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October 20, 2003

[img_inline align=”right” src=”http://padnws01.mcmaster.ca/images/Seiji-Ogawa_opt.jpg” caption=”Seiji Ogawa”]Seiji Ogawa, recognized for revolutionizing the field of functional magnetic resonance imaging, will present a lecture on Wednesday, Oct. 22 entitled . . .

October 20, 2003

[img_inline align=”right” src=”http://padnws01.mcmaster.ca/images/MacShad1.jpeg” caption=”MacShad students”]”RainBowl,” a product developed by Shad Valley McMaster University students, won second best overall at the sixth annual RBC/Shad Entrepreneurship Cup . . .

October 18, 2003

[img_inline align=”right” src=”http://padnws01.mcmaster.ca/images/Pres-Birnie.jpg” caption=”Peter George, Susan Birnie “]More than 1,000 McMaster employees and family members gathered with their friends and colleagues at Les Prince Field . . .

October 17, 2003

During October, McMaster University, with Mohawk College and Hamilton's healthcare providers — Hamilton Health Sciences, St. Joseph's Healthcare and St. Peter's — are celebrating the . . .

October 17, 2003

It's affectionately referred to as Vulcan, named after the god of fire and metalworking. Physics professor Bruce Gaulin said the name seemed to fit McMaster University's neutron beamline because many of the engineered materials the instrument will study come from the world of metal works. Gaulin and the McMaster community celebrated today a $15 million award from the Canada Foundation for Innovation to build and locate the neutron beamline instrument at Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee. The instrument will be one of 24 state-of-the-art research instruments housed at the $1.4 billion Spallation Neutron Source, scheduled to open in Oak Ridge, Tenn. in 2006. The McMaster neutron beamline will be the only Canadian instrument at the scientific facility, which is headed up by McMaster physics alumnus Thom Mason.

October 17, 2003

This morning's news reports included a story that originated from the Washington Times linking interest in the McMaster nuclear reactor to alleged Al Qaeda connections . . .

October 16, 2003

McMaster's front entrance off Main Street will be getting a facelift next year when the City of Hamilton begins construction on the principal roadway that leads to campus. That clears the way for McMaster to begin planning a vision for the campus side of the entrance, working with stakeholders to ensure all issues are addressed. Over the next couple of weeks Karen Belaire, vice-president administration, will be organizing a steering committee of McMaster stakeholders including representatives from several faculties and departments, parking, planning, physical plant, as well as an external engineering traffic consultant. "The environmental assessment process has taken many months. As this process comes to an end the University will now begin to plan for the redesign. There are a number of factors to consider as we begin designing the front entrance," says Belaire. "The city has recently released a drawing of their plans for Main Street based on the environmental assessment, and now we'll work on our vision for our entrance way and access route. Addressing the needs and concerns of cyclists, pedestrians, public transit and emergency vehicles in this high traffic area will be challenging for the committee."

October 16, 2003

A lush, green campus and charming older buildings are some reasons why McMaster students like their school. McMaster ranked eighth in a recent university report . . .

October 15, 2003

McMaster professor emeritus Bertram Neville Brockhouse, who received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1994, died Monday. He was 85. Brockhouse shared the Nobel Prize in Physics with American physicist Clifford G. Shull for their separate but concurrent development of neutron-scattering techniques. Bertram was a pioneer who made an incredible impact on the world of science, said McMaster President Peter George. He also had a passion for science that was an inspiration for many. One researcher he made an impact on was Bruce Gaulin, Brockhouse Chair in the Physics of Materials. I am literally where I am today because of the work he did, said Gaulin, who also wrote an article with Brockhouse for the Encyclopedia of Physics. Gaulin was impressed by Brockhouse's modesty for his work. To me, the most amazing thing about him was how modest he was and how he always was such a fine gentleman.

October 15, 2003

McMaster is hosting the 17th Japan Studies Association of Canada (JSAC) conference Oct 17-19. Sessions will be held in the DeGroote School of Business (mostly . . .

October 14, 2003

Japan's ban on Canadian beef due to mad cow disease will be a key topic at a seminar this week at McMaster University. The disastrous . . .

October 14, 2003

From art and music to theatre and film, McMaster's School of the Arts is offering a broad array of events during the 2003-2004 season. Beginning . . .

October 14, 2003

The last SARS patients have been discharged from our hospitals and the the West Nile virus seems less menacing as the cooler weather approaches. While these infectious diseases might seem less of a threat to the general public, there are serious ongoing challenges that confront our public health system. These challenges will be highlighted in the latest Science in the City public lecture by infectious diseases specialist Mark Loeb. Loeb's lecture, SARS and the West Nile Virus: Roadmaps for Emerging Infectious Diseases, will explore the importance of rapid and accurate diagosis, risk assessment, disease containment and vaccine development. As the Scientific Director of the Canadian SARS Research Network and one of the lead researchers in the first study in Canada to track the prevalence of West Nile virus, Loeb has been on the frontlines and will offer some insight into the important recommendations coming from the recent SARS commissions and the West Nile virus study . The lecture will be held tonight at 7 p.m. in the Hamilton Spectator Auditorium, 44 Frid Street in Hamilton. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. This is a free lecture and all are welcome.

October 14, 2003

More than 500 students from southern Ontario high schools are at McMaster today (Wednesday) for the annual McMaster Engineering and Science Olympics and Open House. Students are participating in a friendly competition of events based on engineering and science principles. This year, a new remote event concept has been introduced along with the traditional on-campus competition. This remote activity involves students working on a chemistry problem in a lab at their home school with results submitted online. Through the open house program, students will have a chance to meet with university students, faculty and professional engineers as well as seeing the on-going daily activities at the university. A variety of displays, special presentations and tours will be featured. "McMaster Faculties of Engineering and Science, known for innovation and education, excellence in research and quality of student life, offer the Olympics as an innovative opportunity for students to actively participate in applying engineering and science principles through friendly competition and activities," said Bob Loree, director of Engineering 1. Awards will go to the top teams in each event. More than $20,000 in McMaster entrance awards are available to be won.

October 14, 2003

The McMaster Marauders lost game three of the Ontario University Athletics Baseball Championship to the University of Toronto Varsity Blues on Sunday. With a 7-0 defeat in the final game of the best-of-three series, the Blues captured its second OUA baseball championship title in three years. In game one, McMaster defeated Toronto 3-1, but lost to Toronto in game two, 3-1. This is the second consecutive year that McMaster has finished the season with an OUA silver.

October 10, 2003

[img_inline align=”right” src=”http://padnws01.mcmaster.ca/images/Stanton-Award—McGuirl-03_.jpg” caption=”Loralee McGuirl”]Loralee McGuirl, a fifth-year singer and visual artist, was honoured by Opera Ontario with The Christine Stanton Memorial Award at a . . .

October 10, 2003

[img_inline align=”right” src=”http://padnws01.mcmaster.ca/images/baseball.jpg” caption=”baseball”]In a best-of-three series, the McMaster Marauders will face the Toronto Varsity Blues this weekend in the Ontario University Athletics Baseball Championship. . . .

October 10, 2003

Do elite cyclists receive sufficient carbohydrates, protein, fluid and electrolyte requirements for them to perform at their peak? A panel of internationally respected scientists are hoping to translate the scientific knowledge of training and nutrition for endurance athletes, acquired through controlled scientific experiments, into practical information at a symposium today hosted by McMaster's Department of Kinesiology. "The symposium is a unique opportunity to listen to a panel of internationally respected scientists give a series of practical overviews on training, nutrition, and ergogenic aids/supplementation for high-level endurance athletics," says PhD student Douglas Mahoney, a member of the organizing committee. This free symposium is being held in conjunction with the Road World Cycling Championships this week. It takes place from 5 to 9 p.m. in the Information Technology Building, Room 137.

October 10, 2003

During the Romantic Period, from 1820 to 1910, passion ruled the day and the music of Beethoven, Schumann, Brahms, Wolf and Liszt touched the soul. This week, the passion from this period will return as McMaster co-hosts the ninth international Great Romantics Festival Oct. 30-Nov. 1. Artists from around the world will gather in Hamilton to perform works from the Romantic Period during this upcoming festival, founded in 1994 by emeritus professor of music Alan Walker. Walker is also author of the standard (and international award-winning) biography of Franz Liszt, the famous 19th century composer. Walker is enthusiastic about this year's line-up of musicians and lecturers. "The festival will appeal to everyone, from the music aficionado to the general music lover," he says.

October 9, 2003

[img_inline align=”right” src=”http://padnws01.mcmaster.ca/images/alfie_5.jpg” caption=”Alfie Zappacosta”]Alfie Zappacosta, whose jazz career spans 20 years, will perform live in Hamilton, Friday, Oct. 17. With two Junos, including Most . . .