Partnership develops improved wildfire management August 15, 2024
KAMLOOPS, BC — Thompson Rivers University (TRU), along with two other Interior post-secondary institutions, has partnered with the City of Kamloops and BC Wildfire Service…
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Researchers receive major federal funding June 14, 2024
Six Thompson Rivers University (TRU) researchers have been awarded a combined total of $937,500 through the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada's (NSERC)…
Exploring students’ intercultural experiences at TRU April 24, 2024
Post-secondary institutions are no strangers to data analysis. But at Thompson Rivers University (TRU), researchers are going beyond numbers to better understand students’ university experience…
Partnering in wildfire April 4, 2024
President Brett Fairbairn addresses a major announcement made at TRU by BC Premier David Eby and Minister of Forests Bruce Ralston on Thurs., April 4.…
Lived experience holds new hope for BC’s toxic drug crisis March 19, 2024
Nearly 50 pieces of artwork line the halls of TRU’s School of Trades and Technology building. It may not be what you expect to see…
TRU makes top 50 research rankings December 12, 2023
KAMLOOPS — A significant growth in sponsored research income has put Thompson Rivers University (TRU) onto Research Infosource's Canada's Top 50 Research Universities 2023 list.…
Discovery Grants boost student assistance for TRU researchers August 29, 2023
From programmable robots and machine learning to old-growth forests and ecosystem reclamation, six Thompson Rivers University (TRU) researchers have received a total of $912,500 through…
Alum promotes Indigenous perspective in engineering August 29, 2023
When PhD student Danilo Caron made the decision to return to post-secondary school, he didn’t do it alone — he did it with the support…
Changing higher education for a changing world November 23, 2022
An outstanding group of teachers from across the country gathered in Banff this month to create a project that could change the landscape of Canadian…
TRU researchers awarded over $500,000 through Discovery Grants June 23, 2022
Three Thompson Rivers University (TRU) researchers received $590,000 through the federal Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) Discovery Grants Program, announced today by the Government…
Research highlights importance of Indigenous food sovereignty June 1, 2022
For a team of researchers focused on revitalizing Indigenous food systems and promoting Indigenous food sovereignty, funding from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)…
Castanet Kamloops | $1.4 million for educators November 30, 2021
An anonymous donation to Thompson Rivers University totalling $1.4 million will go toward helping to keep qualified early childhood educators from leaving the profession. The…
Castanet Kamloops | Provincial funds double support for genomics lab August 16, 2021
Minister of Jobs, Economic Recovery and Innovation Ravi Kahlon announced $848,500 from the BC Knowledge Development Fund has been allocated to microbiologist Dr. Jonathan Van…
Castanet Kamloops | Big honour for TRU prof June 17, 2021
TRU Professor Dr. Courtney Mason has been renewed as a Canada Research Chair for another five years to study rural and Indigenous land use. His…
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…
TRU nursing student searches for answers to Indigenous mental-wellness gaps May 7, 2021
KAMLOOPS — A Thompson Rivers University (TRU) Master of Nursing student is marking National Nursing Week with the start of her year-long funded project to…
Castanet Kamloops | Van Hamme talks grant March 8, 2021
TRU receives $850,000 from the federal Canadian Foundation for Innovation for genomics research. The money will go toward the expansion of the world-class genomic research…
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).…
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…
Province partners with Interior universities on COVID-19 research 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…
