of education called inquiry-based learning which maintains that learning and personal development are inseparable.

June 13, 2005

Patricia Harvey, assistant clinical professor of surgery, was presented with a Meritorious Service Decoration by Her Excellency the Right Honourable Adrienne Clarkson, Governor General of Canada, at Rideau Hall in Ottawa on May 31. The award was given on behalf of all Canadians to recognize exceptional deeds or activities that bring special credit to Canada.

June 13, 2005

Last week, President Peter George presented honorary degrees to nine distinguished individuals. This week, his role will be reversed. The President and Vice-Chancellor of McMaster University will receive an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from the University of Toronto today at its Convocation ceremony.

June 10, 2005

It's that time of year when prospective university students begin weighing the future of their education. Their offers of admission have arrived and they have until June 13 to make a decision. For prospective McMaster students, the recruitment CD they received with their offer, might help make the decision a little easier. After all, they can see what McMaster is really all about by hearing directly from McMaster students.

June 10, 2005

While five McMaster students chilled out at Jay Ingram's Muskoka cottage, they were really learning how to communicate about science. Students Elliott Beaton, Graeme Moffat, Marie-Pierre Schippers, Reuven Dukas, Jessica Phillips-Silver and Carl Gaspar were invited by the co-host and producer of the Daily Planet, as part of his annual retreat. Every year, Ingram selects journalists or university students to spend a weekend at his cottage discussing issues relevant to their field and how to properly communicate science.

June 10, 2005

One night in September 1994, 40-year-old stay-at-home mom Ruth Nicholson attended her first night class. That week, she began a long path towards a McMaster degree. It was a tough week for Nicholson as she just ended a 20-year marriage. Although things were sure to brighten for the mother of three, that first week, she wasn't so sure.

June 9, 2005

McMaster University will grant degrees to 259 nurses from the McMaster-Mohawk-Conestoga Collaborative Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BScN) Program, at its very first convocation ceremony on Thursday, June 9. The collaborative degree program, with students from McMaster University and Mohawk College of Applied Arts & Technology in Hamilton, and Conestoga College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning in Kitchener, began in September 2001.

June 9, 2005

During their time at McMaster, five students have been models of leadership to their peers. This week, McMaster President Peter George recognized the exemplary scholarship and community service of Jaimini Chauhan, Elaine Cheng, Dionne Matthew, Avita Sooknanan and Mark Yep, with distinguished President's Award of Excellence in Student Leadership. Established in 1993, the award recognizes students who have demonstrated a commitment to the University's belief in excellence in its student body. The students received their awards during this week's Spring Convocation.

June 9, 2005

McMaster will confer degrees upon 259 nursing students and 626 engineering students at today's Convocation ceremonies in the Great Hall at Hamilton Place. At the morning ceremony, Nursing will present an honorary degree to Cathy Crowe, and in the afternoon, Engineering will present an honorary degree to Mike Lazaridis. Both will give the Convocation addresses at their respective ceremonies.

June 8, 2005

During a week of soaring temperatures and smog warnings, McMaster commuters are doing their part to help keep the environment clean. At the midpoint of Commuter Challenge week, a Clean Air Day celebration took place in the plaza between the McMaster University Student Centre and Mills Library today from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

June 8, 2005

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June 8, 2005

One of the world's foremost experts in fish physiology and aquatic toxicology has been given the highest honour McMaster can bestow upon its faculty. Christopher Wood, a professor in McMaster's Department of Biology, has been named a Distinguished University Professor.

June 8, 2005

Nearly 1,000 social sciences students, Canada's twentieth prime minister and a Hollywood director/producer, will walk away from Hamilton Place today with a McMaster degree. The Faculty of Social Sciences will confer degrees on 991 students at two ceremonies, the first at 9:30 a.m. and the second at 2:30 p.m. Both ceremonies will be held at Hamilton Place. Honorary degrees will be presented to The Right Honourable Jean Chretien and movie director Ivan Reitman, who will deliver the Convocation addresses at their respective ceremonies.

June 7, 2005

The Department of History and the Wilson Centre for Canadian History celebrated the accomplishments of its history graduate students on June 1 by hosting a dinner cruise on the Waterfront Trust's newly-inaugurated Hamilton Harbour Queen. Departmental chair Virginia Aksan and graduate director Michael Gauvreau praised the many students who have been awarded external awards, published articles, and otherwise contributed to the culture of research excellence within the department. They recognized four students - Heather Nelson, Tabitha Marshall, Erika Dyck and Wendy Churchill - for their extraordinary success in building a sense of professionalism and community among history graduate students.

June 7, 2005

Today, 625 science students will walk the stage in the Great Hall at Hamilton Place to receive a McMaster degree. Beginning at 9:30 a.m., science graduands will receive doctor of philosophy, master of arts (geography), master of science and bachelor of science degrees. Honorary degrees will be presented to David Hunter Hubel, Nobel laureate neurobiologist, and Michael Rowe, physicist. Hubel will deliver the Convocation address.

June 7, 2005

(Editor's note: The following article is a first-person account by ACT co-ordinator Jennifer Dawson about her personal cycling journey, and encourages others to participate in this week's Commuter Challenge.) In case you've been on vacation, away at a conference or hiding in a cave, it's Commuter Challenge Week. Over the last year, I've been writing articles for the Daily News that highlight Mac folks who regularly take the bus, walk, carpool and cycle to campus.

June 7, 2005

Brian McCarry, McMaster chemistry professor and chair of Clean Air Hamilton, was awarded a silver community award at a Canadian Environment Awards ceremony last night at Toronto's historic Liberty Grand. The fourth Canadian Environment Awards is a national program that celebrates the commitment of Canadians who are acting locally to help protect, preserve and restore the country's environment. The centrepiece of the Canadian Environment Awards is the Community Awards, which honours individuals and groups of Canadians chosen from more than 150 nominations submitted by the Canadian public. Gold and silver winners in six categories were announced.

June 6, 2005

McMaster will confer degrees upon more than 1,000 students today (June 6) in the Great Hall at Hamilton Place. At 9:30 a.m., 521 humanities and arts & science students graduate, and at 2:30 p.m., 490 business students graduate. Honorary degrees will be presented to Linda Hutcheon, Hugh Fraser and David Brown. Hutcheon and Brown will deliver the Convocation addresses at their respective ceremonies.

June 6, 2005

McMaster celebrated the academic accomplishments of its student-athletes Sunday at the ninth annual Marauder Scholar Brunch held as a part of McMaster Alumni Weekend. In 2004/2005, McMaster established a new benchmark with 299 student-athletes (38 per cent) achieving a minimal sessional average of 9.5 (out of 12) - or 80 per cent.