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November 14, 2005

MAPS names new executive director

Sam Minniti has been appointed the new executive director of the McMaster Association of Part-Time Students (MAPS). In this role, Minniti will lead MAPS' advocacy work with campus partners, levels of government, and have a key role in stakeholder communications. His appointment, which takes effect Nov. 28, 2005, concludes an extensive search that attracted more than 50 candidates from across Canada and beyond.

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November 14, 2005

Two questions that drive cosmologists crazy

Einstein's theory of gravity has given us a remarkable understanding of the evolution of the universe, from the quark soup that existed a fraction of a second after the Big Bang, through the formation of the galaxies, stars and planets to the present - a span of some 14 billions years. Einstein's start has given rise to many more questions. The two that pose the greatest challenges to cosmologists are these: What happened before the Big Bang? What is our cosmic destiny?

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November 11, 2005

$2.5M federal investment in Canada Research Chairs

McMaster is now home to 58 Canada Research Chairs with a national announcement that includes one new Chair and four Chair renewals and represents a $2.5 million investment for the University. McMaster respirologist and assistant professor of medicine, Parameswaran Nair, has been named Canada Research Chair in Airway Diseases. His work, conducted at the Firestone Institute for Respiratory Health, will focus on understanding cellular biology and measuring airway inflammation in clinical practice to improve treatment of airway diseases such as asthma and Chronic Obstruction Pulmonary Diseases (COPD).

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November 11, 2005

Four MDs inducted into ‘Community of Distinction’

Three champions of McMaster's philosophy of medical education and a renowned child psychiatrist have been recognized for their significant contributions to the development of the Faculty of Health Sciences. James Anderson, Howard S. Barrows, Barber Mueller, and David (Dan) Offord were inducted today into the Faculty of Health Sciences Community of Distinction.

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November 11, 2005

Campaign raises awareness about effects of pornography

Every week, more than 20,000 images of child porn are used on the Internet. Sixty per cent of all website visits are sexual in nature. Annual worldwide porn sales total $57 billion. There are more adult bookstores in the United States than there are McDonalds. These staggering statistics have been appearing all over campus this past week and they have been generating a lot of discussion and speculation. This is exactly the kind of response the posters are meant to invoke.

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