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posted on Nov. 30: Marauder quarterback named football player of the year

[img_inline align=”right” src=”http://padnws01.mcmaster.ca/images/Chapdelaine.Ben.final.jpg” caption=”Ben Chapdelaine”]Marauder quarterback Ben Chapdelaine is the winner of the 2001 Hec Crighton Trophy presented annually to the most outstanding university football . . .

posted on Nov. 29: Celebrating McMaster’s Canada Research Chairs success

The achievements of McMaster's 28 Canada Research Chairs were celebrated Thursday by one of the leaders of the federal government's innovation agenda. Industry Minister Brian Tobin was on campus to announce the appointment of McMaster's two newest chairholders as part of a national announcement of the newest recipients at Canadian universities. McMaster's newest Canada Research Chairs both hail from the Faculty of Science: John Brennan, an associate professor of bioanalytical chemistry and Cecile Fradin, an associate professor of physics & astronomy and biochemistry. Both recipients received Tier 2 awards which means they are researchers whose peers acknowledge them as having the potential to be world leaders in their field. The appointments are for a five-year period and can be renewed once. (Click on McMaster Chairholder Profiles for information about all the University's chairholders.) Tobin lauded the Canada Research Chairs program as one of integrity that emulates the highest standards, noting the awards aren't governed by appeasing political allies or constituents. "It's based on peer review," he said at the ceremony held at the Health Sciences Centre. "It's based on excellence. These 28 chairs have competed against the best and the brightest." The Canada Research Chairs initiative is a $900 million program created to establish 2,000 research chairs in Canadian universities by 2005. LAB TOUR: (L to R) Mamdouh Shoukri, vice-president research, McMaster President Peter George, Industry Minister Brian Tobin and Stan Keyes, MP Hamilton West were given a tour of the new new High-Throughput Screening (HTS) lab by manager Rebecca Hartlen. Photo by Ron Scheffler

posted on Nov. 29: National university cheerleading championship roars on campus Nov. 30

After a successful championship last year, with a capacity crowd in attendance at McMaster's Burridge Gymnasium, Power Cheerleading Athletics will host the National University Cheerleading . . .

posted on Nov. 28: Student-driven SOS makes sick children smile

[img_inline align=”right” src=”http://padnws01.mcmaster.ca/images/ShaveForACure.final.jpg”]Their mandate is to make children smile. So 17 of them shaved their heads to make people do just that. And in the . . .

posted on Nov. 29: School of Rehabilitation Science professor appointed to chair in childhood disability research

Professor Mary Law has been appointed to the John and Margaret Lillie Chair in Childhood Disability Research, which is supported by the Jack and Ina Pollock Charitable Foundation. Law is a professor and associate dean in the School of Rehabilitation Science and an associate member of the Department of Clinical Epidemiology & Biostatistics. She is co-director of the CanChild Centre for Childhood Disability Research, a partnership between researchers at McMaster University and children's rehabilitation centres in Ontario. "There are more than 500,000 children and youth in Canada with disabilities that affect in some way their participation in daily activities," said Law. "The chair in childhood disability will enable continued leadership in childhood disability research at McMaster so that families can benefit from research, resources and information leading to improved outcomes for their children." Law is an occupational therapist with training in both epidemiology and health and social planning and has worked in the area of children's rehabilitation for many years. Her research has led to innovative methods to enhance the participation of children with disabilities in everyday activities. "Dr. Law is a fabulous mentor for young investigators in the field," said John Kelton, Faculty of Health Sciences' dean and vice-president. "Through her work with graduate students and the development of future post-doctoral study opportunities, Dr. Law will be helping to develop our future scientists in rehabilitation science." The funding of this chair will help lead to new discoveries about effective interventions for children and youth with childhood disabilities and the efficient and timely dissemination and use of research information in healthcare practice. Founded in 1997, the Pollock Foundation has continuously supported the School of Rehabilitation Science with particular interests in childhood disability research and the research activities of the CanChild Program. (End of story)

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