The Faculty of Education and Social Work's Fall 2017 Research Provocations seminar series kicked off on October 4th with a presentation by Jason Brown of the…

[caption id="attachment_2482708" align="alignright" width="418"] Lyn Baldwin, Kim Naqvi, Nancy Flood, Elizabeth Templeman and Ginny Ratsoy, authors of the 15th Green Guide, Place-Based Education: An Inter…

Researchers at UBC Okanagan and Thompson Rivers University have teamed up with an industry partner to investigate the many useful products that can be made…

Thompson Rivers University’s fifth annual report on research, Building Community Through Research, is a showcase of the world-class research taking place here. The report highlights…

Dr. George Johnson may have completed his screenplay, Peace Pledge, years ago, but as any writer knows, there’s rarely such thing as a final edit.…

Karen Hofmann’s second novel, What is Going to Happen Next, published today (Sept. 15) and is already getting stellar reviews. “An incisive and deeply satisfying novel about the…

Dr. Richard Frimpong Oppong has been selected as a Member of the Royal Society of Canada's (RSC) 2017 cohort of the College of New Scholars, Artists…

Seven Thompson Rivers University researchers will share in nearly $950,000 over five years through the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) Discovery Grants program,…

Short bouts of acute high-intensity exercise are likely to be most beneficial for older women at increased risk of heart-related illness, according to new University of…

According to new research out of TRU, if you want to reduce inequality you have to spend more money on public education. There has always…

An international network of Indigenous health researchers and knowledge keepers now have a home at TRU thanks to a $1 million Canadian Institute of Health…

[caption id="attachment_2370261" align="alignright" width="581"] The team involved in the project: “Indigenous Wellness Knowledge in Action: Evaluation of Research Protocol, Processes, Principles in Practice.”[/caption] For 10…

Nurses are known for being compassionate, level-headed and hard-working. But according to research, they’re also known for being bullies, with many new nurses and nurses-in-training…

[caption id="attachment_2339275" align="alignright" width="443"] (Above) a painting and installation featured in the "Human Milk Project," part of The Breastfeeding Art Expo, an exhibition of 15 community…

Philosophy, History and Politics chair Jeff McLaughlin is headed to Austria to speak at Geist & Gegenwart—a conference that looks at the problems and possibilities…

Bitcoin, also known as digital gold, is a term you may have heard but never fully understood. As an emerging technology, it’s possible that Bitcoin's…

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…