TRU researchers awarded over $500,000 through Discovery Grants
Posted on: June 23, 2022
Three Thompson Rivers University researchers have received $590,000 through the federal NSERC Discovery Grants program.
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Student research—from beer and birds, to fish guts
Posted on: May 28, 2019
Ten TRU students have received federal funding allowing them to work on an array of research projects this summer.
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Creative chemist’s teaching approach crystallizes in national award
Posted on: November 21, 2018
When Sharon Brewer began her teaching career more than 20 years ago, she promised to always keep course content relevant to students.
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Chemistry converts garbage to gold
Posted on: September 12, 2018
Dr. Kingsley Donkor’s lab is benefiting from a $350,000 federal grant for a research project that seeks to turn waste into fertilizer.
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STEM sellers: turning scientists, engineers and mathematicians into teachers
Posted on: July 27, 2018
The first students in TRU’s Bachelor of Education STEM program gave and got lessons with budding scientists at the Big Little Science Centre
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Creative chemistry
Posted on: July 20, 2018
Third-year science student Will Primrose’s passion for words makes his teaching and his science more understandable and precise.
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Inspiration + science = TRU chemistry
Posted on: May 17, 2018
TRU was top choice for Faculty of Science valedictorian Lavraj Lidher, who shared his enthusiasm for science with students at EUReKA camps.
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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.
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Positive reactions: TRU’s top chemistry grads win Silver medals
Posted on: December 15, 2017
The two top TRU chemistry students graduating this year have been awarded the Canadian Society for Chemistry Silver Medal.
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TRU, UBC team up to explore useful bioproducts found in cannabis
Posted on: October 3, 2017
Dr. Bruno Cinel, a natural products chemist, has teamed up with other researchers to discover useful products that can be made from cannabis
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