Every week exciting and new things are happening at Trent University. Too busy to keep up on all the news? Don’t worry we have you covered. Here are the top stories from the week at #TrentU:

Trent Sport Field Project Hits a Home Run with Field of Dreams Grant

Trent University president and vice-chancellor Dr. Leo Groarke and City of Peterborough Mayor Daryl Bennett officially kicked-off the start of construction of the new $1.97 million Trent Sport Field project with a grand slam home run, thanks to the announcement of a $100,000 funding infusion from a Field of Dreams Grant from Jays Care Foundation, the charitable arm of the Toronto Blue Jays.

Read more about the announcement here.

Trent/Fleming School of Nursing Sets Roadmap to 2019

Building on their effort to continually raise the standards for clinical excellence and their commitment to become a network of excellence for nursing, the Trent/Fleming School of Nursing plans to shift a few of their focus areas, continue to build community partnerships and maintain their concentration on social justice in order to better prepare nursing grads for successful careers.

Read more about the Trent/Fleming School of Nursing strategic plan here.

Trent President Named One of Peterborough's Most Influential People

Following on the heels of his one-year anniversary as president and vice-chancellor at Trent University, Dr. Leo Groarke has been ranked number seven on the list of Peterborough’s most influential people. The 2015 edition of the list is compiled by Peterborough This Week and ranks the 20 most influential people in the region who, through their words and actions, affect the character, development and behaviour of the Peterborough community. 

Read more about the top 20 list here.

Supporting Young Scholars in the Community

Every year the Whitby Chamber of Commerce presents an award to the top business students from each high school in Whitby. This year the students were recognized at a ceremony which took place on Friday, June 26 at the Whitby Chamber of Commerce head office. Recipients received a $100 award from the Chamber, plus swag bags from Trent University Durham and the Town of Whitby. The bags included travel mugs and Trent’s signature sunglasses.

Read more about Trent University Durham’s support in the local community here.

Trent Researchers use Genomics to Clarify Evolutionary Origins of Wolves and Coyotes

The work of a Trent University alumna and post-doctoral fellow will shed new light on the debate over wolf conservation in eastern North America. Dr. Linda Rutledge's paper, RAD sequencing and genomic simulations resolve hybrid origins within North American Canis, published this month in the Royal Society journal Biology Letters, summarizes a study which uses more than127,000 genetic markers, in combination with genomic simulations, to show support for the eastern wolf from Algonquin Provincial Park as a distinct species.

Read more about Dr. Linda Rugledge’s work here.

Posted on Friday, July 17, 2015.