While the research projects are all very different, the first four teams awarded TRU’s Tri-University Major Project Collaboration Grants are alike in their intent to…
Dr. David Hill will be keeping a close eye on BC’s fragile rangelands, thanks to a $200,000 boost to his research program from the Canada…
These days, the news is full of photos of beaches covered with plastic bottles and other litter, oceans strewn with plastic bags floating like jelly…
Congratulations to the 21 researchers who received 2018 Internal Research Fund awards. The fund provides a maximum of $100,000 annually to support research with the…
Food security in Canada’s north is generally described as tragic, often focusing on a lack of access to clean water, soaring prices of food shipped…
It has been over two years since the first wave of Syrian immigrant families began settling in Canada, and Dr. Joyce O’Mahony wants to better…
As the recipient of the Undergraduate Research Experience Award Program (UREAP), flight instructor Jonny Davis is forever in pursuit of aviation-related research and innovation. As…
Nine exceptional students have been awarded Natural Science and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) grants, and it’s all due to the steady growth of research at…
A research project that aims to empower Cuban people of African descent to actively engage in planning strategies and programming that incorporates their own understandings…
They both discovered their love of chemistry after arriving at TRU. They both aspire to do more. And they both found out at the same…
The first high-throughput genomics lab in BC outside of the Lower Mainland is now open at Thompson Rivers University, thanks to nearly $750,000 in federal…
[caption id="attachment_2532073" align="alignright" width="383"] Screen shots of the crowd control simulation software that forms the basis of the research project.[/caption] Dr. Andrew Park thought that…
Highland Valley Copper (HVC) has pledged $200,000 in cash and $150,000 in-kind support over five years for the establishment of a Natural Sciences and Engineering…
[caption id="attachment_2526107" align="alignright" width="389"] Dr. Tesh Dagne, assistant professor, Faculty of Law[/caption] How does Canada manage the tension between national security, all while maintaining civil…
We know that early childhood education is hugely beneficial for children. And just last week the Conference Board of Canada released a study showing that…
[caption id="attachment_2503061" align="alignright" width="372"] Dr. Naowarat Cheeptham, Associate Professor, Biology[/caption] A team of Canadian researchers are developing a new preventative treatment to combat a deadly disease that is…
[caption id="attachment_2496966" align="alignright" width="388"] Dr. John Hull, Associate Professor, Tourism.[/caption] In 1990, there were 17 grape wineries in British Columbia; today there are more than…
They’ve spent more than a year gathering the voices of older adults living in BC’s Interior, and now, thanks to a Michael Smith Foundation for…
Researchers at UBC Okanagan and Thompson Rivers University have teamed up with an industry partner to investigate the many useful products that can be made…
Thompson Rivers University’s fifth annual report on research, Building Community Through Research, is a showcase of the world-class research taking place here. The report highlights…
