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TRU team receives $300K provincial grant for invasive species research

Posted on: May 3, 2018

Dr. Lauchlan Fraser’s research team was awarded a $300,000 provincial grant to help manage invasive species in Merritt-area grasslands.

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Aboriginal youth camp receives $10K from Telus

Posted on: April 27, 2018

Thanks to a significant gift from the telecommunications company, scrimping and saving won’t be as much of an issue this year.

Bats, wine, wildfire — research programs boosted by collaboration grants

Posted on: April 23, 2018

TRU’s Tri-University Major Collaboration Grants allow mobility and academic opportunities for faculty and students within the BC Interior.

Talk to the Experts: from garage to greenhouse: meet floriculturist Ian Robertson

Posted on: April 18, 2018

Get spring gardening tips from the man who went from heavy-duty mechanic to pruning and planting at TRU.

RT grads score gold, silver and bronze on credentialing exam

Posted on: April 13, 2018

Alex Tse, Ria McKay and Bianca Verde Rios scored the top three marks during the writing of the Canadian Board for Respiratory Care exam.

Curious in the name of science

Posted on: April 12, 2018

More than 200 students in grades 4–12 showcased their research projects during the Cariboo Mainline Regional Science Fair.

State-of-the-art sensors take flight over BC grasslands

Posted on: April 11, 2018

Dr. David Hill’s range management research was given a $200,000 boost from the Canada Foundation for Innovation.

Students spend summer as funded researchers

Posted on: April 9, 2018

Nineteen students have been awarded $4,500 UREAP scholarships, allowing them to spend the summer conducting independent research.

Larsen, Ortner awarded for outstanding research mentorship

Posted on: April 4, 2018

Dr. Karl Larsen and Dr. Catherine Ortner are recognized for their commitment to empowering and encouraging undergraduate researchers.

TRU enters The Conversation

Posted on: March 27, 2018

TRU is the newest member of The Conversation Canada, an independent news organization delivering expertise from academia to wide audiences.

Rattlesnakes crack the first Nutshell

Posted on: March 22, 2018

Valerie Law’s rattlesnake research took top honours in the inaugural In A Nutshell undergraduate research communication competition.

Dungeons & Dragons research a critical hit

Posted on: March 20, 2018

Graeme Hallett won the 2018 3MT for his presentation, “Does Dungeons & Dragons Improve Social Skills?”

Presenting a preponderance of plastic

Posted on: March 13, 2018

A third-year undergrad student’s research shone a light on plastics in mussels and put her in the spotlight at a marine biology conference.

Funding boosts 21 new research projects

Posted on: March 7, 2018

Twenty-one TRU researchers share in $100,000, as a result of the Internal Research Fund.

Barnacle research snags top spot

Posted on: March 2, 2018

First and second year Master of Science in Environmental Science students were in the spotlight during the annual showcase this week.

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So many reasons to be a researcher

Posted on: February 26, 2018

There are many reasons to participate in undergraduate research, whether you’re planning to go to grad school, or not.

Steady research growth brings student opportunities

Posted on: February 7, 2018

Nine exceptional students have been awarded NSERC Undergraduate Student Research Awards.

Tech funding has spinoffs for Interior university coalition

Posted on: January 23, 2018

New funding for tech at BC’s universities will create more opportunities for TRU, UNBC and UBCO to share research and innovation.

TRU moves forward with Bachelor in Software Engineering

Posted on: January 16, 2018

TRU plans to welcome the first intake of third-year students to the program in fall 2019.

Student applies Cariboo ranching to home in Ghana

Posted on: January 11, 2018

Applied Sustainable Ranching student Majeed Nashiru shares his journey from northern Ghana to the Cariboo with the Williams Lake Tribune.

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