It is extremely difficult to track the movement of small birds, especially if their foraging grounds cover several hectares. To overcome this, Dr. Matt Reudink and…
Genome British Columbia (Genome BC) has pledged $250,000 towards the creation of a Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) Industrial Research Chair position at…
Taking a writing-intensive course? Major final research essays due in November? Don’t pull a stressed-out all-nighter on your own the last week of classes. Join…
Making the most out of a terrible situation — that’s how Dr. Matt Reudink describes his research into a mass mortality event of Vaux’s Swifts,…
The emptiness has taken flight. An expansive area of wall that was once empty in the Lepin sciences building, is now largely filled with an…
A wide-ranging question about migratory birds set fifth-year animal biology major Jackson Kusack on the path to an award-winning research project. Kusack’s Undergraduate Research Experience Award…
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="500"] European fire ant expert Robert Higgins and his team of researchers have had some success removing the invasive ant from a…
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="500"] A scene from a cattle drive outside of Williams Lake. Photo: Sarah Huggins on Flickr.[/caption] The Ministry of Advanced Education…
The following excerpt is from TRIUMF's website highlighting the work being done by co-op student Carlee Poleschuk. TRIUMF is Canada's national laboratory for particle and nuclear…
After a few hours of hands-on learning some high school students are seriously considering a career in science or health sciences. And that's exactly what…
Cohord Mason has been recognized as one of the top six undergraduate microbiologists in the country. The Canadian Society of Microbiologists has awarded Mason with…
A delegation from Maple Leaf Education Systems (MLES) in Dalian China was in Kamloops on July 21, 2015 to discuss a potential collaboration as well…
Researchers Mohamed Tawhid and Sean McGuinness are sharing in the NSERC Discovery Grants for 2015, Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo MP Cathy McLeod announced today. Tawhid receives $90,000 for…
Humans depend upon high levels of ecosystem biodiversity, but due to climate change and changes in land use, biodiversity loss is greater now than at…
The Spring 2015 issue of Bridges Magazine features campus news, student initiatives, the latest in faculty and student research and community partnerships, and other stories…
It is the highest achievement offered to Canadian graduate students, but when Julie Schooling walks across the stage to accept the Governor General’s Academic Gold…
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,…
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…
By Pam Erikson Instead of just talking about environmental concerns, TRU geography students took action through six crowdfunded projects to raise awareness, purchase needed equipment…
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="500"] This is a screen grab from the video entry "Why should bioprospectors look for cures in caves?"[/caption] Do chimpanzees have culture?…
