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May 4, 2005

Slow balls take the swing out of young ball players

Exasperated parents practicing throw-and-connect skills with their young children will be relieved to know that their child's inability to hit a slow-moving ball has a scientific explanation: Children cannot hit slow balls because their brains are not wired to handle slow motion. "When you throw something slowly to a child, you think you're doing them a favour by trying to be helpful," said Terri Lewis, professor of psychology at McMaster University. "Slow balls actually appear stationary to a child."

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May 3, 2005

Paul Kells delivers poignant message about workplace health and safety

In the time since Paul Kells woke, to the moment he stood in front of a McMaster classroom this morning at 9 a.m., one person under the age of 25 was taken to hospital with a workplace injury. "And it will happen again in the next four hours, and then in the next four hours after that, and that's only in Ontario," said the victim of a workplace tragedy.

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May 3, 2005

Maurader Jesse Lumsden named CIS male athlete of the year

McMaster running back Jesse Lumsden has been selected as the 2004-05 Canadian Interuniversity Sport male athlete of the year. Sprinter Adrienne Power, from the Dalhousie University Tigers, was named the CIS female athlete of the year.

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May 3, 2005

McMaster launches off-campus housing review program

The conditions in which some off-campus students live continues to be a concern for both McMaster University and community members. The Off-Campus Resource Centre (OCRC) at McMaster is tackling this issue with an off-campus housing review program.

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May 3, 2005

Teaching old brains new tricks

Gray hair doesn't necessarily mean a decline in the old gray matter. What might be happening in the aging brain is actually amazing - and the focus of psychologist Allison Sekuler's Science in the City lecture tonight (Tuesday, May 3). Her talk, The Amazing, Changing, Aging Brain will highlight recent research from her lab that highlights the 'trade-offs' that happen with our brain as we age and the fascinating ways our brain can reorganize itself when faced with new challenges.

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