Research shows rent banks work July 6, 2015
Do rent banks help to prevent homelessness? According to the results from the first year of a three-year research study into the effectiveness of rent…
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BC shows fastest growth attracting research dollars July 2, 2015
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="500"] Research at TRU— like examining how urban systems respond in extreme weather by TRU geography faculty member David Hill (above)—is helping…
Camera Obscura rolls into Dawson City June 8, 2015
Thompson Rivers University visual arts professor Donald Lawrence’s interest in the camera obscura takes many shapes. As an artist, he’s always finding new ways to design…
Genome BC, Imperial Metals, NSERC and Mitacs fund $300,000 research project April 20, 2015
A new TRU-led research project, funded by Genome British Columbia (Genome BC) and Genome Canada, aims to improve the strategies for monitoring the impact of…
Charitable giving in Canada: Who gives and why? October 24, 2014
Economics professors Dr. Laura Lamb and Dr. Belayet Hossain set out to discover whether tax incentives inspire charitable donations, and if so, how effective they…
Make The UREAP Leap October 16, 2014
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="500"] Through a UREAP research grant, student Felicia Girouard created and conducted a survey and in doing so, added another dimension to…
5 Faculty Awarded NSERC Discovery Grants September 25, 2014
Five TRU researchers will receive funding from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Council of Canada (NSERC) this year, making it the most successful Discovery Grant…
Rent Bank Research Lends Hope to the Homeless September 8, 2014
What happens to a family in danger of eviction when they can’t pay the rent, or are cut off when their utilities are overdue? Homelessness…
