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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…

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, School of Nursing
26 students spend summer as funded researchers April 13, 2017

From overheated housing markets, to invasive goldfish — 26 TRU students will spend the summer making discoveries on a host of subjects — all part…

Bob Gaglardi School of Business and Economics, Faculty of Arts, Faculty of Science, Featured, Research and Graduate Studies, School of Nursing
Naylor report recognizes value of smaller, regional universities April 12, 2017

TRU is encouraged by and supportive of the recommendations made by Canada’s Fundamental Science Review Panel. Investing in Canada’s Future: Strengthening the Foundations of Canadian…

Faculty of Arts, Faculty of Science, Featured, Research and Graduate Studies
Lawrence honoured for mentorship April 11, 2017

What does it take to be an exceptional undergraduate research mentor? TRU’s Donald Lawrence sets the standard, and as a result, is the recipient of the…

Campus News, Faculty of Science, Featured, Research and Graduate Studies
Presentation about 'No. 2' takes No. 1 spot March 30, 2017

Sarah Whitehouse took first place in TRU's fourth annual Three Minute Thesis competition by talking about something nobody really wants to discuss: Poop. The Master…

Bob Gaglardi School of Business and Economics, Faculty of Arts, Faculty of Education and Social Work, Faculty of Science, Featured, Research and Graduate Studies
Faculty compete in first ever 180s Research Challenge March 28, 2017

What can you learn in 180 seconds? You’d be surprised. As part of TRU’s annual Research Week, faculty go head-to-head in the first ever 180-second…