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The cutting-edge research conducted by faculty at Trent has not gone unnoticed in the news. Read more about the impact Trent researchers are making regionally, nationally, and around the world.
Doctoral Candidate Honoured for Research Excellence in Electrochemistry
Materials Science student Tyra Lewis has earned three awards for her electrosynthesis research, and she is now applying her electrochemistry expertise to new applications in agriculture
Trent University Awarded Two Prestigious Eddie Goldenberg Research Chairs
Internationally renowned researchers backed by $16 million in federal funding to advance research on community resilience and sustainable chemistry
$643,477 from Canada Foundation for Innovation for Advanced Research Infrastructure Funds Trent Research
Funding through John R. Evans Leaders Fund supports research on communication and aging, molecular imaging, and environmental contaminants
Meet Euglena: The Very Tiny Algae that can Process Toxic Waste and Boost Protein in Diets
Biology researchers at Trent are tackling global environmental and food production challenges using a single-celled organism that blurs the line between plant and animal
Trent Scholars Awarded $4 Million to Advance Social Sciences & Humanities Research
Food security, energy culture and economics, and disease prevention among projects supported by federal government
Making Headlines
The ground-breaking work being conducted at Trent does not go unnoticed in the mainstream media.
WHAT CAN A GLOBAL PANDEMIC REVEAL ABOUT INEQUITIES IN CANADA'S HEALTHCARE SYSTEM?
New health data has revealed an unbalanced impact of COVID-19 on Canada's racialized communities. Trent University Social Work professor, Dalon Taylor, explores what it will take to address the disparities highlighted by the global pandemic.
IS RUSSIA FINALLY PLAYING BY THE RULES?
As Russia moves through the proper channels to establish a claim to the Arctic Ocean Seabed, Dr. Whitney Lackenbauer, Canada Research Chair in the Study of the Canadian North, discusses whether this act should be looked at with confidence or concern.
HOW CAN A GLOBAL PANDEMIC IMPACT THE WELL-BEING OF CANADA'S LGBTQ+ YOUTH?
As students across Canada are sent home from their University residences due to COVID-19, many LGBTQ+ youth are facing challenging environments at home. Trent University's Psychology department examines the research and explores the impact unaccepting homes and communities can have on mental health.