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Strange
Bedfellows?
If you’re wondering what brought this heterogeneous mix of academics together, it was the annual general meeting of the Institute for Health Studies, a relative newcomer to the academic scene at Trent. The Institute consists of an interdisciplinary group of faculty members who are engaged in research on various aspects of health. Given the volume of such research taking place at Trent, interim director Dr. Deborah Kennett said it made sense to come together in the creation of the Institute. The overall objectives of the Institute are many. Of foremost importance, is to provide a focus for the different types of research that are conducted at Trent and to assist researchers in obtaining research funding. Other priorities for the Institute include the fostering of communication among health researchers within and outside the University, to serve as a link between Trent and other health institutions, to better communicate to the general public about basic research and its real-world applications and to facilitate the training of students for careers and research in health-related fields. Among the highlights of the Institute’s annual general meeting, were plans for a second annual Health Studies Day at Trent. This year’s Health Studies Day, scheduled for January 29, 2004, will build upon the successes of last year’s event, which saw Trent professors speak on their research about among other topics Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Dualism and Holism in Healthcare and Coping with Chronic Pain. There will be a call for papers for this year’s Health Studies Day in the fall, says Prof. Kennett. Also announced at the meeting was a brand new publication called Showcase 2003. Scheduled for distribution in October, Showcase 2003 will feature summaries of the academic presentations of some of the members of the Institute. The booklet will be distributed in Trent University’s monthly publication Focus Trent, which reaches students, faculty and staff members and well as the media and opinion leaders nationwide. The Institute will also launch a brand new Web site featuring not only the Showcase material, but also faculty profiles, research highlights and a new lecture series. The first of this year’s lecture series is scheduled for October 23, 2003. Dr. David Healy will discuss ‘The Anti-Depressant Age and the Creation of Psychopharmacology’. Meanwhile, the seminar series for 2003/04 has been titled Doctors’ Perspectives. Physicians will be invited to share their perspectives on timely topics. Posted: August 26, 2003 |
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Interdisciplinary
would be an understatement. Collaborative doesn’t
begin to describe it. Ambitious, groundbreaking and very Trent? Absolutely.
When a group a psychologists, sociologists, biologists, chemists, economists,
environmental and resources scientists, and anthropologists, joined librarians
and experts in women’s studies, Canadian studies, history, and
political studies at Trent University this week, there was a lot to talk
about.