Renowned wildfire expert based at TRU June 24, 2021
Dr. Michael Flannigan is the new British Columbia Research Chair in Predictive Services, Emergency Management and Fire Science at TRU, the university and Province of…
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The Merritt Herald | Merrittonian accepts post-secondary award June 24, 2021
Meet Erin Thomsen, a new TRU graduate who heads into her future with a lot of awards under her belt. Read more
CFJC Today | TRU fire ecology researcher looks to include historical context, First Nations perspectives into wildfire project June 22, 2021
Dr. Jill Harvey, an incoming TRU professor, is coming to Kamloops from Edmonton where she works for the Canadian Forest Service. Harvey creates a historical…
Grant funds researcher’s study of forest-fire ecology June 15, 2021
KAMLOOPS – An incoming Thompson Rivers University (TRU) faculty member has been granted a Canadian Research Chair (CRC) in Fire Ecology. Dr. Jill Harvey will…
CBC British Columbia | Kamloops, B.C., zoo sheltering 92 snakes displaced by Trans Mountain pipeline construction December 7, 2020
In October, B.C. Wildlife Park received 92 Great Basin gopher snakes and western yellow-bellied racers displaced from Lac du Bois due to the Trans Mountain…
Academica | TRU announces opening of Wells Gray Education and Research Centre November 17, 2020
Academica shares the news about the new Wells Gray Education and Research Centre that was made possible by numerous donations. Read more
Snake research garners prestigious scholarship November 6, 2020
Dana Eye’s groundbreaking rattlesnake research has been recognized by the Fraser Basin Council, as the Master of Science in Environmental Science student has been awarded…
The Lynda Steele Show | A nasal spray to ward off COVID-19? September 4, 2020
A nasal spray to treat COVID-19, sounds great right? Lynda Steele talks with TRU researcher Dr. John Church about a new project that looks at…
Clearwater Times | TRU’s Wells Gray research centre upgrades facilities June 16, 2020
Thompsons Rivers University’s research centre in Wells Gray Park received a $150,000 donation comes from Wells Gray Community Forest Corporation (WGCFC) and will be used…
Quesnel Cariboo Observer | Forestry Ink: Building soil health through biodiversity January 28, 2020
Regular columnist Jim Hilton says after two days at a TRU soils course, he was encouraged that we are on the right track for improving…
Awards celebrate environmental research January 14, 2020
Graduate students Shannon Mendt and Joey Chisholm have been awarded Environmental Science and Natural Resource Science Fellowships as a result of their commitment to conducting…
Kamloops This Week | Lac du Bois: Assessing an ‘endangered ecosystem’ May 23, 2019
TRU faculty from Natural Resource Science are part of a group looking at preserving the Lac du Bois grasslands, which are deemed an “endangered ecosystem.”…
Awards celebrate environmental impact of graduate research January 17, 2019
Three TRU graduate students whose research will have immediate and important impact on our natural environments have been awarded Environmental Science and Natural Resource Science…
TRU researchers share $355,000 in federal awards October 9, 2018
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…
TRU to become research hub for ecosystem recovery August 22, 2018
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…
TRU team receives $300K provincial grant for invasive species research May 3, 2018
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…
Larsen, Ortner awarded for outstanding research mentorship April 4, 2018
An exceptional mentor can make a fundamental difference in the life of an undergraduate researcher, and it is clear, based on the comments from current…
Real world impact: on-campus sustainability practices January 10, 2018
Established in 2014, the TRU Campus Strategic Sustainability Plan (CSSP) is closely tied to one of TRU’s Strategic Priorities that seeks to increase sustainability practices.…
$7,500 fellowships awarded to graduate researchers January 8, 2018
Completing a graduate degree involves passion, dedication, and a significant amount of stress, so to receive one of two $7,500 Environmental Science and Natural Resource…
Highland Valley Copper supports creation of Centre for Ecosystem Reclamation November 16, 2017
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…
