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August 31, 2005

From Hamilton to Honolulu

Every step of the 42.1 kilometers Heather Bryce takes towards the finish line, is one step closer to putting a stop to diabetes - a disease that affects her father, grandmother and uncle, and if she's not careful, potentially herself. A recent graduate of McMaster's life sciences program, Bryce will take part in the Canadian Diabetes Association's (CDA) marathon in Honolulu, Hawaii on December 11. She's currently raising $6,000 required to make the journey and she's about half way there.

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August 30, 2005

Two McMaster professors named to Order of Canada

McMaster professors Harish Jain and Gary Warner have been named to the Order of Canada. Her Excellency the Right Honourable Adrienne Clarkson, Governor General of Canada, announced the appointments yesterday. The Order of Canada, established in 1967, is Canada's highest honour for lifetime achievement. There are 82 new appointments for 2005. Jain, Warner and other 2005 recipients will be invited to accept their insignia at a ceremony to be held at a later date.

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August 30, 2005

McMaster shuttle bus route changes

A review of the University's shuttle bus service to west campus was conducted over the summer and the recommendation from the final report will be implemented on September 1.

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August 30, 2005

McMaster named one of world’s Top 100 universities

McMaster University has been named one of the Top 100 universities in the world, one of only four Canadian universities to make the list. The annual poll published by China's Shanghai Jiao Tong University bases its findings on several criteria of academic and research performance including Nobel prize winners, frequently cited researchers, scholarly articles that appear in Nature and Science, and the per capita performance of the institution.

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August 30, 2005

Muscles: more important than you realize

Each year an ever-expanding collection of birthday candles serves as a reminder that we are all getting older. Aging brings with it many joys: life experiences, pearls of wisdom, new hobbies, perhaps grandchildren. Inevitably, it also entails increased physical frailty marked by realities such as dwindling muscles. Decreased muscle mass leads to weakness. Muscle weakness can result in dangerous falls which cripple thousands leading to an estimated $2.4 billion in direct health care costs and forcing many seniors to move into nursing homes.

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