'Understanding the World We Live In' Oshawa Research Day at Trent University

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Media and public invited to free sessions on History & Society; Cultural & Natural Environments, and Literature & the Visual

Thursday, April 5, 2012, Oshawa

Trent University Oshawa Thornton Road Campus will welcome the public to Oshawa Research Day: a day of stimulating research presentations featuring cutting-edge research by world-class faculty and students on Tuesday, April 10, 2012 from 1 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. at 55 Thornton Road South.

The afternoon will be organized into three sessions around the theme of “Explore, Diverge, Preserve,” and each session will feature four 20-minute lectures about the works of professors and students on research-in-progress.

A wide variety of topics will be covered such as: Deconstructing Ghost Words in Ghost World; The Impact of Air Emissions from Petroleum Refineries on Public Health; The Positive Psychological Effect of Air Power; and How Open World and Social Media Games Reproduce Economic and Racial Disparity, to name a few.

For a full schedule and session details, visit: trentu.ca/oshawa

Highlights of the Day:

1:00 p.m.	Welcome
1:10 p.m.	Session One: Our Past and Present World: History and Society
2:40 p.m.	Session Two: The World around Us: Cultural and Natural Environments
4:10 p.m.	Session Three: Our World on Display: Literature and the Visual
5:00 p.m.	Discussion & Questions

All are welcome to attend this public event, free of charge.

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For more information, please contact: Amber Ashton, administrative secretary, 905-435-5102 x5005, alashton@trentu.ca