Trent launches support course for transfer students

Trent University has launched a new, compressed online support course for college students transferring to the university. Trent Teaching Commons Research Assistant Jess Malcolm explained that college-to-university transfer students face unique institutional and logistical challenges when entering university. To help address this, Trent created the course—UNIV-2001 Making the Leap: Foundations for University Success—to guide students […]

Students from Carleton University, Nipissing University, and Trent University spoke to City News about their concerns for the year ahead, including peer usage of AI, their daily commute to campus, and the political climate. Carleton student Ben Carpenter shared his experience as an American student living and studying in Canada’s capital city. Nipissing student Abby […]

Academic research and policymaking in Ontario needs to have stronger connections, write Trent assistant professors Nick Cristiano, Yana Berardini, and Arun S Moorthy. The authors reflect on their participation in Ontario’s first Science Meets Parliament program—an event that brought together researchers and Members of Provincial Parliament to explore how academic research can inform policymaking on […]

Trent University has officially opened the Lightbody Drive Shed, the first building at its new 60-acre Trent Farm Research Centre. The centre aims to address key challenges in Canadian agriculture, including climate change, carbon sequestration, and sustainability. The Lightbody Drive Shed will serve as a work and storage space for those conducting fieldwork. “This new […]

The Government of Canada’s Canadian Institutes of Health Research and its partners have invested a total of $44.8M into projects that will support healthy brain aging. The majority of this funding will support the Canadian Consortium on Neurodegeneration in Aging’s Operations Centre and 16 new Canadian research teams focused on dementia. These include researchers from […]

A group of Canadian academics who are part of the Palestinian Students and Scholars at Risk Network (PSSAR) are calling on the Government of Canada to expedite student visa approvals for Palestinian students. The Canadian Press says that the call follows the death of two individuals who had been admitted to the University of Waterloo, […]

Trent University Durham Greater Toronto Area has partnered with the Alzheimer Society of Durham Region to facilitate intergenerational experiences through community-based research. The partnership—which is supported by experts from organizations, including Western University—will focus on research initiatives that train leaders and build healthier communities. One of the first projects will focus on the role of […]

Using AI meaningfully can facilitate learning opportunities and open new possibilities, which is more important to consider than whether students will use it to cheat on assignments, asserts Karleen Pendleton Jiménez (Trent University). In an article for the Toronto Star, Pendleton Jiménez argues that educators should embrace AI while rethinking their evaluation and teaching strategies, […]

Trent University has launched the Create Centre for Entrepreneurship, a new space in the university’s Bata Library that helps students from all disciplines develop their skills in leadership, creativity, and problem-solving. The centre provides inclusive programming that removes traditional barriers to access, such as the need for a pre-existing business idea, explains Trent. “Our goal […]

Trent University has broken ground on Gidigaa Migizi College and the Otonabee College residence. The development—which Trent says is one of the largest infrastructure projects it has taken on since its founding—will consist of a 700,000-square-foot transformation. Gidigaa Migizi College will feature flexible lecture halls, a rooftop amenity space, and a Student Services Hub with […]