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…
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…
A large part of science is gaining a better understanding of the world through curiosity and questions guided by words like Why? How come? What…
Last year, as the Laboratory Safety Assistant at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) in Summerland, co-op student Emma Read implemented the Respiratory Protection Program, developed…
In swimming, a millisecond can make or break you. Just ask captain of the WolfPack swim team Jagdeesh Uppal, who truly makes every second of…
It was fast, entertaining and informative, but despite the great energy that filled the packed house for TRU’s first ever 180-second Research Challenge (180sRC), only…
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…
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…
Though co-op student Jake Bradshaw is not graduating until the spring, he already has a job lined up through the Ministry of Forests, Lands and…
Congratulations to the 15 researchers who received 2017 Internal Research Fund (IRF) awards. The fund provides a maximum of $100,000 annually to support research with…
The CEO of Canada’s hottest startup is staking his company’s future on a locale that fosters innovation, supports tech and has a readily available skill…
We’ve got smart phones, smart TVs and smart apparel, now TRU’s Dr. John Church plans to unveil smart cows during the sold out #BCTECH Summit…
As an on-campus and community-based volunteer, fourth-year chemical biology major Braedon Paul has an action-packed schedule. Much of Braedon’s connectedness with the community is through…
Masters of Science in Environmental Science students drew a crowd during the annual showcase, which took place March 2. More than 100 people — students,…
When the Knowledge Makers program launched in 2016, organizers hoped the program would inspire more Indigenous students to participate in research. Now in its second…
Thompson Rivers University will soon be home to the first high-throughput genomic sequencing lab in BC outside of the Lower Mainland, thanks to a $291,000…
TRU announces secondary school teacher training in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) A new program for educating secondary school teachers of science and mathematics, the…
TRU researcher Dr. Wendy Gardner received an Outstanding Achievement Award from the Society for Range Management, an international organization dedicated to the study, conservation and…
Three TRU researchers have recently received Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) Engage Grants, allowing them to collaborate with industry, applying their expertise to…
[caption id="attachment_2214963" align="alignright" width="800"] A Bangladesh elephant in its natural habitat. All elephant photos courtesy of Shorf Ahmed.[/caption] For his Master of Science in…
