Home /Community celebrates research at virtual U-Links gathering Trent University student and researcher Leanne Matthews presented at the Celebration of Research on her findings after studying benthic invertebrates at seven sites on Kennisis Lake. Matthews is seen here, left, with program coordinator/supervising biologist, Brendan Martin, holding a sample collected at one of the sites at Kennisis Lake./Submitted photo News7 April 2021 By Sue Tiffin Each March, the annual U-Links Celebration of Research event fills a room with unadulterated excitement from a community joining to share in the research findings of the year. A collective hubbub created by individuals meeting and greeting each other, asking questions of students and their work even before presentations start, and discussing whether their group or organization is involved this year or they’re attending out of curiosity typically precedes the event in which research projects are shared, discussed and appreciated.