Daily News

October 22, 2004

McMaster's James Stewart Centre for Mathematics was presented with a Governor General's Medal in Architecture today at Rideau Hall in Ottawa. It was one of nine projects across Canada to be selected for the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC) and the Canada Council for the Arts award.

October 22, 2004

Longer and healthier lives with personalized medicines made by manipulating genes to treat disabling and life-threatening chronic diseases such as breast cancer, asthma and rheumatoid arthritis. The potential to fulfill such promises lies within the Institute for Molecular Medicine and Health which opened today (Friday, Oct. 22) in McMaster University's Michael G. DeGroote Centre for Learning and Discovery (MDCL).

October 22, 2004

Last year, McMaster University in collaboration with Hamilton Police Service presented the largest anti-bullying rally in the world. This year, McMaster will present the second annual Bullying versus Basketball One on One on Monday, Oct. 25 at 10 a.m. at Copps Coliseum in Hamilton. More than 12,000 Grade 6, 7, and 8 students from Hamilton area schools will participate in a live play about bullying and a question and answer session. The sessions will be led by McMaster psychology professor and international bullying expert Tracy Vaillancourt and more than 400 McMaster University and Mohawk College trained student volunteers.

October 21, 2004

McMaster University's School of the Arts will present a new production of the comedic rock musical, The Destruction of Eve, beginning Saturday, Nov. 13, at 8 p.m., in Robinson Memorial Theatre. The play, which had a successful run in Toronto in 1998, challenges our preconceptions of Self, God, the Bible, and Women in western civilization.

October 21, 2004

McMaster will have its pulse on wellness next week as it celebrates National Healthy Workplace Week from Oct. 25-29. This celebration begins Monday with a Kick Off Open House from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the foyer of Wentworth House. Employees are invited to come by for healthy snacks, refreshments, a free step counter and a tour of the new McMaster Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Centre. As well, prizes will be awarded and information booths will be on display.

October 21, 2004

Early music ensemble Sine Nomine is coming to McMaster to perform as part of the University's Celebrity Concerts on Nov. 5 at 8 p.m. in Convocation Hall located on the second floor of University Hall.

October 21, 2004

It's the first of its kind in Canada  a unique and forward-thinking agreement that situates McMaster in a cluster of research excellence. McMaster University has partnered with the University of Western Ontario, the University of Guelph and the University of Waterloo to create one of the nation's largest consortia for technology transfer.

October 21, 2004

Local Hamilton high school history teachers and other local history enthusiasts joined McMaster faculty and senior administrators yesterday to welcome Viv Nelles to McMaster University as the L.R. Wilson Professor in Canadian History. "I'm just adding some extra bubbles to some very good champagne," said Nelles, as he acknowledged McMaster's already strong history department where he plans to develop the L.R. Wilson Centre for Canadian History. He promised that he would be in touch with the teachers and local historians in the near future as ideas for the centre develop.

October 21, 2004

Dean of humanities Nasrin Rahimieh and professor emeritus Donald Shepherd announced the 2001-03 recipient of the Donald Shepherd Humanities Book Prize this past Tuesday at a well-attended faculty reception. Susan Fast, a music professor from the School of the Arts and acting director of the Women's Studies Progam, was honoured as the winner from a field of distinguished colleagues.

October 20, 2004

Approximately 1,000 high school students from across Southern Ontario will travel to Hamilton this Thursday (Oct. 21), to participate in some friendly competition and great learning opportunities in the McMaster Engineering and Science Olympics and Open House. Activities begin in the event tent immediately in front of the John Hodgins Engineering Building.

October 20, 2004

Lieutenant governor James Bartleman and McMaster University President and Vice-Chancellor Peter George announced today a $1-million gift from Paul R. MacPherson to McMaster University. The gift augments the Paul R. MacPherson Bursary, established at McMaster in 1998 in response to MacPherson's belief that all students should be able to pursue their educational goals. The bursary is available to any student currently enrolled at McMaster University with a preference being given for graduates of Muskoka Lakes Secondary School or Aboriginal students from a First Nation community in Ontario.

October 20, 2004

Everyone in the McMaster and Hamilton communities is invited to attend a town hall meeting tonight on the future of post-secondary education in Ontario. It's part of the province-wide consultation sessions being hosted by Bob Rae, who is heading Ontario's post-secondary review Higher Expectations for Higher Education. The town hall will be held Oct. 20 at Mohawk College's McIntrye auditorium from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Rae will be at McMaster earlier in the day to host a roundtable discussion with invited guests from across the community.

October 20, 2004

Hamilton police have now confirmed that a McMaster student found injured this morning near the Cootes Drive Bridge has passed away from his injuries. Investigators say it was a tragic accident. Foul play has been ruled out.

October 20, 2004

McMaster captured the Ontario University Athletics (OUA) Men's Golf Championship at the Sutton Creek Golf and Country Club in Windsor Tuesday. McMaster started the day two shots behind the University of Toronto, but finished the day seven strokes up on the nearest competitor. McMaster won with a score of 611. The University of Waterloo placed second with a score of 618. Wilfrid Laurier captured the bronze with a score of 620.

October 20, 2004

The use of antibiotics results in two conflicting consequences -- curing of the disease while making bacteria in their wake more resistant. Finding the balance to provide the proper use of antimicrobials is the focus of a talk today by Stuart B. Levy, an internationally recognized expert in the area of antibiotic resistance. Levy will give the 23rd Annual Perey Lecture at McMaster University on Thursday, Oct. 21 at 5 p.m. in Health Sciences Centre, Rm. 4E20.

October 20, 2004

This morning an accident occurred by the Cootes Drive Bridge that resulted in an individual being seriously injured. The incident is being investigated by the Hamilton Police Service in co-operation with McMaster Security Services. Traffic may be affected in this area during the investigation.

October 19, 2004

Cumulatively, they have worked at McMaster for 4,890 years. On Monday, McMaster President Peter George hosted a luncheon for 250 McMaster employees who have dedicated between 15 and 40 years of service to the University.

October 19, 2004

After day one of the Ontario University Athletics (OUA) Golf Championship tournament held at Sutton Creek Golf and Country Club in Windsor, the Toronto Varsity Blues shot a combined 302 score and hold a two-stroke lead over the second-place McMaster Marauders (304). The Western Mustangs, Guelph Gryphons and defending champion Waterloo Warriors all sit in a crowded third place after shooting 309.

October 18, 2004

Researchers in McMaster's Department of Physics & Astronomy are peering into the distant galactic past by studying the first stars to illuminate the dark universe. Their findings are leading to answers to the question of how galaxies, stars, and planets first formed.

October 18, 2004

It's amazing how a few national and provincial records change the perception of a game. In the McMaster Marauders' 32-13 victory over the Queen's Golden Gaels, McMaster lost fumbles, threw interceptions, and took many unnecessary penalties. But Jesse Lumsden moved those mistakes to the background and took the spotlight.