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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Bright light and strong leader balances science and music
Posted on: March 7, 2017
Braedon Paul, active community and on-campus volunteer, promotes the power of science and music
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Learning by osmosis
Posted on: December 8, 2016
Albert Adserias is about to spend his first winter in Kamloops, earning a double degree from TRU and the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona.
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Revealing the genomic mysteries of long-term biosolid use
Posted on: December 5, 2016
Funded by Genome BC, Dr. Jonathan Van Hamme is investigating the long-term impacts of biosolids on soil during mine tailings reclamation.
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Witnessing poverty shapes future doctor
Posted on: November 22, 2016
Jagdeesh Uppal wants to combine medicine and research to bring cheap and affordable medicines to those in deep poverty.
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Science & tech program night a one-stop info source
Posted on: November 9, 2016
Learn more about what science and technology programs are available at TRU while also meeting faculty and current students.
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Green Chemistry conference gives students taste of applied research
Posted on: July 18, 2016
Chemistry graduate Matt Miller was part of a team that came up with the winning solution to the problem of water waste in the textile dyeing industry during the Green Chemistry and Engineering Conference held in Portland, Oregon last month. The solution was considered groundbreaking by an industry expert.
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Chemistry contest turns 20
Posted on: May 27, 2016
Local Grade 11 students get first-hand experience of chemistry labs and expensive equipment.
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Award allows summer abroad to study Alzheimer’s disease
Posted on: May 24, 2016
Jagdeesh Uppal, fourth-year chemical biology, is part of a team studying methods for early detection of Alzheimer’s disease at the Indian Institute of Technology in Roorkee, India.
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Plastics research gets plenty of attention
Posted on: April 8, 2015
First a patent, now a follow up article published in a prominent scientific journal—Postdoctoral Fellow and sessional instructor Dr. Dipesh Prema is getting a lot of attention for his plastics research in inorganic chemistry.
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Chemistry Research—Q & A with Thomas Giroday
Posted on: March 13, 2014
Meet Thomas Giroday, a fourth-year Bachelor of Science student majoring in Chemistry. The Newsroom asked Thomas about the ins and outs of conducting his own UREAP research project.
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