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Faculty and staff, Faculty of Science, Featured, Research and Graduate Studies
Cave bacteria: A window to the past, even to distant worlds July 4, 2017

[caption id="attachment_2381661" align="alignleft" width="465"] Richenda McFarlane with some cultures grown from cave bacteria.[/caption] Each time she looks through a microscope to better understand cave bacteria,…

Alumni, Faculty of Adventure, Culinary Arts and Tourism, Faculty of Arts, Faculty of Science, Featured, Research and Graduate Studies
Entrance scholarships awarded to exceptional grad students July 4, 2017

TRU has awarded three $17,500 federal entrance scholarships to outstanding graduate students. The Canadian Graduate Scholarships – Masters are valued at $17,500 annually for one year, and…

Faculty of Adventure, Culinary Arts and Tourism, Featured, Research and Graduate Studies
Summer on the festival circuit: This is research at TRU June 29, 2017

[caption id="attachment_2379182" align="alignright" width="390"] Gabe Carpendale, Undergraduate Research Ambassador, will spend the summer on the music festival circuit as part of the Undergraduate Research Experience…

Campus News, Faculty and staff, Faculty of Science, Featured, Research and Graduate Studies
Red wine and winning poster presentations June 28, 2017

As he helps unravel mysteries around the health benefits of red wine, Mitchell Wihlidal is also mastering the art of effective poster presentations. The fourth-year…

Faculty of Education and Social Work, Featured, Indigenous Education, Research and Graduate Studies, School of Nursing
Indigenous wellness research binds communities together June 20, 2017

[caption id="attachment_2370261" align="alignright" width="581"] The team involved in the project: “Indigenous Wellness Knowledge in Action: Evaluation of Research Protocol, Processes, Principles in Practice.”[/caption] For 10…

Bob Gaglardi School of Business and Economics, Faculty of Education and Social Work, Faculty of Science, Research and Graduate Studies
Apply now: Ken Lepin Award for Graduate Students June 18, 2017

Award deadline: Aug. 15, 2017 Award value: $5,000 Apply Now Applications are now being accepted for the Ken Lepin Graduate Student Awards. Five awards valued…

Faculty of Adventure, Culinary Arts and Tourism, Featured, Research and Graduate Studies
Sand, sun, sea turtles and student research June 1, 2017

[caption id="attachment_2347078" align="alignright" width="535"] Green Sea Turtles basking at Maui's Ho'okipa Beach.Photo courtesy of Colleen Black[/caption] What’s the best summer job you’ve ever had? Whatever…

Faculty of Science, Featured, Research and Graduate Studies
A closer look at human milk May 30, 2017

[caption id="attachment_2339275" align="alignright" width="443"] (Above) a painting and installation featured in the "Human Milk Project," part of The Breastfeeding Art Expo, an exhibition of 15 community…

Faculty and staff, Faculty of Arts, Featured, Research and Graduate Studies
USA and EU relations in Austria May 19, 2017

Philosophy, History and Politics chair Jeff McLaughlin is headed to Austria to speak at Geist & Gegenwart—a conference that looks at the problems and possibilities…

Faculty of Science, Research and Graduate Studies
A new kind of cattle ranch May 11, 2017

Dr. John Church's research examining the use of drones to track cattle and manage range land was featured in Alberta Farmer Express. According to the article,…

Open Learning, Research and Graduate Studies
Behind Bitcoin May 1, 2017

Bitcoin, also known as digital gold, is a term you may have heard but never fully understood. As an emerging technology, it’s possible that Bitcoin's…

Bob Gaglardi School of Business and Economics, Faculty of Adventure, Culinary Arts and Tourism, Faculty of Arts, Faculty of Education and Social Work, Faculty of Science, Featured, Research and Graduate Studies
All set to contribute to TRU's research community April 21, 2017

[caption id="attachment_2297030" align="alignright" width="461"] Outgoing 2016-2017 Graduate Research Mentors.[/caption] For Kevin Clyde, applying to become an Undergraduate Research Ambassador just made sense. The fourth-year Bachelor…