Researchers Mohamed Tawhid and Sean McGuinness are sharing in the NSERC Discovery Grants for 2015, Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo MP Cathy McLeod announced today. Tawhid receives $90,000 for…
Humans depend upon high levels of ecosystem biodiversity, but due to climate change and changes in land use, biodiversity loss is greater now than at…
Do rent banks help to prevent homelessness? According to the results from the first year of a three-year research study into the effectiveness of rent…
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="500"] Research at TRU— like examining how urban systems respond in extreme weather by TRU geography faculty member David Hill (above)—is helping…
Thompson Rivers University visual arts professor Donald Lawrence’s interest in the camera obscura takes many shapes. As an artist, he’s always finding new ways to design…
How did a generation of people cope with the loss of life caused by the First World War? Thompson Rivers University professor and English Department…
While teacher training programs are obligated to produce diverse educators from all walks of life, Dr. Kim Calder Stegemann’s research shows that it takes very…
A new TRU-led research project, funded by Genome British Columbia (Genome BC) and Genome Canada, aims to improve the strategies for monitoring the impact of…
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…
It is rare for a week to go by without the issue of animal rights in the headlines. TRU Law faculty member Katie Sykes recognized…
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…
The groundbreaking Learning at Intercultural Intersections: International Research Conference kicks off today at TRU. The conference, which runs in the Campus Activity Centre through March…
Biological Sciences faculty member Naowarat (Ann) Cheeptham will be featured on the Mar. 5, 2015 television episode of The Nature of Things. Filmed at TRU…
Counter-terror law expert Dr. Robert Diab of TRU's Faculty of Law was interviewed by CBC Television about Bill C-51, the new Anti-Terrorism Act, 2015, unveiled by…
Faculty members in TRU’s Tourism Management Department are collaborating with Norwegian researchers to enhance long-term sustainability of mountain resort communities. On Jan. 19, Dr. John…
[caption id="attachment_28587" align="alignnone" width="607"] The little brown bat, an endangered species.[/caption] Bats have been a constant motif of horror stories. But today, the mysterious winged…
Economics professors Dr. Laura Lamb and Dr. Belayet Hossain set out to discover whether tax incentives inspire charitable donations, and if so, how effective they…
For theatre students Robin Arundel and Taran Waterous, working as research assistants with the Home/Less/Mess theatre project meant applying the skills they acquired in the…
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…
What happens to a family in danger of eviction when they can’t pay the rent, or are cut off when their utilities are overdue? Homelessness…
