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May 12, 2000

Conference set to explore religion in Northrop Frye’s writing

The thoughts and ideas of Northrop Frye have been scrutinized and celebrated by scholars throughout the world. But, until now, an important element of the late Canadian literary and cultural critic's work has been overlooked. The Departments of English and the Religious Studies are hosting an international conference to explore the religious contexts of Frye's thinking on May 17-19, entitled "Frye and The Word."

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May 12, 2000

New Web site helps students find housing off campus

An interactive Web site and database listing of housing opportunities for off-campus living is up and running, just in time to accommodate inquiries from students who plan to attend McMaster in the fall. Jennifer MacLennan, in-coming off-campus co-ordinator, explains that the site will provide students with up-to-date information and detailed listings of off campus accommodations.

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May 11, 2000

Canadian research study finds minimal benefit from high tech pacemaker

[img_inline align=”left” src=”http://padnws01.mcmaster.ca/images/connolly.jpg” caption=”Stuart Connolly/R.Scheffler photo”]May 11- 2000-Canadian cardiologists today reported the results of a major study which found that a more expensive dual-chamber type . . .

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May 11, 2000

Popular calculus professor wins coveted teaching award

Mathematics & statistics professor, Miroslav Lovric, is a recipient of this year's OCUFA Teaching and Academic Librarianship Awards. Deborah Flynn, president of the Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations, announced the recipients of the annual award on May 9. "These are the men and women who both inspire and inform their students. The recipients of the teaching awards go that extra mile to ensure that their students receive the very best in course development, instruction and research."

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May 10, 2000

McMaster expects 96 new research chairs over the next five years

McMaster's plan for faculty renewal got a marvellous boost this month thanks to a magic number, 96. The figure represents the number of research chairs McMaster will receive under the newly established Canada Research Chairs (CRC) Program. McMaster is expected to receive the second highest allocation of chairs among universities in Ontario. This is a significant boost and I'm sure it will lead to a significant strengthening of our faculty complement, says University President Peter George, adding the CRC program is one way in which the federal government is able to make a direct impact on faculty renewal.

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