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Business students highly rated in North America

MBA and commerce students from McMaster's DeGroote School of Business continue to score among the highest in North America. Such was the case again in a recent Major Field Test (MFT) conducted by the Educational Testing Service (ETS) the largest educational assessment organization in the world. The exam was administered in December 2004 to graduating students, and DeGroote's commerce students scored in the 95th percentile in North America while the MBAs scored in the 90th percentile. The commerce result was consistent with previous tests but the MBA result was the highest ever.

Conference to explore lessons learned from peace through health

Lessons learned from peace through health will be the focus of the second annual Peace Through Health conference, hosted by McMaster. "There's a growing network of people throughout the world who are becoming more aware of the impact of violence, especially political violence, on health," says lead organizer Joanna Santa Barbara, McMaster psychiatrist and 2004 Sibley Award Recipient. "The possibilities of expanding peace through skilful health practice excite people. We hope to bring together practitioners and educators who are working with this framework to generate fruitful ideas."