When it comes to sorting through the massive volumes of big data, it’s possible to have too much of a good thing. That’s where Dr.…

Nick Fontaine can’t comprehend why anyone would be afraid of bats. Bats get a bad rap. They’re villainized throughout literature, and are feared as bloodsuckers…

Thompson Rivers University’s sixth annual report on research, Committed to Community, is a showcase of the world-class research taking place right at our front door.…

Three Thompson Rivers University researchers received $355,000 through the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) Discovery Grants program, announced today by the Government of…

When Dr. Nan Stevens’ son penned a story on the life cycle of salmon while in Grade 4, few could’ve predicted it would be published,…

Dr. Kingsley Donkor has been awarded $350,000 for his research program that is designed to turn waste into fertilizer. This is the first Natural Sciences…

We see them just about everywhere—on the sides of mountains after a logging operation has wrapped up, and on hillsides marked by mining—wherever we extract…

International migration, technology and human rights norms have changed the nature of the family. While Canada and other countries have legalized same-sex marriage, and regulate…

We’re 10 years away from having 100 per cent of vehicles speak to each other through the Internet of Vehicles Dr. Ning Lu predicts, but…

The Government of British Columbia has provided $300,000 over three years to Dr. Lauchlan Fraser’s research team to help manage invasive species in the Laurie…

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…