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Posted on March 12: Lecture examines 3D visualization of human diseases

Visualizing disease using 3D imaging is providing new information about the interior of the human body. In fact, these new technologies have revolutionized diagnostic radiology, as they provide information about the inside of the body never before available, according to Aaron Fenster, a renowned expert in this field. The professor of diagnostic radiology and nuclear medicine, medical biophysics, and biomedical engineering from The University of Western Ontario, will explore 3D visualization of diseases at the 26th annual Alexander Graham Bell Lecture, presented by the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. His lecture, entitled "3D Visualization of the Human Disease: Advances and Opportunities," on Tuesday, March 16, will explore unprecedented developments of new imaging systems making use of 3D visualization. Developments in diagnostic radiology have clearly demonstrated that 2D viewing of 3D anatomy, using conventional techniques, limits the ability to quantify and visualize a number of diseases and is partly responsible for the reported variability in diagnosis and in guiding minimally invasive surgical procedures, according to Fenster.

Posted on March 11: Science in the City for Kids

Looking for something for the kids to do for March Break? How about kicking off their week with Science in the City for Kids, a special event taking place this Saturday, March 13. Budding scientists and engineers (ages 8-14) are invited to attend a fun presentation by McMaster's Fireball Show, the Solar Car Project Team and demos by Let's Talk Science volunteers. Visit John Hodgins Engineering Building, Rm. 376 to view scientific experiments, pyrotechnics and a multi-media presentation that's exciting, fast-paced and full of energy. As well as the Fireball Show, the Solar Car Project team will be on hand to talk about solar energy and the Solar Car Challenge Race. Fireball 2 will be on site so kids can see a working solar car "up close". There will also be science demos by student volunteers from the Let's Talk Science Program. This event is free and open to kids and any adult kids they'd like to bring with them. There will be refreshments and prizes. To reserve your seat phone 905-525-9140, ext. 24934 or e-mail sciencecity@mcmaster.ca This event is sponsored by the Office of the Vice-President, Research and International Affairs and the Natural Sciences and Research Engineering Council (NSERC).

Posted on March 10: Seeing through the haze

McMaster campus groups and the City health department are clearing the air about tobacco use with a half-day event, "Seeing through the haze: the tobacco industry exposed" taking place today (Wednesday)from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. in the McMaster University Student Centre Marketplace. Garfield Mahood, executive director of the Non-Smokers' Rights' Association (NSRA) will be the featured keynote speaker at the event, organized by Leave the Pack Behind, the McMaster University Campus Health Centre, and The City of Hamilton Public Health & Community Services Department. The three-hour forum will include guest exhibitors, video presentations. Mahood's address will take place at 11 a.m. "Tobacco industry products kill 45,000 Canadians every year," says Sanjay Patel, campus co-ordinator of Leave the Pack Behind at McMaster. "That's 123 people every day. This event was organized to expose the tobacco industry and its role in the tobacco epidemic."