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The Puffin Conundrum: Young Atlantic Puffins Need Darkness, But Are Attracted to Light
New research by Environmental & Life Sciences Ph.D. graduate offers key insight for helping Newfoundland’s beloved provincial bird avoid the risks of getting stranded
More Oxygen Won’t Save Fish from Warming Waters
Trent study helps inform long-standing theory about increasing oxygen levels in higher water temperatures to support heat tolerance in aquatic species
Trent Canada Research Chair Recognized as One of Canada’s Top Scientists
Dr. Andrew Tanentzap honoured with $250,000 Arthur B. McDonald Fellowship for pioneering new frontiers in ecosystem ecology, evolutionary biology and biogeochemistry
$359,000 Grant from TD Bank Group Supports University Green Network
New funding will advance land-based learning, habitat restoration, Indigenous Knowledge integration
DNA Analysis Decodes 50-Year-Old Deer Debate
While tracing genetic diversity of deer through time, a Trent research team branched further than expected, identifying the Toronto Subway Deer as an extinct species on the family tree
Felled Assumptions: The Carbon Consequences of Logging
Logging and the use of timber in construction may not be the climate solution it’s often thought to be, according to new Trent research on carbon capture and loss
When Cells Can’t Clean House: Trent Research Uncovers Clues to Disease
Cells rely on internal cleanup crews and Trent scientists have found a critical crew member whose malfunction can be devastating
Climate Storytellers Receive $2.5 million Federal Grant
Dr. Neil Ever Osborne part of a national collaboration to tell first-hand stories of people affected by global scale of climate change and natural disasters
Trent Guyana Rainforest Field School Offers Immersive Exploration of Sustainable Livelihoods and Biodiversity Conservation
Students from diverse disciplines come together to explore the intersection of food security, biodiversity, eco-tourism, community health, traditional knowledges, and alternative economic models in Surama Village
When Access to Clean Water Is Lost, Traditions Are At Risk
Four Trent professors are bridging Indigenous and Western knowledge systems to restore water access and empower Indigenous communities