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October 1, 2002

Posted on Oct. 1: Canada needs universities that produce the best knowledge and the best graduates: Speech from the Throne

The Speech from the Throne officially opened the new session of Parliament yesterday. The Speech sets out the broad goals and directions of the government and its strategy to accomplish those goals. The following are sections from the Speech on Skills, Learning and Research: "The fuel of the new economy is knowledge. The government has invested heavily in providing Canada's schools and libraries with the information technology to connect young Canadians with the best information and knowledge the world has to offer. It has invested in access to universities and in excellence in university research because Canada's youth need and deserve the best education possible, and Canada needs universities that produce the best knowledge and the best graduates. The government will build on these investments. It will continue to increase its funding to the federal granting councils to provide young Canadians greater support for graduate studies and research. It will work with universities on the indirect costs of research and on strategies for its commercialization to create opportunities for entrepreneurs and to fuel innovation. It will strengthen government science, integrating its efforts across departments and disciplines, and focussing on the priorities of Canadians. In November, the Government of Canada will host the National Summit on Innovation and Learning. This will be an opportunity to position Canada as a world leader in such areas as health sciences, biotechnology and clean energy. The government will work with its partners to break down the barriers to the recognition of foreign credentials and will fast-track skilled workers entering Canada with jobs already waiting for them. It will also position Canada as a destination of choice for talented foreign students and skilled workers by more aggressively selecting and recruiting through universities and in key embassies abroad. It has invested in access to universities and in excellence in university research because Canada's youth need and deserve the best education possible, and Canada needs universities that produce the best knowledge and the best graduates."

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October 1, 2002

Posted on Oct. 1: Documents on Einstein from the Russell Archives headed for major exhibition

McMaster University will be lending two documents from the Bertrand Russell Archives for a major exhibition on Einstein to be staged at four museums in the United States and one museum in Israel over the next three years. The exhibit is titled Einstein: Changing World. Carl Spadoni, research collections librarian, Mills Memorial Library, says that the Library will be providing the April 11, 1955 letter from Einstein to Russell which, in fact, is Einstein's last letter. The letter was written a week before Einstein died, and in it he agrees to sign a statement about the threat of proliferation of nuclear weapons. The statement is known today as the "Russell-Einstein Manifesto." The second document is a mimeographed press release, containing the statement, which is signed by Einstein, Russell, and six other scientists, several of whom were Nobel Prize winners.

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September 30, 2002

Posted on Sept. 30: Inaugural Karl Freeman prizes announced

Recipients of the 2001-02 Karl Freeman Prize in Biochemistry for top graduate seminars were announced Monday. The recipients, pictured from left, with Karl Freeman in centre, are: fourth-year PhD candidate Iain Mainprize (first prize PhD), first-year PhD candidate Tracey Campbell (second prize MSc), fourth-year PhD candidate Kari Draker (second prize PhD) and second-year MSc candidate Joe McCann (second prize MSc). McCann will transfer to PhD in January. The prizes are awarded to biochemistry students deemed to have presented the most outstanding graduate seminars during the 2001-02 graduate seminar series. The Karl Freeman Prizes in Biochemistry Graduate Seminars were established in 2001 by Karl Freeman, chair of the Department of Biochemistry from 1973 to 1979 and also acting chair for six months during 1982. This is the first time the prizes have been presented. Freeman is now professor emeritus but continues to have an active interest in the Department and takes courses at McMaster. Tracey Campbell was also awarded the 2002/03 Thomas Neilson Scholarship. This is awarded each year to the biochemistry graduate student deemed to show the greatest potential as an independent scientist at the time of transfer to the PhD program. This award was established in memory of Thomas Neilson by his family, friends and colleagues as a token of their appreciation and respect. Neilson joined the Department of Biochemistry in its early years and contributed strongly to its chemical expertise.

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September 30, 2002

Posted on Sept. 30: Student centre opening highlights Homecoming weekend

While it has been open for months, the cutting of a red ribbon made it official. Alumni, faculty, staff and students converged in the curved, glassed-in Marketplace of the new McMaster University Student Centre (MUSC) Saturday for a grand opening celebration. Taking part in the official opening, from left are, Walter Pohl, McMaster Association of Part-Time Students president; Evan Mackintosh, McMaster Students Union president; Ian Cowan, Alumni Association president; Peter George, McMaster President; and Gary DeGroote.

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September 27, 2002

Posted on Sept. 27: Commerce student saves consultant’s day…and computer

A fourth-year student in the School of Business is being lauded for recovering a visiting consultant's computer this week. In this story, Bob Hodgson, director . . .

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