Nearly 20 years ago, Dr. Wendy Gardner set up two test plots on old tailings at a nearby mine that were amended using Metro Vancouver biosolids. Today,…
[caption id="attachment_2025283" align="aligncenter" width="700"] Drawings by biology faculty member Stephen Joly are sketched on a whiteboard in the Faculty of Science break room.[/caption] A small…
Witnessing profound poverty in Roorkee, India this summer forever changed Jagdeesh Uppal's view of the world. He also saw how he can make a difference.…
The Faculty of Science is gearing up for what could be its best Science and Technology Program Information Night ever. The Nov. 24 event runs…
On Aug. 1, we celebrate BC’s birthday and here at TRU there is a lot to celebrate—including all of the ground-breaking research being done by…
Genome BC’s Geneskool Summer Camp is underway this week. High school students from Kamloops, Delta, Nanoose Bay, Sun Peaks, Langley, Surrey and Calgary are on…
Six Thompson Rivers University researchers received nearly $200,000 through the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) Discovery Grants program, announced today by the Government…
Dylan Ziegler has had an impressively busy spring. The fourth year biology student first tackled the Undergraduate Research and Innovation Conference in March, where he…
Jagdeesh Uppal is many things — as captain of the TRU swim team, he is a gifted athlete and leader, and as a fourth-year chemical…
The Real Estate Foundation of British Columbia (REFBC) has granted $150,000 to TRU in support of the creation of a Natural Sciences and Engineering Research…
TRU presented its annual merit awards and years of service awards April 20, 2016. About 200 colleagues and supporters attended the ceremony held in the Grand…
It was stiff competition, but Elizabeth Watt from the University of Calgary took top spot at the Western Canadian Three Minute Thesis (3MT) for her presentation, “Permanent Breast…
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="500"] This is a screen grab from the video entry "Why should bioprospectors look for cures in caves?"[/caption] Do chimpanzees have culture?…
Climate change is often considered a problem too big to solve. Dr. Lauchlan Fraser, TRU professor and former Canada Research Chair in Community and Ecosystem…
A diverse and sensitive ecosystem near Wells Gray Park will become an exclusive living laboratory for Thompson Rivers University students. Longtime TRU supporters Roland and…
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…
[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="146"] UREAP researcher Nathan Michaels, BSc '14[/caption] Meet Nathan Michaels, a Bachelor of Science graduate (2014) who majored in General Biology. The…
Meet Jessica Robinson, a fourth-year Bachelor of Science student majoring in Animal Biology. The Newsroom asked Jessica about the ins and outs of conducting her…
Meet Tara Folk, a fourth-year Bachelor of Science student majoring in Biology. The Newsroom asked Tara about the ins and outs of conducting her own…
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="500"] Orri Greaves analyzes the feathers of Bullock's orioles to learn whether diet affects plumage.[/caption] Meet Orri Greaves, a fourth year Bachelor…
