Innovation, technology and art will come to a head this summer with the construction of Canada’s first solar electric walkway. The solar compass will allow…
English faculty member Karen Hofmann took first place for her short story "The Island." UBC Writer in Residence Renée Sarojini Saklikar unveiled the winners of…
Dr. Matt Reudink, Associate Professor of Biology, has been awarded the prestigious Northcote and Brink Professorship. The Professorship may be held for up to three…
It was fast, entertaining and informative, but despite the great energy that filled the packed house for TRU’s first ever 180-second Research Challenge (180sRC), only…
What can you learn in 180 seconds? You’d be surprised. As part of TRU’s annual Research Week, faculty go head-to-head in the first ever 180-second…
The partnership between Bunkyo Gakuin University (BGU) and TRU's psychology department continues to blossom. In mid-November 2016, Arts faculty members Sandra Vermeulen and Michael Woloszyn were invited…
Congratulations to the 15 researchers who received 2017 Internal Research Fund (IRF) awards. The fund provides a maximum of $100,000 annually to support research with…
Since a team of TRU researchers first launched the inaugural Learning at Intercultural Intersections Research Conference in 2015, the focus has expanded to reflect the…
We’ve got smart phones, smart TVs and smart apparel, now TRU’s Dr. John Church plans to unveil smart cows during the sold out #BCTECH Summit…
Following the success of our Fall 2016 series, the Faculty of Education and Social Work is excited to launch our Winter 2017 Research Provocations seminar…
Dr. Rod McCormick, BC Regional Innovation Chair in Aboriginal Child and Maternal Health and Professor in the School of Education, continues to lend his expertise on Indigenous…
Thompson Rivers University will soon be home to the first high-throughput genomic sequencing lab in BC outside of the Lower Mainland, thanks to a $291,000…
TRU researcher Dr. Wendy Gardner received an Outstanding Achievement Award from the Society for Range Management, an international organization dedicated to the study, conservation and…
When it comes to inclusive education, there are some who are ardent in their belief that each child, regardless of ability, must be included in…
Three TRU researchers have recently received Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) Engage Grants, allowing them to collaborate with industry, applying their expertise to…
Dr. Rod McCormick, BC Regional Innovation Chair of Aboriginal Health and Professor in the School of Education will share his expertise at the Application Development…
Children with learning disabilities are guaranteed equal access to education through BC’s Human Right’s Code, but Margaret Hall suspects some children and their families are…
[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHAn5rpzETU[/embed] Dr. Wilson Bell knows a thing or two about systematic discrimination and the havoc it wreaks on those within its sightline. The Russian historian…
In December, TRU announced Dr. Shelly Johnson (Mukwa Musayett), Saulteaux from Saskatchewan’s Keeseekoose First Nation, as the country’s first Canada Research Chair in Indigenizing higher…
One of the main focuses of Dr. Courtney Mason’s research program is Indigenous food security, so when he arrived at TRU it seemed only natural…
