Posted on: July 29, 2015
The Western Canadian Innovation Offices Consortium (WCIO), of which TRU is a member, received $1.8 million today from the Honourable Michelle Rempel, Minister of State of Western Economic Diversification.
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TRU-led grasslands study has global reach
Posted on: July 16, 2015
TRU’s Dr. Lauchlan Fraser is the lead author on a paper published July 16 in Science, the world’s leading journal for cutting-edge research. The paper lends support to a long-standing but controversial ecological hypothesis.
Read moreCamera obscura festival a success
Posted on: July 14, 2015
TRU visual arts professor Donald Lawrence says the recent Midnight Sun Camera Obscura Festival accomplished even more than he had hoped, and far from winding down from the research project, he’s gearing up to expand his and his colleague’s work.
Read moreResearch shows rent banks work
Posted on: July 6, 2015
According to the results from the first year of a three-year research study into the effectiveness of rent banks, the answer is a clear yes; rent banks work.
Read moreUnravelling the mysteries of beer
Posted on: June 22, 2015
Helping a local U-Brew operation save money by reducing the cost of brewing supplies, and working with a local microbrewery to sequence the genomes of unique yeast strains are just two ways Dr. Jonathan Van Hamme is using his microbiology research lab to create solutions for the challenges faced by local business owners.
Read moreWestern Canada takes national 3MT top spot
Posted on: June 11, 2015
The winners of the Canadian Three Minute Thesis competition were both finalists in the Western Canadian 3MT, hosted by TRU on April 30.
Read moreGovernor General’s Gold Medal a team effort
Posted on: June 9, 2015
Julie Schooling, Master of Science in Environmental Science, is the first TRU graduate student to receive the Governor General’s Academic Gold Medal for outstanding scholarly achievement.
Read moreCamera Obscura rolls into Dawson City
Posted on: June 8, 2015
The SSHRC-funded Camera Obscura project, led by TRU visual arts professor Donald Lawrence, is culminating in the Midnight Sun Camera Obscura Festival, held during Summer Solstice, June 17-21 in Dawson City, Yukon.
Read moreBook explores how WWI authors turned to spiritualism to cope with tragedy
Posted on: May 26, 2015
Thompson Rivers University professor and English Department Chair Dr. George M. Johnson’s latest book, “Mourning and Mysticism in First World War Literature and Beyond: Grappling with Ghosts,” publishes later this spring through Palgrave Macmillan.
Read moreFederal Government makes important investment in genomic research
Posted on: May 22, 2015
Thompson Rivers University is proud to support Genome BC’s now-enhanced capacity to foster responsible resource development through genomic research initiatives.
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