Changing higher education for a changing world
Posted on: November 23, 2022
The 3M National Teaching Fellowship’s 2022 cohort is setting out to revolutionize the landscape of Canadian post-secondary education.
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TRU researchers awarded over $500,000 through Discovery Grants
Posted on: June 23, 2022
Three Thompson Rivers University researchers have received $590,000 through the federal NSERC Discovery Grants program.
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Research highlights importance of Indigenous food sovereignty
Posted on: June 1, 2022
A research team is proud to receive a CIHR grant for their Indigenous food sovereignty community well-being amidst a pandemic project.
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TRU genomics lab receives $850K investment from feds
Posted on: March 3, 2021
New funds from the federal government through the Canadian Foundation for Innovation will enable a world-class genomic research lab at Thompson Rivers University.
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Province partners with Interior universities on COVID-19 research
Posted on: February 18, 2021
The B.C. Ministry of Health is investing in B.C. Interior research universities to understand the harmful effects of COVID-19 and mitigate its impact on communities across the province.
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TRU, City, Mitacs launch Researcher-in-Residence program
Posted on: February 5, 2021
Dr. Cheryl Gladu has been appointed the new Researcher-in-Residence (RiR), marking the start of a three-year collaboration between the City, TRU and Mitacs that will provide valuable research to benefit the community.
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Law and science combine to answer vital COVID-19 questions
Posted on: January 27, 2021
Dr. Ruby Dhand leads a collaborative, multidisciplinary research project to understand barriers to justice during the pandemic for those who live with disabilities.
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Sifting through dirt’s DNA
Posted on: December 9, 2020
A new Genome BC-funded project will standardize how environmental DNA is measured in microbial soil communities.
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New website supports essential health workers
Posted on: December 1, 2020
The Nursing The Future website and online community launched this week, establishing an online network for new RNs and LPNs to find support, make connections and access professional development.
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Research finds peer support essential to ECE resiliency
Posted on: October 26, 2020
A provincewide network of peer mentors for early childhood educators developed by a TRU researcher is already showing benefits.
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Research equips teachers for pandemic challenges
Posted on: October 1, 2020
TRU researchers are working with Kamloops teachers on a project to improve learning opportunities for students during a pandemic.
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Can CBD and nitric oxide prevent the spread of COVID-19?
Posted on: September 2, 2020
Three TRU researchers are working toward the development of an antiviral nasal spray and mouthwash using high-cannabidiol extracts, terpenes, and nitric oxide.
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Newly funded research explores connectivity, marine invertebrates and rattlesnakes
Posted on: August 27, 2020
Three researchers will share in nearly $350,000 from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) Discovery Grants program.
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New research tools coming to TRU
Posted on: August 25, 2020
The Government of Canada through the Canada Foundation for Innovation has invested $350,000 in high-performance tools to allow TRU faculty and students to conduct ground-breaking research.
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TRU records unprecedented research grant success
Posted on: August 10, 2020
The federal government has invested $500,000 in research projects that explore Secwepemctsín language, the history of unbelief in Canada, and BC’s opioid epidemic.
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TRU heads collaborative research into wildfires
Posted on: July 30, 2020
The Province of BC has invested $5 million for the establishment of the BC Research Chair in Predictive Services, Emergency Management and Fire Science, to be based at TRU.
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Searching for signs of COVID-19 in Kamloops’ sewage
Posted on: July 27, 2020
TRU’s Jonathan Van Hamme is leading a team looking to detect signs of COVID-19 in the city’s sewage.
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Student researchers find new ways to engage during pandemic
Posted on: July 8, 2020
Twelve exceptional students have been awarded NSERC Undergraduate Student Research Awards, allowing them to spend the summer answering important research questions.
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Research asks what it means to travel ethically
Posted on: July 2, 2020
Dr. Kellee Caton has been awarded a $200,000 SSHRC Partnership Development Grant to lead research in critical tourism studies.
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Larsen awarded professorship for ecological research contributions
Posted on: May 28, 2020
Dr. Karl Larsen has been awarded the Northcote and Brink Professorship for his research that has led to provincial changes in how we manage our landscape for the benefit of BC’s most vulnerable species.
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