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June 13, 2005

Governor General presents Meritorious Service Decoration to McMaster professor

Patricia Harvey, assistant clinical professor of surgery, was presented with a Meritorious Service Decoration by Her Excellency the Right Honourable Adrienne Clarkson, Governor General of Canada, at Rideau Hall in Ottawa on May 31. The award was given on behalf of all Canadians to recognize exceptional deeds or activities that bring special credit to Canada.

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June 13, 2005

University of Toronto honours Peter George

Last week, President Peter George presented honorary degrees to nine distinguished individuals. This week, his role will be reversed. The President and Vice-Chancellor of McMaster University will receive an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from the University of Toronto today at its Convocation ceremony.

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June 10, 2005

Electronic recruitment strategies drawing more students to McMaster

It's that time of year when prospective university students begin weighing the future of their education. Their offers of admission have arrived and they have until June 13 to make a decision. For prospective McMaster students, the recruitment CD they received with their offer, might help make the decision a little easier. After all, they can see what McMaster is really all about by hearing directly from McMaster students.

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June 10, 2005

Weekend at Jay’s

While five McMaster students chilled out at Jay Ingram's Muskoka cottage, they were really learning how to communicate about science. Students Elliott Beaton, Graeme Moffat, Marie-Pierre Schippers, Reuven Dukas, Jessica Phillips-Silver and Carl Gaspar were invited by the co-host and producer of the Daily Planet, as part of his annual retreat. Every year, Ingram selects journalists or university students to spend a weekend at his cottage discussing issues relevant to their field and how to properly communicate science.

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June 10, 2005

A journey filled with challenges, and countless rewards

One night in September 1994, 40-year-old stay-at-home mom Ruth Nicholson attended her first night class. That week, she began a long path towards a McMaster degree. It was a tough week for Nicholson as she just ended a 20-year marriage. Although things were sure to brighten for the mother of three, that first week, she wasn't so sure.

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