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$17 million awarded to McMaster researchers

Canada's Research University of the Year has just been awarded another $17 million in research grants. The new funds for McMaster University come from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) and will support the work of more than 100 McMaster investigators. Projects range from environmental to health to materials and manufacturing related research. "Our success in this NSERC competition is outstanding and confirms that McMaster is home to some of the brightest researchers in the country," says Mamdouh Shoukri, vice-president of research and international affairs.

Study finds high risk of recurrent child abuse

Children who have been abused are at risk of recurrence and effective prevention strategies are urgently needed, say the authors of a randomized trial published online today by The Lancet. Recurrence of child maltreatment is a major problem. In a study involving 163 Canadian families with confirmed child physical abuse or neglect, Harriet MacMillan, professor of psychiatry and behavioural neurosciences at McMaster University, and colleagues tested whether regular home visits by public-health nurses prevented recurrence of abuse when compared to standard services from child protection agencies (CPA).