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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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).…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
The Supreme Court of Canada recently recognized the voices and rights of people with mental health or addiction histories in a precedent-setting ruling. Read the…
When the coronavirus pandemic shut TRU’s campuses in March, many faculty and students were forced to pause or to redesign their ongoing research projects to…
They are small performances, but in order to understand them you have to draw upon information that you likely aren’t even aware you have. In…
Dr. Lindsey McKay The coronavirus pandemic has exposed inequities in Canada’s social protection policies, revealing gender inequalities that have left women — especially mothers —…
Dr. Laura Doan How do you define success in research? Two years ago, Dr. Laura Doan embarked upon a project designed to develop a provincewide…
https://youtu.be/du4Z62xZHxg Students in Grady Sjokvist's Grade 11 physics class created Rube Goldberg machines, and filmed their success. This incredible machine was created by Paige Grice.…
A nasal spray to treat COVID-19, sounds great right? Lynda Steele talks with TRU researcher Dr. John Church about a new project that looks at…
What can veterinary medicine, analytical chemistry and microbiology teach us about COVID-19? A trio of Thompson Rivers University researchers expect that answer to be: plenty.…
