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February 15, 2006

Heather Watson remembered

The McMaster flags remain at half-mast today in memory of Heather Watson. The second year Arts & Science student was killed Monday evening in a traffic accident on Cootes Drive. The 19-year old Oakville woman will be remembered fondly as having a strong love of music and animals.

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February 15, 2006

McMaster research chair awarded

McMaster is one of only six Ontario universities selected by the Council of Ontario Universities to receive an endowment from the provincial government to fund a research chair position in public policy. McMaster's application for Ontario Research Chair in Educational Policy and At Risk Students was one of eight proposals selected from among 37 submissions by 14 other universities.

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February 15, 2006

Debunking the myths

Graduates of the DeGroote School of Business' innovative Health Services Management MBA will gather together along with faculty, students and healthcare leaders to discuss private sector involvement in Ontario healthcare this Thursday evening at the second annual HSM dinner. Special guests Kevin Smith, president and CEO, St. Joseph's Healthcare, Peter Brenders, president and CEO, BIOTECanada and Chris Ward, former government house leader, minister of education and parliamentary assistant for health, will bring a variety of perspectives from both sides of the debate.

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February 14, 2006

Checking up on the city’s health

Location, location, location. The old real estate adage takes on a new meaning when it comes to Bruce Newbold's research. Newbold, an associate professor of geography and the director of McMaster's Institute for Environment and Health, has plenty to say about the importance of location, but his take on the neighbourhoods we live in might surprise you. In tonight's (Feb.14) free Science in the City public lecture, "Healthy Hamilton? Checking up on the City's Health", Newbold discusses the research that reveals the neighbourhood where you live plays a key role in determining how healthy you are.

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February 14, 2006

McMaster student killed in traffic accident

A tragic accident last night claimed the life of a McMaster student. Heather Watson was struck on Coote's Drive by a city of Hamilton plow/salt truck just before 6:30 Monday evening. The 19 year-old woman was a second-year student in the Arts & Science Program. Police are continuing their investigation.

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