Trent University, the Glossary

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1. 93 relations: Anthropology, Archaeology, Association football, Biological anthropology, Biologist, Campus radio, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Canadian General Electric, Canadian government scientific research organizations, Canadian industrial research and development organizations, Canadian studies, Canadian university scientific research organizations, Canadians, Carleton University, Catharine Parr Traill, CFFF-FM, Clanga (bird), Classics, Collegiate university, Community radio, Council of Ontario Universities, Cross country running, Curling, Curve Lake First Nation, Doctor of Philosophy, Don Tapscott, Eugene Forsey, Excalibur Rugby, Female, Fencing, FieldTurf, Flora Eaton, Gidigaa Migizi, Head of the Trent, Higher education in Ontario, History, Hydroelectricity, Indigenous peoples, International student, Intramural sports, Irish people, John Josiah Robinette, John O. Stubbs, Kenneth Hare, Latin, Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada, Leo Groarke, Leslie Frost, Liberal arts college, List of universities in Canada, ... Expand index (43 more) »

Anthropology

Anthropology is the scientific study of humanity, concerned with human behavior, human biology, cultures, societies, and linguistics, in both the present and past, including archaic humans.

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Archaeology

Archaeology or archeology is the study of human activity through the recovery and analysis of material culture.

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Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players each, who primarily use their feet to propel a ball around a rectangular field called a pitch.

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Biological anthropology

Biological anthropology, also known as physical anthropology, is a scientific discipline concerned with the biological and behavioral aspects of human beings, their extinct hominin ancestors, and related non-human primates, particularly from an evolutionary perspective.

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Biologist

A biologist is a scientist who conducts research in biology.

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Campus radio

Campus radio (also known as college radio, university radio or student radio) is a type of radio station that is run by the students of a college, university or other educational institution.

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Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (Société Radio-Canada), branded as CBC/Radio-Canada, is the Canadian public broadcaster for both radio and television.

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Canadian General Electric

GE Canada (or General Electric Canada) is the wholly-owned Canadian unit of General Electric, manufacturing various consumer and industrial electrical products all over Canada.

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Canadian government scientific research organizations

Expenditures by federal and provincial organizations on scientific research and development accounted for about 10% of all such spending in Canada in 2006.

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Canadian industrial research and development organizations

Expenditures by Canadian corporations on research and development accounted for about 50% of all spending on scientific research and development in Canada in 2007.

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Canadian studies

Canadian studies is an interdisciplinary field of undergraduate- and postgraduate-level study of Canadian culture and society, the languages of Canada, Canadian literature, media and communications, Quebec, Acadians, agriculture in Canada, natural resources and geography of Canada, the history of Canada and historiography of Canada, Canadian government and politics, and legal traditions.

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Canadian university scientific research organizations

Expenditures by Canadian universities on scientific research and development accounted for about 40% of all spending on scientific research and development in Canada in 2006.

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Canadians

Canadians (Canadiens) are people identified with the country of Canada.

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Carleton University

Carleton University is an English-language public research university in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

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Catharine Parr Traill

Catharine Parr Traill (born Strickland; 9 January 1802 – 29 August 1899) was an English-Canadian author and naturalist who wrote about life in Canada, particularly what is now Ontario (then the colony of Upper Canada).

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CFFF-FM

CFFF-FM is a Canadian radio station, which broadcasts at 92.7 FM in Peterborough, Ontario.

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Clanga (bird)

Clanga is a genus which contains the spotted eagles.

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Classics

Classics or classical studies is the study of classical antiquity.

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Collegiate university

A collegiate university is a university in which functions are divided between a central administration and a number of constituent colleges.

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Community radio is a radio service offering a third model of radio broadcasting in addition to commercial and public broadcasting.

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Council of Ontario Universities

The Council of Ontario Universities (COU) provides a forum for Ontario's universities to collaborate and advocate in support of their shared mission to the benefit and prosperity of students, communities and the province of Ontario.

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Cross country running

Cross country running is a sport in which teams and individuals run a race on open-air courses over natural terrain such as dirt or grass.

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Curling

Curling is a sport in which players slide stones on a sheet of ice toward a target area which is segmented into four concentric circles.

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Curve Lake First Nation

Curve Lake First Nation (Oshkiigmong) is a Mississauga Ojibway First Nation located in Peterborough County of Ontario.

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Doctor of Philosophy

A Doctor of Philosophy (PhD or DPhil; philosophiae doctor or) is a terminal degree that usually denotes the highest level of academic achievement in a given discipline and is awarded following a course of graduate study and original research.

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Don Tapscott

Don Tapscott (born June 1, 1947) is a Canadian business executive, author, consultant and speaker, who specializes in business strategy, organizational transformation and the role of technology in business and society.

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Eugene Forsey

Eugene Alfred Forsey (May 29, 1904 – February 20, 1991) served in the Senate of Canada from 1970 to 1979.

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Excalibur Rugby

Excalibur Rugby is the name of the men's rugby union team at Trent University in Peterborough, Ontario.

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Female

An organism's sex is female (symbol: ♀) if it produces the ovum (egg cell), the type of gamete (sex cell) that fuses with the male gamete (sperm cell) during sexual reproduction.

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Fencing

Fencing is a combat sport that features sword fighting.

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FieldTurf

FieldTurf is a brand of artificial turf playing surface.

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Flora Eaton

Sarah Evelyn Florence "Flora" Eaton, Lady Eaton, (November 26, 1879 – July 9, 1970) was a Canadian socialite, philanthropist and nurse.

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Gidigaa Migizi

Gidigaa Migizi (Douglas "Doug" Williams) was an Anishinaabe Elder, professor, chief, storyteller, ceremonialist, pipe carrier and author.

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Head of the Trent

The Head of the Trent is the annual rowing regatta and alumni homecoming held at Trent University.

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Higher education in Ontario

Higher education in Ontario includes postsecondary education and skills training regulated by the Ministry of Colleges and Universities and provided by universities, colleges of applied arts and technology, and private career colleges.

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History

History (derived) is the systematic study and documentation of the human past.

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Hydroelectricity

Hydroelectricity, or hydroelectric power, is electricity generated from hydropower (water power).

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Indigenous peoples

There is no generally accepted definition of Indigenous peoples, although in the 21st century the focus has been on self-identification, cultural difference from other groups in a state, a special relationship with their traditional territory, and an experience of subjugation and discrimination under a dominant cultural model.

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International student

International students or exchange students, also known as foreign students, are students who undertake all or part of their secondary or tertiary education in a country other than their own.

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Intramural sports

Intramural sports are recreational sports organized within a particular institution, usually an educational institution, for the purpose of fun and exercise or a set geographic region.

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Irish people

Irish people (Muintir na hÉireann or Na hÉireannaigh) are an ethnic group and nation native to the island of Ireland, who share a common ancestry, history and culture.

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John Josiah Robinette

John Josiah Robinette, (November 20, 1906 – November 18, 1996) was a Canadian lawyer who was one of Canada's premier legal authorities and litigators.

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John O. Stubbs

John O. Stubbs is a Canadian academic.

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Kenneth Hare

Fredrick Kenneth Hare, (February 5, 1919 – September 3, 2002) was a Canadian climatologist and academic, who researched atmospheric carbon dioxide, climate change, drought, and arid zone climates and was a strong advocate for preserving the natural environment.

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Latin

Latin (lingua Latina,, or Latinum) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages.

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Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada

The Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada was the elected part of the legislature for the province of Upper Canada, functioning as the lower house in the Parliament of Upper Canada.

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Leo Groarke

Leo Groarke (born 1953) is a Canadian philosopher, known for his contributions to argumentation theory and informal logic.

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Leslie Frost

Leslie Miscampbell Frost (September 20, 1895 – May 4, 1973) was a politician in Ontario, Canada, who served as the province's 16th premier from May 4, 1949, to November 8, 1961.

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Liberal arts college

A liberal arts college or liberal arts institution of higher education is a college with an emphasis on undergraduate study in the liberal arts of humanities and science.

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List of universities in Canada

Universities in Canada are established and operate under provincial and territorial government charters, directed by First Nations bands, or by federal legislation.

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Male

Male (symbol: ♂) is the sex of an organism that produces the gamete (sex cell) known as sperm, which fuses with the larger female gamete, or ovum, in the process of fertilisation.

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Margaret Laurence

Jean Margaret Laurence (née Wemyss; July 18, 1926 – January 5, 1987) was a Canadian novelist and short story writer, and is one of the major figures in Canadian literature.

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Mary Simon

Mary Jeannie May Simon (in Inuktitut syllabics: ᒥᐊᓕ ᓴᐃᒪᓐ; Ningiukudluk; born August 21, 1947) is a Canadian civil servant, diplomat, and former broadcaster who has served as the 30th governor general of Canada since July 26, 2021.

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Master's College and Seminary

Master's College and Seminary (MCS) is Pentecostal theological institute in Peterborough and Toronto, Ontario, that consists of a residential Bible college, a church-based seminary in Toronto affiliated with Tyndale Seminary at Tyndale University, and the Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada.

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Materials science

Materials science is an interdisciplinary field of researching and discovering materials.

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Nottingham Trent University

Nottingham Trent University (NTU) is a public research university located in Nottingham, England.

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Ojibwe language

Ojibwe, also known as Ojibwa, Ojibway, Otchipwe,R.

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Ontario

Ontario is the southernmost province of Canada.

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Ontario Student Assistance Program

The Ontario Student Assistance Program (OSAP) (Régime d'aide financière aux étudiantes et étudiants de l'Ontario (RAFEO)) is a provincial financial aid program that offers grants and loans to help Ontario students pay for their post-secondary education.

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Ontario University Athletics

Ontario University Athletics (OUA; Sports universitaires de l'Ontario) is a regional membership association for Canadian universities which assists in co-ordinating competition between their university level athletic programs and providing contact information, schedules, results, and releases about those programs and events to the public and the media.

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Oshawa

Oshawa (also; 2021 population 175,383; CMA 415,311) is a city in Ontario, Canada, on the Lake Ontario shoreline.

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Otonabee River

The Otonabee River is a river in Peterborough County in Central Ontario, Canada.

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Oxbridge

Oxbridge is a portmanteau of the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge, the two oldest, wealthiest, and most famous universities in the United Kingdom.

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Part-time student

A part-time student is a non-traditional student who pursues higher education, typically after reaching adulthood, while living off-campus, and possessing responsibilities related to family and/or employment.

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Peter Gzowski

Peter John Gzowski (July 13, 1934 – January 24, 2002), known colloquially as "Mr.

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Peter Robinson (Canadian politician)

Peter Robinson (1785 – July 8, 1838) was a Canadian politician who served as Commissioner of Crown Lands as well as on the Legislative Assembly, Legislative Council, and Executive Council of Upper Canada.

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Peterborough, Ontario

Peterborough is a city on the Otonabee River in Ontario, Canada, about 125 kilometres (78 miles) northeast of Toronto.

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Philosophy

Philosophy ('love of wisdom' in Ancient Greek) is a systematic study of general and fundamental questions concerning topics like existence, reason, knowledge, value, mind, and language.

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Postgraduate education

Postgraduate education, graduate education, or graduate school consists of academic or professional degrees, certificates, diplomas, or other qualifications usually pursued by post-secondary students who have earned an undergraduate (bachelor's) degree.

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Public university

A public university or public college is a university or college that is owned by the state or receives significant funding from a government.

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Quebec City

Quebec City (or; Ville de Québec), officially known as Québec, is the capital city of the Canadian province of Quebec.

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Regional Municipality of Durham

The Regional Municipality of Durham, informally referred to as Durham Region, is a regional municipality in Southern Ontario, Canada.

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Roberta Bondar

Roberta Lynn Bondar (born December 4, 1945) is a Canadian astronaut, neurologist and consultant.

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Ronald Thom

Ronald James Thom, (May 15, 1923 – October 29, 1986) was a Canadian architect. Trent University and Ronald Thom are Modernist architecture in Canada.

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Rowing (sport)

Rowing, often called crew in the United States, is the sport of racing boats using oars.

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Rugby union

Rugby union football, commonly known simply as rugby union or more often just rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in England in the first half of the 19th century.

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Samuel de Champlain

Samuel de Champlain (Fichier OrigineFor a detailed analysis of his baptismal record, see RitchThe baptism act does not contain information about the age of Samuel, neither his birth date nor his place of birth. – 25 December 1635) was a French explorer, navigator, cartographer, draftsman, soldier, geographer, ethnologist, diplomat, and chronicler.

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Stephen Stohn

John Stephen Stohn, (born May 8, 1948) is an American-born Canadian entertainment lawyer and television producer.

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Swimming (sport)

Swimming is an individual or team racing sport that requires the use of one's entire body to move through water.

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Tau Kappa Epsilon

Tau Kappa Epsilon (ΤΚΕ), commonly known as ΤΚΕ or Teke, is a social college fraternity founded on January 10, 1899, at Illinois Wesleyan University.

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Tertiary education

Tertiary education, also referred to as third-level, third-stage or post-secondary education, is the educational level following the completion of secondary education.

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The Absynthe

Absynthe Magazine is a student magazine at Trent University.

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Thomas H. B. Symons

Thomas Henry Bull Symons (30 May 1929 – 1 January 2021) was a Canadian professor and author in the field of Canadian studies.

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Tom Jackson (actor)

Thomas Dale Jackson, (born 27 October 1948) is a Canadian actor and singer.

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Trent River (Ontario)

The Trent River is a river in southeastern Ontario which flows from Rice Lake to empty into the Bay of Quinte on Lake Ontario.

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Trent University

Trent University is a public liberal arts university in Peterborough, Ontario, with a satellite campus in Oshawa, which serves the Regional Municipality of Durham. Trent University and Trent University are 1964 establishments in Ontario, educational institutions established in 1964 and Modernist architecture in Canada.

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U Sports

U Sports (stylized as U SPORTS) is the national sport governing body for universities in Canada, comprising the majority of degree-granting universities in the country and four regional conferences: Ontario University Athletics (OUA), Réseau du sport étudiant du Québec (RSEQ), Canada West (CW), and Atlantic University Sport (AUS).

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Universities Canada

Universities Canada (Universités Canada) is an organization that represents Canada's universities.

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Urban area

An urban area is a human settlement with a high population density and an infrastructure of built environment.

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Varsity team

Varsity teams are sports teams that compete in university sports events.

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Volleyball

Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net.

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W. L. Morton

William Lewis Morton (13 December 1908 – 7 December 1980) was a Canadian historian who specialized in the development of the Canadian west.

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Women's studies

Women's studies is an academic field that draws on feminist and interdisciplinary methods to place women's lives and experiences at the center of study, while examining social and cultural constructs of gender; systems of privilege and oppression; and the relationships between power and gender as they intersect with other identities and social locations such as race, sexual orientation, socio-economic class, and disability.

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References

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Also known as Arthur (newspaper), The Arthur, Trent Excalibur, Trent University Debating Union, Trent University Durham, Trent University Rowing Club.

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