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Trip to Honduras teaches future doctors resiliency of humanity

For third-year biochemistry students Jonathan Yau and Justyna Troczynska, volunteering has always been part of their life. They have volunteered in hospitals, Yau at St. Joseph's Hospital in Hamilton and Troczynska in Trillium Health Center in Mississauga. They also belong to numerous student clubs at McMaster. This year however, they wanted to do something more and were ready for the challenge of bridging the gap between two diverse cultures and a foreign language. Through the support of local communities and churches, the students, who specialize in biotechnology and genetic engineering, raised a large portion of funding for their trip throughout the months of May and June. They traveled to Honduras through Mountain Movers Mission International (MMMI) from May 22 to June 20.

Astronauts to share adventures with Venture

Canadian astronauts Chris Hadfield and Dave Williams will visit McMaster tomorrow (Thursday, Aug. 25,) with professor Mehran Anvari, to host an interactive educational event with children in the Venture Engineering Camp and engineering students. The event will explore the educational aspects of the NEEMO 9 mission scheduled for this fall. Members of the crew will be on hand to present their research objectives and answer questions about their roles in the underwater mission which aims to test and evaluate new medical diagnostic and therapeutic technologies to enhance the delivery of state-of-the-art medical care in remote and harsh environments.