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Grants give rise to unbeatable mentorships November 3, 2014

While always working to advance the field of graph theory, Dr. Richard Brewster (Mathematics and Statistics) also strives to provide students with an unbeatable undergraduate…

Campus News, Faculty and staff, Faculty of Science, Research and Graduate Studies
A real-life horror story October 31, 2014

[caption id="attachment_28587" align="alignnone" width="607"] The little brown bat, an endangered species.[/caption] Bats have been a constant motif of horror stories. But today, the mysterious winged…

Faculty and staff, Faculty of Science, Research and Graduate Studies
The crawling dead October 29, 2014

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="500"] Rob Higgins has a fascination for ants whether they're vampire, zombie, or European fire ants like the one pictured above and…

Campus News, Faculty and staff, Faculty of Arts, Faculty of Science, Research and Graduate Studies
5 Faculty Awarded NSERC Discovery Grants September 25, 2014

Five TRU researchers will receive funding from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Council of Canada (NSERC) this year, making it the most successful Discovery Grant…

Faculty of Science, Research and Graduate Studies
Research Q & A with Spencer Morran August 13, 2014

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="500"] Student researcher Spencer Morran learned that hands-on science camps and science centres are not just all about fun and games. They're…

Faculty and staff, Faculty of Science, Research and Graduate Studies
Grant Gives European Fire Ant Research a Boost July 10, 2014

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="500"] European fire ant photo by Sean McCann.[/caption] The European Fire Ant is invasive, aggressive and a prolific breeder, with colonies popping…

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Out of the Comfort Zone July 8, 2014

Reprinted from Bridges Magazine Spring 2014, by Bart Cummins and Anita Rathje Experiential learning wakes up education Kate Strangway spent much of last summer in…

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Researchers Do More than Raise a Flag about Invasive Species June 17, 2014

By Mackenzie Cassels, with photos by Wendy Gardner Vaseux Lake, located between Okanagan Falls and Oliver on the Okanagan Highway, is home to a variety…

Campus News, Faculty of Science
Early Summer Science Camp June 11, 2014

EUReKA! will be holding a three-day  ‘Early Summer Science Camp”  from Monday June 16th to Wednesday June 18th from 8am to 4pm. The camp will…

Faculty of Science, Research and Graduate Studies
Let the voting begin! May 21, 2014

Vote for Master of Environmental Science student Erika Dufort-Lefrancois' 3 minute thesis. Erika is representing TRU in the national Canadian Association for Graduate Studies 3…

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Testing Her Thesis Against Canada's Best May 5, 2014

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="500"] In this file photo, Erika Dufort-Lefrancois, right, receives a certificate from TRU's Associate Vice-President of Research and Graduate Studies, Will Garrett-Petts,…