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Posted on Feb. 26: Museum of Art presents Made in Canada

The McMaster Museum of Art presents Made in Canada until March 16, with a lunchtime talk today, (Wednesday, Feb. 26) at 12:30 p.m. The Made in Canada exhibition is a visual discussion about the relationship between landscape and Canadian identity using works from McMaster University's permanent collection. The exhibition includes paintings by David Alexander, Jack Bush, Franklin Carmichael, A.J. Casson, Naomi Jackson Groves, John Hartman, A.Y. Jackson, Franz Johnston, Cornelius Krieghoff, J.E.H. MacDonald, David Milne, Tony Onley, William Perehudoff, George Reid, Otto Rogers, Jack Shadbolt, Tom Thomson and Tony Urquhart.

Posted on Feb. 26: Province commits $625 million for R&D into auto sector

The Eves government announced today that it will invest $625 million over five years to expand and enhance current research and development programs and training funds to make them more accessible to the automotive sector. Of this, $500 million will be invested to enhance the Ontario Research and Development Challenge Fund, which will support industry-based innovation activities that will accelerate the commercialization of next generation products. The remaining $125 million will be invested to enhance existing programs that support training in skills that are needed by the sector. The focus would be on creating the strategic skills necessary for building competitiveness, increasing the fit between Ontario's training institutions and advanced manufacturing needs and expanding opportunities to learn the new skills needed for the development and use of advanced manufacturing technologies. Read more

Posted on Feb. 25: Joe Raso slam dunks Coach of the Year

The first place McMaster Marauders men's basketball team garnered three honours from the Ontario University Athletics (OUA) 2002-03 OUA West Men's Basketball All-Stars, as voted on by the coaches. Coach Joe Raso was honoured as Coach of the Year for the second time in three years. Raso has led the Marauders back into the nation's top ten and, after a one-year absence, hopes to bring his team back to the CIS Final Eight tournament in Halifax. Fifth-year veteran Graham Hewitt received his second consecutive First Team All-Star selection, with second-year guard Rob Scully named to the Second Team. Marauder Adam Steiner made the all-rookie team. Click here to read more.