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Trans Mountain MOU may lead to $550,000 for student awards, research

Posted on: April 7, 2015

TRU and Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain Expansion Project have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding for a Community Benefit Agreement that will see a $550,000 contribution over 20-years if the proposed expansion project is approved and constructed.

Feeding success

Posted on: March 30, 2015

Seven business students applied classroom theory to real life when they undertook a directed studies project to develop marketing techniques for the Kamloops Food Bank.

UREAP Asks: How to retain employees at Sun Peaks Resort?

Posted on: February 12, 2015

Employee retention — it’s a phrase often heard within the tourism industry, and a concern Bachelor of Tourism Management student Sarbjit Gill decided to investigate through his successful Undergraduate Research Experience Award Program (UREAP) project.

Couple gives back to their profession and to TRU Law

Posted on: January 23, 2015

Master Rob McDiarmid and Ms. Sharon Matthews, QC, were recognized by Thompson Rivers University for their tireless advocacy to bring the law program to TRU and their ongoing support of the Faculty of Law as donors.

Undergraduate Research leads to graduate school success

Posted on: January 19, 2015

Arts alumna Ashley Berard is expanding on her UREAP research (the use of online forums and support groups to navigate an illness) for her master’s thesis in Sociology at the University of Victoria.

Expand your skills — explore research

Posted on: January 6, 2015

Exploring research as an undergraduate can increase your academic and professional success.

Make The UREAP Leap

Posted on: October 16, 2014

Felicia Girouard took a class assignment to develop a research project and turned it into a $4,500 award. Learn how a UREAP research grant can help put theory into practice.

Biology Research: Q & A with Nathan Michaels

Posted on: September 2, 2014

Meet Nathan Michaels, a Bachelor of Science graduate (2014) who majored in General Biology. The Newsroom asked Nathan about his UREAP research project on spinal cord injury.