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January 26, 2006

Inspiring discoveries beyond the lecture hall

Jack Rink feels a little more like Jay Leno than Sir Edmund Hilary these days. Rink, a geochronologist in the School of Geography and Earth Sciences, is developing techniques to foster some rapport between him and the 175 students who have signed up to take his GeoScience Adventurers and Explorers course. This is the first time the third-year course has been offered.

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January 25, 2006

Innovation Cafe a must-attend for budding entrepreneurs

Okay, so you think you may be the next Bill Gates. You've got a great idea, but the problem is, you don't know where or how to take it any further. Sound familiar? Well if it does, then you should attend the first Innovation Cafe being held tomorrow at McMaster University. The Innovation Cafe is a forum for those with an entrepreneurial spirit who want to discuss and debate a variety of issues related to innovation. The first Caf

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January 25, 2006

Olympian Adam Van Koeverden to address award winners

Olympic winner Adam Van Koeverden, who took both the gold and bronze medals for Canada in kayaking during the 2004 Olympics, will address fellow academic award winners tomorrow (Thursday) at the annual awards assembly for McMaster University's Faculty of Social Sciences. The event honours social sciences students, including those registered in the Honours Bachelor of Kinesiology program.

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January 25, 2006

McMaster recognizes Millennium Scholars

One-hundred McMaster students were presented with a Millennium Excellence Award Tuesday in recognition of both extracurricular involvement and academic success. Within this group of outstanding students, 22 are in-course award winners and 32 are entrance award winners (for September 2005) with another 46 renewals for students who demonstrated excellence in their McMaster studies and met retention terms. In-course awards are given to students who have already completed their second year of post-secondary studies.

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January 25, 2006

Suicide lectures examine life’s troubles and sorrows

Distinguished University Professor John C. Weaver gave the first of two lectures last night on 'Life's Troubles and Sorrows'. Weaver's research on suicide has been centred in the rich collection archives of the coroner's reports of Australia and New Zealand. Weaver was honoured with the title of Distinguished University Professor at the November 2005 Convocation. The title is the highest honour McMaster can bestow on one of its own, and although the designation is held for life, it is restricted to eight full-time faculty members at any given time.

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