TRU makes top 50 research rankings December 12, 2023
KAMLOOPS — A significant growth in sponsored research income has put Thompson Rivers University (TRU) onto Research Infosource's Canada's Top 50 Research Universities 2023 list.…
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International Policy Digest | Understanding Kissinger’s secret China sauce December 11, 2023
"He might have been a world-class war criminal, but Kissinger also understood China on a level few others could," writes political scientist Dr. Saira Bano.…
Education News Canada | Sustainability conference focuses on solving community-based issues December 6, 2023
Recognized nationally and internationally for its sustainability initiatives and achievements, TRU invites the campus and local communities to a conversation on sustainability and resilience. "A…
Sustainability conference aims for solutions December 5, 2023
KAMLOOPS – Recognized nationally and internationally for its sustainability initiatives and achievements, Thompson Rivers University (TRU) invites the campus and local communities to a conversation…
The Interpreter | COP28: A better climate for US-China relations? December 1, 2023
As the world's top greenhouse gas emitters, China and the US will play a pivotal role in securing consensus at the 2023 United Nations Climate…
Castanet | BCWS to offer aviation staff training for night helicopter operations November 29, 2023
Aviation staff at the BC Wildfire Service will be offered night vision training, which will allow them to conduct helicopter operations in the dark. Wildfire…
CBC News | Moncton researchers developing artificial intelligence to fight wildfires November 27, 2023
After Canada's worst wildfire season on record, forestry and wildfire experts are turning to modelling and satellites as an increasingly important tool. While in early…
Alleged assassination plot against Sikh separatist could hamper India-US relations November 24, 2023
The Conversation Canada article by TRU Arts faculty member Saira Bano The United States government recently stated it had thwarted a plot to assassinate a Sikh separatist leader…
What Joe Biden’s meeting with Xi Jinping means for geopolitical tensions November 16, 2023
The Conversation Canada article by TRU Arts faculty member Saira Bano U.S. President Joe Biden has engaged in a crucial face-to-face meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the…
CBC Edmonton | Alberta Wildfire adds nighttime helicopter to wildfire fighting arsenal November 10, 2023
Alberta is at the start of a five-year contract to trial a nighttime wildfire fighting helicopter. Wildfire expert Dr. Mike Flannigan says the helicopter could…
Castanet | TRU joins international group to improve western power grid resilience to extreme weather, wildfire November 7, 2023
TRU has joined a newly formed climate-resiliency alliance, with the goal of making one of the largest power grids in North America more resilient to…
TRU joins US-Canada team to improve wildfire prediction models November 7, 2023
KAMLOOPS – Thompson Rivers University (TRU) is among a group of research institutions that have joined the newly created U.S.-Canada Centre on Climate-Resilient Western Interconnected…
CFJC Today | Thompson Rivers University professor giving away HEPA air filtration units to non-profit organizations November 1, 2023
Dr. Michael Mehta, professor of geography and environmental studies, is giving away HEPA air filtration units to help ensure those in need have clean, safe…
The Vancouver Sun | A huge area of BC is at high fire risk. How do we protect it without spending billions? October 31, 2023
Wildfire researcher Dr. Mike Flannigan says the area of forested land in BC is so large that reducing the fire risk across all of it…
A bird in the hand provides great data October 30, 2023
Each year, songbirds migrate thousands of kilometres from their breeding grounds in Canada and the United States to spend the winter in the neotropical Caribbean,…
The Toronto Star | Unfightable fires, wildfires that make their own weather and other terrifying trends scientists have observed October 30, 2023
In BC, more area has been burned by wildfires in the last seven years than in the previous 58 years, and the province has recorded…
The Toronto Star | ‘Fraudulent, broken instrument’: Why our measurements don’t capture the true risks of wildfire smoke October 30, 2023
There are experts who say the primary tool for measuring air quality in Canada, the Air Quality Health Index, fails to capture the true danger…
Discovery Education | Creating a “cool” career studying polar bears October 27, 2023
TRU alum Alysa McCall gives a behind-the-scenes look into her career path and offers advice to students considering ways they can turn their interest in…
The New York Times | ‘It’s like our country exploded’: Canada’s year of fire October 25, 2023
Endless evacuations, unimaginable smoke and heat, 45 million acres burned — is this the nation’s new normal? Wildfire expert Dr. Mike Flannigan provides insight. Read more
Government of Canada | Battling the inferno: Canada's 2023 historic wildfire season October 25, 2023
Wildfire researcher Dr. Jill Harvey says while this season’s wildfires were historic, scientists like her are not surprised as they’ve been monitoring a disturbing trend…
