Under the ground, even under the snow, fires are burning. While it’s common that such hot spots – known as holdover or zombie fires –…
It's like speed dating or speed friending, but for research. More than 70 Thompson Rivers University (TRU) students discovered research opportunities and connected with faculty…
Just three months after the official end of the 2023 wildfire season, experts are already concerned about this year. "The stage is set for a…
Globally, lightning accounts for less than five per cent of fire ignitions, and across Canada, about half. But in the NWT, "it’s far away the…
Last summer's record-setting wildfire season, coupled with the drought-like conditions that persist in parts of BC and Alberta, have made the situation this winter more…
Wildfire expert Dr. Mike Flannigan says it is too early to predict just exactly what the upcoming fire season will look like in BC, but…
Wildfire expert Dr. Mike Flannigan says it’s mainly fire weather that varies much year to year, or even decade to decade — and helps explain…
Ten other experts join wildfire researcher Dr. Mike Flannigan in concluding that so far in the 21st century, BC is falling well short of receiving…
Researchers at TRU and the Kamloops Sexual Assault Counselling Centre have partnered up in a research project to try to understand why sexual harassment persists…
On the one-year anniversary of a semi crashing into her home in the Shuswap, researcher Dr. Hilda Freimuth has written a paper detailing her serious…
With Pakistan's elections fast approaching, political scientist Dr. Saira Bano takes a look at accusations of military interference, the imprisonment of Imran Khan and the…
Individuals in Quebec and Nova Scotia have been charged with starting fires during Canada's 2023 wildfire season, but social media posts are misleadingly claiming the…
Polar microbiologist and researcher Madison Ellis (BSc ’18) is one of TRU’s seriously amazing alumni. She recently shared a snippet of her Arctic journey through…
Kwantlen Polytechnic University’s (KPU) sociology department recently hosted a symposium, Indigenous Languages and Cultures Beyond Borders, highlighting the language revitalization efforts of scholars across North,…
Led by TRU researchers - Kyra Garson, Brad Harasymchuk, Alana Hoare, Yujie Jiang, Amie McLean and Anila Virani - the Exploring Students’ Sense of Belonging…
Many would agree that animals deserve to live their lives free from unnecessary pain and suffering. Because animal farms aren’t well regulated or regularly inspected,…
Dr. Lauchlan Fraser, researcher and ecosystem ecologist, has received a substantial funding boost from Teck Highland Valley Copper for his work into ecosystem reclamation. “This investment allows…
KAMLOOPS — Teck Highland Valley Copper is giving $575,000 to support industry-leading research on ecosystem reclamation headed by Lauchlan Fraser at Thompson Rivers University (TRU).…
The Conversation Canada article by TRU Arts faculty member Saira Bano In the lead-up to upcoming general elections in Pakistan, the country’s Human Rights Commission has voiced significant…
"In the lead-up to upcoming general elections in Pakistan, the country’s Human Rights Commission has voiced significant concerns about 'pre-poll rigging' and the 'blatant manipulation' of the…
