Alumni walk the wild side September 29, 2022
How do you become a zookeeper at BC Wildlife Park in Kamloops? In addition to the requisite love of animals, attending Thompson Rivers University could…
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TRU researchers awarded over $500,000 through Discovery Grants June 23, 2022
Three Thompson Rivers University (TRU) researchers received $590,000 through the federal Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) Discovery Grants Program, announced today by the Government…
Vanderhoof Omineca Express | New manager Julianna Brooker seeks to grow Vanderhoof Chamber of Commerce March 3, 2022
TRU alum Julianna Brooker has been hired as manager at the Vanderhoof Chamber of Commerce. She completed a bachelor of science and biology, and a…
Terrace Standard | Experts warn of invasive ‘super fish’ in Terrace area waterbodies July 26, 2021
The Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development is looking into chemical treatment of Lost Lake to eliminate an invasive population of…
Le Quotidien | Une Saguenéenne honorée en Colombie-Britannique June 14, 2021
Claudie Pageau is this year's Governor General's Gold Medal winner at Spring 2021 Virtual Convocation. She found fulfillment in assisting aspiring students in their scientific…
Fun 107 Radio | Preserving a future for polar bears across the Arctic April 28, 2021
The Buttonwood Park Zoo’s Virtual Wildlife Education Series in New Bedford is featuring Alysa McCall, director of Conservation Outreach for Polar Bears International. McCall earned…
The Conversation Canada | Why some songbirds make migratory pit-stops to replace worn and ragged feathers March 18, 2021
Migratory songbirds have to replace their feathers as they get worn or lose their colour. Matthew Reudink takes a look at the annual cycle of…
Castanet Kamloops | Tick Talk: Stay safe outdoors March 16, 2021
The weather is getting warmer and more people are heading outside to enjoy their local parks and trails, but with spring also comes tick season.…
CFJC Today | Mild weather brings tick risk back to Kamloops March 11, 2021
TRU's Dr. Rob Higgins, associate professor in biological sciences, talks about ticks and what hikers can expect on the trails throughout the year. Read more
Castanet Kamloops | Van Hamme talks grant March 8, 2021
TRU receives $850,000 from the federal Canadian Foundation for Innovation for genomics research. The money will go toward the expansion of the world-class genomic research…
Kamloops This Week | $250,000 grant will help TRU researchers probe life and death of micro-organisms December 18, 2020
Supported by a $250,000 grant from Genome BC, TRU’s Dr. Lauchlan Fraser and Dr. Jonathan Van Hamme are leading a research team at Highland Valley…
Genome BC funds groundbreaking research December 8, 2020
KAMLOOPS – Thompson Rivers University faculty members Drs. Lauchlan Fraser and Jonathan Van Hamme are leading novel research to enable more precise measurements of soil…
CBC British Columbia | Kamloops, B.C., zoo sheltering 92 snakes displaced by Trans Mountain pipeline construction December 7, 2020
In October, B.C. Wildlife Park received 92 Great Basin gopher snakes and western yellow-bellied racers displaced from Lac du Bois due to the Trans Mountain…
Vancouver Sun | Rattlesnakes often give birth up to a kilometre away from their underground dens, research shows November 18, 2020
The Vancouver Sun interviewed Dana Eye, who is working on her master's degree at TRU, studying rattlesnakes, which are a species at risk in BC.…
Academica | TRU announces opening of Wells Gray Education and Research Centre November 17, 2020
Academica shares the news about the new Wells Gray Education and Research Centre that was made possible by numerous donations. Read more
CBC North by Northwest | Scientist Series, featuring Tom Dickinson September 8, 2020
He's TRU's former dean of science with a passion for birds and Charles Darwin. Tom Dickinson was featured on North by Northwest's Scientist Series on…
Clearwater Times | TRU’s Wells Gray research centre upgrades facilities June 16, 2020
Thompsons Rivers University’s research centre in Wells Gray Park received a $150,000 donation comes from Wells Gray Community Forest Corporation (WGCFC) and will be used…
Quesnel Cariboo Observer | Predator scat study in Chilcotin could inform future moose management June 15, 2020
TRU students are studying predator scat in a project with the Tsilhqot’in National Government to determine moose population projections. Read more
Grant expands Wells Gray research centre June 11, 2020
KAMLOOPS‑— A significant grant from the Wells Gray Community Forest Corporation (WGCFC) is helping Thompson Rivers University (TRU) upgrade facilities at its Wells Gray Research…
Live Science | Why these rattlesnakes are declining at an alarming rate June 8, 2020
For TRU faculty member Karl Larsen and student researcher Marcus Atkins, Western rattlesnakes are a species to be studied, especially in spring as the slitherers…
