One year later: Inflation and security tied to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continues to pose challenges in Nunavut | Nunatsiaq News 

“When we think about defence and security in North America, the Arctic is a key part of that.”  

Dr. Whitney Lackenbauer, Canada Research Chair in the Study of the Canadian North at Trent shares insight with Nunavut media outlet about how Arctic security is important to defending national borders. He notes that Canada’s commitment to modernizing Arctic defence can help to “address the infrastructure gaps in Nunavut, such as telecommunications and transportation.” 

Celebrating Outstanding Research at Trent Durham

Trent Durham Dean’s Research Awards recipients have been announced. These awards support and recognize researchers, build research capacity, facilitate grant applications, and support ongoing scholarly work at Trent Durham. This year’s winners are:  

• Dr. Nadiya Ali, Department of Sociology, for The Pathways of Re-entry: Communicative Flows of Racialized Counterpublics 
• Dr. Ken Chen, School of Business, for The Effects of Marketing Big Data Analytics on Breakthrough Innovation Potential 
• Dr. Mary Chiu, Department of Psychology, for Exploring Personal Recovery in Family Caregivers of Persons Living with Mental Health & Brain Conditions 
• Dr. Parvinder Hira-Friesen, Department of Sociology, for Labour Market Exploitation of Canadian International Students

How to keep communities safe with civilian oversight of police| USA Today & Yahoo News  

Despite calls for reform, incidents of police brutality continue to persist in communities across the United States. A new opinion piece, co-authored by Trent University Criminology professor Dr. Erick Laming, points to a solution steeped in enhanced oversight.  

The article notes, that currently “civilian oversight bodies generally have no power to hold police accountable because their findings are not binding. In many officer misconduct cases, police investigate themselves. […] At the least, each state should have a civilian police watchdog with authority to investigate police misconduct – including all injuries and deaths caused by police. They also must have the power to make an official accusation that officers committed a crime.” 

Kawartha Teaching & Tech Conference  

The biennial Kawartha Teaching & Tech Conference took place this week. Here, attendees were able to delve into the relationship between pedagogy and technology in supporting all learners, how the principles of Universal Design for Learning (UDL) can be activated to engage students, how experiential learning outcomes can be harnessed, and how offbeat, fun, or surprising approaches to technology and pedagogy can impact student learning.