Daily News

September 29, 2004

Homecoming is not just for alumni. McMaster's Alumni Association hopes to lift the spirits of current students, faculty and staff during its first ever "Kick off to Homecoming" beginning today (Wednesday).

September 29, 2004

Media Production Services is implementing a number of changes in its printing services unit to improve and enhance customer service. The unit has created a special office for customer service, electronically linked its entire printer fleet to increase printing capacity, purchased new state-of-the-art equipment, and expanded its staff.

September 28, 2004

The 2004 Community Campaign will soon be coming to mailboxes and desktops across campus, Hamilton, and beyond. If you are a faculty or staff member, or a retiree, watch for your package to arrive around October 1. If you have already donated this year, please accept a heartfelt thank you.

September 28, 2004

While Henry Wong was becoming a physician at McMaster's medical school, his wife Sylvia, who had graduated in psychology with a minor in sociology in 1969, worked in the Health Sciences library.

September 28, 2004

McMaster University and the McMaster University Staff Association have jointly developed a new job evaluation system for positions in the MUSA bargaining unit. This new system, developed in accordance with the Letter of Intent contained in the Collective Agreement, requires that all positions in the MUSA bargaining unit be described in a Job Content Questionnaire (JCQ) and then evaluated by the Job Rating Committee. The results of the new system are to be implemented effective June 16, 2005.

September 27, 2004

McMaster's premier marketing tool celebrates 25 years in action today (Monday). Rated as one of the world's best student run conferences, the McMaster World Congress (MWC) brings cutting-edge business innovation to McMaster's doorstep.

September 27, 2004

On a day when one record was set in the crowd, the Laurier Golden Hawks ended a long-running OUA record of the McMaster Marauders. In front of 6,641 homecoming fans, who all entered into the Guinness book of World records for simultaneous use of a whoopee cushion in support of the Kidney Foundation of Canada, the #7 Laurier Golden Hawks (4-0) stunned the #2 McMaster Marauders (3-1) on a last-minute 27-yard field goal by Brian Devlin (Sarnia, ON) to win 34-33.

September 27, 2004

An innovative marketing campaign promoting McMaster's campus libraries last year garnered extra attention for varsity athletes and national recognition for the team that came up with the campaign. And this year, they're hoping for a repeat performance.

September 27, 2004

McMaster will take a long walk towards peace this week, leading up to the twelfth annual Gandhi Peace Festival and Peace Walk. Several events are planned on campus to commemorate "Mac Peace Week", beginning today with the Peace Week inauguration from 10-11 a.m. in the McMaster University Student Centre courtyard.

September 24, 2004

When McMaster University radiologist Sat Somers receives an Honorary Fellowship from the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland next week, he will put his profession under an x-ray. The former chair of the Department of Radiology, and head of Gastrointestinal Radiology will be honoured on Oct. 1 at the annual scientific meeting of the Faculty of Radiologists of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland. He will be awarded a Fellowship which recognizes those who are outstanding in the field of radiology and related sciences. Others who have received the College's highest honour include medical scientists Joseph Lister and Louis Pasteur.

September 24, 2004

The McMaster Marauders will travel to University Stadium in Waterloo Saturday to take on the Laurier Golden Hawks, with a share of first place in the OUA on the line. (The University of Guelph and the University of Ottawa are also undefeated, but face each other this weekend.)

September 23, 2004

In February 2004, McMaster's Office of Public Relations launched Picture McMaster (www.picturemcmaster.ca), a new online photo gallery of the people, places, and things that make up the University. To raise awareness of Picture McMaster and promote the University's beautiful campus, McMaster faculty, staff, students, alumni, and community members are invited to participate in a Campus Colours fall photo contest. Contestants are encouraged to "picture McMaster" in unique, innovative, and colourful ways.

September 23, 2004

Dr. John Kelton, dean and vice-president of the Faculty of Health Sciences at McMaster University, is the first North American physician to receive Germany's top award in transfusion medicine. Dr. Kelton, who is also dean and professor of the Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine, was given the prestigious Karl Landsteiner award from the German Society of Transfusion Medicine and Immunohematology this week for his contributions in the field. The award has been bestowed biennially for more than 30 years.

September 22, 2004

Joanne Franco does it. Sandra Etherington does it. Marlene Monster does it. Ken and Alison Sills do it, sometimes even together. These McMaster employees, five of more than one hundred people nominated as campus "Commuter Heroes," leave their car at home and bus or bike to the University. In fact, a number of them don't even own a vehicle. And they think maybe you can do it too.

September 22, 2004

Two professors in McMaster's School of Nursing, Maureen Dobbins and Maureen Markle-Reid, have received $50,000 career awards from the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care. The awards are granted for five years with a total contribution from the Ministry of $50,000 each plus benefits. The awards will allow these two promising health researchers to devote a minimum of 75 per cent of their time towards health services research and aid them to establish themselves in their field of research.

September 20, 2004

From the fifth century through to the 20th, Japan has a diverse and prolific artistic history. Don McCallum, Professor of Art History at UCLA and a specialist in Japanese art, will share his knowledge of Japanese Art Sept. 22 and 23 at McMaster. A Hooker Distinguished Visiting Professor in the Department of Religious Studies, McCallum will lecture on two examples of Japanese art, one from the Second World War era and one from the seventh and eighth century.

September 20, 2004

Over 900 McMaster employees and their families were invited to enjoy a fun-filled afternoon at the McMaster Marauders versus University of Toronto Varsity Blues football game on Saturday, Sept. 18, 2004. This represented a record-breaking attendance for the third annual employee football event. The event was capped off with a sound victory by the Marauders over the Varsity Blues with a final score of 77-14. The event was sponsored and organized by the McMaster Employee Spirit Society (M.E.S.S.!) in partnership with the Department of Athletics and Recreation.

September 20, 2004

MDA, the company that developed the famous Canadarm used in space by NASA, is partnering with the Engineering Faculty at McMaster University to do research into medical robotics. The $450,000 commitment from MDA will launch the Faculty of Engineering's new school in BioMedical Engineering and create a medical robotics laboratory.

September 20, 2004

Strange things happen on a football field when opposing teams end up separated by more than 60 points. In a game that saw McMaster's season-opening starting quarterback Jon Behie start at wide receiver and catch four balls, University of Toronto's starting quarterback Mark Stinson rush for a touchdown, catch a pass, and still manage to throw a couple passes, luckily some things stayed the same in second place McMaster's 77-14 win over the U of T Varsity Blues.

September 20, 2004

Participants in the events of Global Arts Week at McMaster will gain a new appreciation for the world we live in. Indigenous communities in southern Mexico, military conflicts in Argentina, the AIDS crisis in Africa, artists in Cuba, and music from India are just some of the topics of films, lectures, and performances that will be presented Sept. 20-24 during the weeklong festival.