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March 9, 2009

McNeill appointed associate-vice president (research)

She was born in Kirkcaldy, proud to say she shares the same birthplace as Sir Sanford Fleming - the Scottish-Canadian known as the "Father of Standard Time." What Fiona McNeill plans to do with her time over the next five years is far from standard, reflecting an ambitious vision for research at McMaster University.

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March 6, 2009

Quiz Bowl team first to qualify for championships

At first glance, you might not think that Quiz Bowl is any different from a rainy afternoon spent playing Trivial Pursuit with your friends.

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March 6, 2009

McMaster launches sustainability website

Reduce, reuse, recycle and de-stress? Sustainable living involves more than just following the three R's, a fact highlighted with the launch of the McMaster Sustainability Office's brand new website.

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March 5, 2009

Ottawa funds commercialization of surgical robotics at McMaster University

The federal Networks of Centres of Excellence today awarded $14.8 million to McMaster University for development and commercialization of novel surgical robotic systems. The announcement was made at McMaster by Gary Goodyear, the minister of state (Science and Technology).

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March 5, 2009

McMaster study sheds light on how stem cells develop into blood cells

Messages sent within stem cells through a specific pathway can trigger them to specialize and develop into blood cells, according to new research from the McMaster Stem Cell and Cancer Research Institute. The finding, to be published in the March 6 issue of Cell Stem Cell, marks the first time scientists have demonstrated the importance of the communication pathway, known as the noncanonical Wnt, in inducing blood formation in humans or any other species. The pathway works by organizing the cells so that they can respond to signals for blood development.

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