Colin Bailey began fly-fishing on his father’s knee at the age of four. He learned to sample a trout’s throat to see the insects it ate,…
How did a generation of people cope with the loss of life caused by the First World War? Thompson Rivers University professor and English Department…
Thompson Rivers University is proud to support Genome BC’s now-enhanced capacity to foster responsible resource development through genomic research initiatives. On Wednesday, the Honourable Michelle…
Update, June 6, 2015: Elizabeth Watt from the University of Calgary wins the 2015 national Three Minute Thesis competition. Now is your chance to vote for Canada’s…
While teacher training programs are obligated to produce diverse educators from all walks of life, Dr. Kim Calder Stegemann’s research shows that it takes very…
It was stiff competition, but Elizabeth Watt from the University of Calgary took top spot at the Western Canadian Three Minute Thesis (3MT) for her presentation, “Permanent Breast…
The President’s Report is produced each month for presentation to the TRU Board of Governors and TRU Senate. Read the April 2015 President's Report for…
A new TRU-led research project, funded by Genome British Columbia (Genome BC) and Genome Canada, aims to improve the strategies for monitoring the impact of…
First a patent, now a follow up article published in a prominent scientific journal—Postdoctoral Fellow and sessional instructor Dr. Dipesh Prema is getting a lot…
It is rare for a week to go by without the issue of animal rights in the headlines. TRU Law faculty member Katie Sykes recognized…
Undergraduate students can now share their outstanding research in a meaningful and productive way. The new TRU Undergraduate Research Journal (TRU-URJ) is an academic for-student…
Kristen Marini is the winner of the 2015 TRU Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition, held in the Black Box Theatre on Friday, March 27. The…
Climate change is often considered a problem too big to solve. Dr. Lauchlan Fraser, TRU professor and former Canada Research Chair in Community and Ecosystem…
The groundbreaking Learning at Intercultural Intersections: International Research Conference kicks off today at TRU. The conference, which runs in the Campus Activity Centre through March…
Biological Sciences faculty member Naowarat (Ann) Cheeptham will be featured on the Mar. 5, 2015 television episode of The Nature of Things. Filmed at TRU…
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="500"] Sarah Whitehouse will present her research: Sustainability in BC's Ranching Community, during the MSc Showcase on March 5.[/caption] Sarah Whitehouse has…
Thompson Rivers University has a new, official Strategic Research Plan (SRP)—a blueprint for research for the next five years. The SRP, which received approval from the…
Hunting from a distance seems a pretty reasonable—not to mention a much safer—alternative to hunting in close proximity to a hulking mammoth. But exactly when…
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="500"] In this screen capture, TRU alumna Erika Dufort-Lefrancois explains her research as part of her pre-recorded video for the 2014 Three…
Ashley Berard began her first year at Thompson Rivers University in much the same way many students do — with a sense of excitement and…
