TRU research explores healthy brains as we age October 6, 2026
New research infrastructure at Thompson Rivers University will help researchers explore why some people maintain cognitive abilities better as they age and whether interventions could…
Tag: biology
Wildlife behaviour offers early clues to a changing world September 17, 2026
A snowshoe hare moving through the forest is doing more than searching for food or avoiding a predator. How much it moves, when it rests…
TRU researchers receive inaugural Health Research BC Engage Awards August 10, 2026
Six Thompson Rivers University researchers have received inaugural Engage Awards from Health Research BC, supporting new partnerships that connect researchers with communities, organizations and health-system…
TRU official partner for World Engineering Day 2026 March 4, 2026
Thompson Rivers University is an official partner for World Engineering Day for Sustainable Development 2026, a UNESCO-proclaimed international day that celebrates the role of engineering…
TRU master's student awarded for salmon conservation October 29, 2025
From childhood days fishing on Okanagan waters with her family to conducting graduate research that contributes valuable insights toward the recovery of wild salmon populations,…
Alum’s journey from TRU to Oxford September 25, 2025
With a Doctor of Philosophy in integrative molecular medicine, Ivan Hartling (BSc Honours ’14) now works as a bioinformatician within the Big Data Institute at…
TRU professor honoured for excellence in public education June 18, 2025
Thompson Rivers University (TRU) microbiologist Dr. Naowarat (Ann) Cheeptham has been named the 2025 recipient of the Kamloops-Thompson Board of Education's OWL Award for Excellence…
CBC Quirks and Quarks | Jan 4: The Annual Quirks and Quarks Holiday Question Show January 6, 2025
Science faculty member Dr. Matt Reudink discusses how birds that look alike can tell males and females apart. Interview begins at 43:20.
Canadian Geographic | The race to save B.C.’s bats October 31, 2024
As a deadly disease threatens bats’ survival, conservationists rush to find an antidote before it’s too late. Biological Sciences faculty member Dr. Naowarat (Ann) Cheeptham and…
Science, Microbes and Health | Developing probiotics to prevent white nose syndrome in bats October 23, 2024
Biological Sciences faculty member Dr. Naowarat (Ann) Cheeptham discusses how she and her colleagues are looking for strategies to prevent a fungal infection in bats…
Genome British Columbia | Soothsaying with soil: Genomics and innovative land reclamation research at the Mount Milligan Mine September 11, 2024
With co-funding from the Centerra Gold Inc’s Mount Milligan Mine and Genome British Columbia, researchers from TRU - including Professor of Biological Sciences Dr. Jonathan…
Researchers receive major federal funding June 14, 2024
Six Thompson Rivers University (TRU) researchers have been awarded a combined total of $937,500 through the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada's (NSERC)…
The Williams Lake Tribune | A magical day on Scout Island in Williams Lake June 10, 2024
Williams Lake Biological Sciences faculty member Dr. Christian Lass led a tour through the dark depths of the Scout Island Nature Centre to show the…
CFJC Today | Amateur ornithologists flock to TRU for bird tour May 24, 2024
"We need nature more than we’ve ever needed it before," said avid ornithologist and Professor Emerit Dr. Tom Dickinson during a recent bird tour on campus.…
TRU campus bird walk open to public May 3, 2024
KAMLOOPS —Professor Emerit and avid ornithologist Dr. Tom Dickinson leads a bird tour at the Thompson Rivers University (TRU) Kamloops campus that’s open to anyone…
CBC Kamloops | Bird research March 15, 2024
Spring is on the way which means songbirds are making their way back to BC's Interior. But where are they over the winter, and what…
MBA takes alum to the top March 5, 2024
By Brandi Thring Several years ago, Kamloops-born company NRI 3PL went international. Shortly after, so did TRU alum Chris Maydaniuk (Hon BSc ’06, MBA ’07),…
BCcampus Award for Excellence in Open Education: Natasha Ramroop Singh February 28, 2024
This article was originally published in BCcampus. The BCcampus Award for Excellence in Open Education is bestowed monthly. The award recipient this February is Natasha…
Castanet | Kamloops woman, recent TRU grad part of new documentary on great white sharks February 6, 2024
Jenna Hardy, a recent biology graduate, spent some time last year as a research assistant for scientists working with sharks in Gansbai, South Africa, where…
Expedition to the Arctic January 29, 2024
By Brandi Thring Polar microbiologist and researcher Madison Ellis (BSc ’18) is one of TRU’s seriously amazing alumni. She recently shared a snippet of her…
