Their research, teaching and service bring together different communities and world views for societal change. Now they're newly appointed full professors and sharing insights into…
“Always use your voice for what you believe in,” says Korah DeWalt, Indigenous relations and community superintendent for New Gold’s New Afton Mine, a gold,…
Bison are likely well suited to a warming climate, says Dr. John Church, research chair in cattle industry sustainability at TRU. “The heat’s coming. I…
Researchers and startup companies have recognized the enormous opportunity associated with addressing the cow methane issue by changing their diet and are working on feed…
TRU has agreed to work with Ignition Tranquille Developments to focus on experiential learning, soil health, and farm-related research at the Tranquille development site. Read…
The world’s eight most extreme wildfire weather years have occurred in the last decade, according to a new study that suggests extreme fire weather is…
For the last 25 years, Karl Larsen has been studying the rodents that live in the hills around Kamloops. This past weekend, he wrapped up…
Karl Larsen and Sheri Watson have introduced at least 800 students to mice, voles and the occasional shrew. This fall, Karl Larsen and Sheri Watson…
This fall, Karl Larsen and Sheri Watson from Natural Resource Sciences celebrated an unusual silver anniversary. For 25 years, students in their NRSC (Natural Resource…
A team of drone operators with a passion for technology continue to expand their operations across the country and increase the capabilities of their drones.…
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada is still investigating what caused the June 30 fire that left the Village of Lytton as nothing more a…
TRU Faculty of Science Associate Professor Dr. Tom Pypker studies the after effects of wildfires with a focus on land disturbance and water flows. He…
While BC ranchers and farmers deal with the threat of wildfires, TRU wildfire researcher Mike Flannigan says the three elements that contribute to the fires—fuel,…
On average, wildfires have burned 314,383 hectares of forest in B.C. annually since 2008. In recent years, the scale and severity has increased. So far…
TRU wildfire researcher Dr. Mike Flannigan talks to the BBC about the wildfire season. "It really depends on the day-to-day weather, but the potential is…
Climate change is transforming the way wildfires behave across much of North America. Experts point to a combination of heat waves and droughts, especially those…
In this detailed analysis of the Canadian firescape and how it has evolved to where we are now, Ed Struzik quotes TRU wildfire researcher Mike…
Rising waters in Shuswap rivers has heightened concern for the state of glaciers in the region and elsewhere. TRU hydrologist Tom Pypker says the current…
TRU is creating a laboratory dedicated to studying tree rings and how wildfires, climate change and droughts impact forests in the region. The Fire and…
TRU wildfire researcher Mike Flannigan says events like the current fires in BC are an urgent reality. "There's no quick fix," he told Cross Country Checkup's…
