Too busy to keep up with all the exciting news coming out of Trent University? We’ve got you covered. Here’s what you need to know from the past week at #TrentU:

Honouring Trent's Long-Serving Staff & Faculty
Close to 850 years of service to Trent University by dedicated staff and faculty was recognized at the annual Service Awards Luncheon on June 24, 2015 in the Great Hall of Champlain College. Thirty staff and faculty members were recognized for their contributions of 25, 30, 35, and 40 years of service. Read more about the Service Awards and see a full list of recipients here.

President Groarke Explores Partnership Opportunities at University of Trento, Italy
There is only an “o” that separates “Trent” and “Trento,” but there is a whole ocean between Trent University and the University of Trento, Italy.  While speaking at a conference at the Faculty of Law at the University of Trento, Trent’s president and vice-chancellor, Dr. Leo Groarke, met with University of Trento president, Paolo Collini. They discovered some significant similarities between both institutions, and a mutual interest in internationalization. Read more about President Groarke’s visit to University of Trento here.

PhD Student Explores Diversity and Disability in Canadian Fiction
“There was just something about being queer and disabled in a small town that fostered within me a sense of alienation, and also purpose to examine the way our society creates ideas of ‘normalcy’,” says Derek Newman-Stille, a PhD student at Trent University’s Frost Centre for Canadian Studies and Indigenous Studies. Growing up in a small town in the Kawarthas, Mr. Newman-Stille sought comfort, and a sense of community in books. He admits that he always found it difficult to relate to the stories found in traditional Canadian fiction. It’s this realization that led Mr. Newman-Stille to his current research – representations of disability in Canadian speculative fiction. Learn more about Derek and his research here.

Trent University Rowers Making Waves in National and International Competition
Trent University rowers continue to make their mark in national and international competition as five rowers and Trent’s Row to Podium Talent Development Centre coach were recently selected to represent Canada on three national teams, the under-23 (U23) national team, the world junior team, and national team for the 2015 International University Sports Federation (FISU) Games. Read more about Trent’s rowers and the Row to Podium program here.

Trent University Professors Receive Over $1 Million in NSERC Funding
Nine Trent University researchers have received $1,133,799 in combined funding from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) to support groundbreaking research in the both the environmental and health sciences including research on the behavior of snowshoe hares, patterns of disease spread and the how to chemically modify vegetable oils to produce a range of environmentally products. Learn more about the Trent research projects awarded grants here.

Posted on Friday, June 26, 2015.