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SMU alumnus researches habitat fragmentation, alteration and climate change St. Mary's University | November 16, 2006 The coping ability of wildlife in Canada’s northern winter climate has long been a fascination. For Colin Garroway, the related field of behavioural and population biology is turning out to be a potentially endless reservoir of research material....[continue] Carleton University Announces Its Honorary Degree Recipients at Fall Convocation Carleton University | October 27, 2006 Carleton University will present honorary degrees to two outstanding Canadians at its 129th Convocation ceremony on Saturday November 4, 2006 in Carleton’s Field House. More than 1,150 students will be graduating....[continue] Cap and Gowns Abound: Mount Saint Vincent University Graduates More Than 450 at Fall Convocations Mount Saint Vincent University | October 22, 2006 Mount Saint Vincent University will officially confer certificates, diplomas and degrees to more than 450 graduating students....[continue] Universities’ Fair in Toronto sees increased interest in Laurier Wilfrid Laurier University | October 3, 2006 The 2007 student recruitment season got off to a fine start last weekend, with faculty and staff at the Ontario Universities’ Fair in Toronto handing out about 28,000 viewbooks – 10 percent more than the year before....[continue] Museum of Art to host panel discussion McMaster University | September 22, 2006 The McMaster Museum of Art will host a panel discussion on The Life and Death of Identity Politics in Canadian Art on Saturday, Sept. 23 at 1 p.m....[continue] Queen's in the News Queen's University | August 28, 2006 Thomas Axworthy’s (Policy Studies) opinion piece about the implementation gap between vision and reality in Canadian public policy appears in the Toronto Star...[continue] Queen's in the News Queen's University | August 24, 2006 Oded Haklai’s (Political Studies) opinion piece about Hezbollah being removed from Canada’s list of banned terrorist organizations appears in the Ottawa Citizen....[continue] Queen's in the News Queen's University | August 22, 2006 Don Stuart (Law) comments on the issues that Justice Minister Toews’ has chosen to address in the Globe and Mail....[continue] Ugandan Doctor and Traditional Healer to Speak at Trent on August 22 Trent University | August 21, 2006 The department of Indigenous Studies at Trent University, in partnership with Equinox, will present a free, public talk by Dr. Sekagya Yahaya Hills, a dental surgeon and practicing traditional African Healer from Uganda, on Tuesday, August 22 from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. in Mshiikenh, "The Gathering Space," located in the Enweying/Gzowski College Building on the east bank of the Symons campus....[continue] UPEI Courtyard Named McMillan Hall University of Prince Edward Island | August 2, 2006 A special ceremony today at the University of Prince Edward Island honoured Charlottetown resident Eileen (McQuaid) McMillan and her late husband Dr. Joseph (Joe) A. McMillan. Friends and members of the well-known McMillan family joined UPEI staff and faculty, student representatives, and guests for the official naming of the courtyard area of the Student Centre...[continue] Trent University Partners with Peterborough Utilities Inc. and Nexicom to Improve Residence Experience for Students Trent University | August 1, 2006 Partnership Results in Improved Internet Access and Latest Telephone Technology in all Symons Campus Residence Rooms...[continue] Trent Announces Second Annual Literary Short Fiction Writing Contest Trent University | July 17, 2006 The winner of the contest will be enrolled at no cost in the "Reading Like a Writer" course with renowned author, Charles Foran; the winner will also gain automatic acceptance into the new Certificate Program in Creative Writing....[continue] Trent Prof Elected to Royal Society of Canada's Academy of Arts and Humanities Trent University | July 14, 2006 Dr. Michael Peterman Joins Nine Other Trent RSC Fellows...[continue] Queen's in the News Queen's University | July 13, 2006 Brian Bennett and James Reynolds (Pharmacology and Toxicology) continue to discuss a compound that appears to prevent visual memory impairment, which is one of the main symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease, most recently in the Peterborough Examiner....[continue] Trent University Researchers Receive Over Half a Million from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada Trent University | July 5, 2006 Funded Projects Include Studies of Rock Art and Religion, the "Collapse" of the Ancient Maya, and the Renewal of Organized Labour in Canada...[continue] Trent University Professor Awarded Prestigious $55,000 Bora Laskin Fellowship Trent University | June 29, 2006 Professor Miriam Smith to Study Impact of Charter of Rights on Lesbian and Gay Activism and Post-Charter Political Landscape...[continue] Business Program at Trent Ranked Second Overall by Corporate Knights Magazine Trent University | June 29, 2006 Corporate Knights, Canada's magazine for responsible business, has ranked Trent University's Business Administration program second overall in their annual ranking of Canadian undergraduate business schools....[continue] Trent Annual Report Wins Canadian Council for the Advancement of Education (CCAE) Silver Medal Trent University | June 23, 2006 Trent University's annual report has won a silver medal for Best Institutional Annual Report in the 2006 Prix D'Excellence, the Canadian Council for the Advancement of Education's (CCAE) most prestigious awards program....[continue] Brock prepares for largest Convocation in University's history Brock University | June 5, 2006 The most degrees ever conferred in Brock University's 42-year history will take place at this year's Spring Convocation....[continue] Brock prepares for largest Convocation in University's history Brock University | June 2, 2006 The most degrees ever conferred in Brock University's 42-year history will take place at this year's Spring Convocation....[continue] $1-million grant helps launch Centre for Community Service-Learning Wilfrid Laurier University | May 29, 2006 Freshmen at Wilfrid Laurier University hit the streets to shine shoes for a cystic fibrosis fundraiser even before they crack their first textbook....[continue] London Student Awarded Board of Governors' Scholarship from Trent University Trent University | May 26, 2006 A.B. Lucas Secondary School student Stephen Benaway has accepted the Board of Governors' Leadership Scholarship to attend Trent University in Peterborough, Ontario in the upcoming academic year....[continue] Three Local High School Students Awarded Special Admissions Scholarships to Trent University Trent University | May 26, 2006 Other Prestigious Scholarships Awarded to Students in Toronto, Winnipeg, and London...[continue] Toronto Student Awarded Top Scholarship from Trent University Trent University | May 26, 2006 Tarannum Syed Accepts $20,000 Scholarship to Attend Peterborough University...[continue] Toronto Student Awarded Top Scholarship from Trent University Trent University | May 26, 2006 Tarannum Syed Accepts $20,000 Scholarship to Attend Peterborough University...[continue] Winnipeg Student Awarded Trent University's Most Prestigious Scholarship Trent University | May 26, 2006 Trent University is pleased to announce that Grant Park High School student Christopher Ferguson-Martin has accepted a $20,000 Champlain Scholarship to attend the Peterborough, Ontario university in the upcoming academic year....[continue] London Student Awarded Board of Governors' Scholarship from Trent University Trent University | May 26, 2006 A.B. Lucas Secondary School student Stephen Benaway has accepted the Board of Governors' Leadership Scholarship to attend Trent University in Peterborough, Ontario in the upcoming academic year....[continue] Three Local High School Students Awarded Special Admissions Scholarships to Trent University Trent University | May 26, 2006 Other Prestigious Scholarships Awarded to Students in Toronto, Winnipeg, and London...[continue] Winnipeg Student Awarded Trent University's Most Prestigious Scholarship Trent University | May 26, 2006 Trent University is pleased to announce that Grant Park High School student Christopher Ferguson-Martin has accepted a $20,000 Champlain Scholarship to attend the Peterborough, Ontario university in the upcoming academic year....[continue] Peterborough Wins Bid to Host 2010 Canada-Wide Science Fair Trent University | May 16, 2006 At the opening ceremonies of the 2006 Canada-Wide Science Fair in Ville de Saguenay, Quebec, Lorne Heslop, Chair of the Board of Directors, Youth Science Foundation (Canada), formally announced that Peterborough successfully won the bid to host the Canada-Wide Science Fair in 2010....[continue] Local Gifted Students Stretch Their Minds in 2006 Enrichment Program at Trent University Trent University | May 15, 2006 Peterborough and area school boards are sending 563 students to participate in the 14th annual Trent University Mini-Enrichment Program which runs from May 2 to May 18, 2006....[continue] Shifting Gears Workplace Transportation Challenge Underway at Trent University Trent University | May 15, 2006 On Wednesday, May 17 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. free basic bike tune-ups, provided by Wildrock Outfitters, and a barbecue will be taking place outside Lady Eaton College at Trent University (Symons Campus) to promote the University's participation in the Shifting Gears Workplace Transportation Challenge....[continue] Queen's-Trent Concurrent Education Program to Present Chemong Public School with 2006 Host School Award Trent University | May 10, 2006 The Queen's-Trent Concurrent Education program will be presenting Chemong Public School with the 2006 Host School Award on Friday, May 12 at 11:30 a.m. during a school assembly....[continue] Trent Professor's Novel Wins Au Prix des Lecteurs Radio-Canada Trent University | May 8, 2006 Over the weekend, Professor Sylvie Bérard of the Modern Languages and Literatures Department at Trent University was awarded the top prize in Au Prix des Lecteurs Radio-Canada for her science-fiction novel, Terres des Autres....[continue] Trent University Announces Eminent Service and Distinguished Researcher Award Recipients Trent University | May 5, 2006 Top Awards to be Presented at Convocation Ceremonies June 1 and 2...[continue] Trent University to Honour Accomplished Alumni at Distinguished Dinner on April 29 Trent University | April 28, 2006 Trent University and its Alumni Association will honour 21 of its most accomplished alumni at an historic by-invitation-only dinner in Robinson Hall, Gzowski College (Symons Campus) on Saturday, April 29, 2006....[continue] Balanced 2006-07 Interim Budget Approved by Board of Governors Trent University | April 28, 2006 Trent University's Board of Governors today approved an interim balanced operating budget of $80,553,000 for the 2006-07 fiscal year....[continue] Trent Students to Launch Interactive Community Web site on April 20 Trent University | April 18, 2006 On Thursday, April 20 at 2:00 p.m. in the Pit at Lady Eaton College (Symons Campus) Trent students and faculty will be joined by local dignitaries, including Linda Slavin and Bob Paehlke, to officially launch the www.imaginepeterborough.ca website, a "living" website designed to promote community dialogue around the future of Peterborough....[continue] Local Memorial Service to be Held April 29 to Celebrate Life of John Syrett, Professor Emeritus at Trent Trent University | March 30, 2006 Friends are invited to gather at Scott House, Traill College, on Saturday, April 29 at 2:30 p.m. to remember John Syrett, Professor Emeritus, who died in August 2005 as a result of a sailing accident off the coast of Owls Head, Maine....[continue] Trent University Receives Over $450,000 in CFI Funding to Support Two Researchers Trent University | March 27, 2006 Today, Trent University welcomed the Canada Foundation for Innovation's (CFI) investment of $453,049 supporting two research projects lead by Chemistry Professor David Ellis and Physics Professor Ralph Shiell....[continue]
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