Castanet Kamloops | Small mammals, big study October 28, 2021
This fall, Karl Larsen and Sheri Watson from Natural Resource Sciences celebrated an unusual silver anniversary. For 25 years, students in their NRSC (Natural Resource…
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The Chilliwack Progress | TRU researchers suggest Bill 28 helped fuel Chilliwack real-estate surge October 28, 2021
Two TRU researchers believe B.C.’s property transfer tax aimed at foreign buyers fuelled the red-hot real estate market in Chilliwack. Dr. Jabed Tomal from TRU’s…
Bob Gaglardi School of Business and Economics, Featured, Research and Graduate Studies
TRU study confirms BCLC’s positive impact on Kamloops October 26, 2021
A report by TRU economist Peter Tsigaris says the BC Lottery Corporation headquarters in Kamloops has contributed about $2.2 billion to the economic and social…
Faculty of Science, Featured, Research and Graduate Studies
Researchers look at COVID cough October 25, 2021
A group of researchers has developed a noninvasive way to prescreen for COVID-19 that’s quick, easily accessible, and discreet. Their technological tool, which analyzes cough…
CBA/ABC National | Learning to code October 7, 2021
TRU's Katie Sykes is among law faculty members profiled in this article that looks at the use of computer code and technology in law classes.…
Vancouver Sun | B.C. must shore-up risk crisis communications before, during, after wildfires: Report September 27, 2021
A Thompson Rivers University report, which examined B.C.’s communication practices during the devastating wildfire seasons of 2017 and ’18, calls for improvements to better inform…
CFJC Today | Release of the Michaels ‘the beginning of a new phase of Canada-China relations’: TRU professor September 27, 2021
TRU expert on East Asian politics Robert Hanlon says the end of Meng Wanzhou’s detention in Canada and the corresponding release of two Canadians in…
CBC Kamloops | TRU instructor weighs in on misinformation and COVID-19 September 23, 2021
TRU law professor Jeffrey Meyers talks to Shelley Joyce at CBC Kamloops about how medical misinformation is not only fueling protests in Kamloops and beyond.…
Vancouver Sun | B.C. must shore up risk-crisis communications before, during, after wildfires: report September 22, 2021
A report examining British Columbia’s response to the record-setting wildfire seasons of 2017 and 2018 says improving communication with communities at risk of fire will…
News releases
TRU study offers suggestions to improve wildfire communications September 22, 2021
KAMLOOPS– A study of BC’s wildfire communications practices during the 2017-18 seasons by Thompson Rivers University (TRU) experts suggests revisiting existing approaches, due to climate…
The Tyee | The future of fire in Canada July 13, 2021
In this detailed analysis of the Canadian firescape and how it has evolved to where we are now, Ed Struzik quotes TRU wildfire researcher Mike…
MyCaribooNow | New TRU faculty member studying forest fire ecology and post fire growth June 17, 2021
TRU welcomes a new faculty member this month who has been granted a Canadian Research Chair in Fire Ecology. Dr. Jill Harvey will be investigating…
The Omega | TRU celebrates International Women’s Day March 11, 2021
TRU faculty member Dr. Joyce O’Mahony talks to the Omega about her just-published book chapter, Hearing the Voices of Immigrant and Refugee Women for Planning…
Faculty of Science, Featured, Research and Graduate Studies
TRU genomics lab receives $850K investment from feds March 3, 2021
New funds from the federal government through the Canadian Foundation for Innovation (CFI) will enable a world-class genomic research lab at Thompson Rivers University (TRU).…
News releases
Thompson Rivers University receives $850,000 federal grant for genomics research March 3, 2021
KAMLOOPS – Thompson Rivers University is excited to receive a $850,000 grant from the federal government through the Canadian Foundation for Innovation (CFI) that will…
The Conversation Canada | Texas electricity grid failure shows how microgrids offer hope for a better future February 23, 2021
After seeing how Texas was left frozen and powerless by extreme cold weather, TRU's Michael Mehta writes in The Conversation Canada about the state's grid…
Featured, Indigenous Education, Research and Graduate Studies
TRU Indigenous mental health expert addresses Senate on changes to MAID February 2, 2021
Today, (Feb. 2), Dr. Rod McCormick testified as a witness before the Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs about Bill C7, an act…
Faculty of Law, Faculty of Science, Featured, Research and Graduate Studies
Law and science combine to answer vital COVID-19 questions January 27, 2021
COVID-19 has taken a tremendous toll on those living in long-term care homes, assisted living facilities and group homes, and many of those who reside…
Featured, Research and Graduate Studies
Show us your research photos January 18, 2021
Once again, we are asking TRU students, staff and faculty to show us what research looks by submitting photos to the Worth 1000 Words: Research…
Faculty of Science, Featured, Research and Graduate Studies
Sifting through dirt's DNA December 9, 2020
When it comes to biodiversity in soil, sometimes too much information is a bad thing. Thompson Rivers University faculty members Drs. Lauchlan Fraser and Jonathan…
