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Girls get messy at their own camp June 28, 2019
Girls belong in science, technology, engineering and math as much as the next guy. That’s why TRU offers a one-week Girls Only EUReKA! Science camp.…
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News releases
Provincial scholarships awarded to graduate researchers June 13, 2019
KAMLOOPS – Four exceptional graduate students at Thompson Rivers University will share in scholarships valued at $60,000. They are the first at TRU to receive…
Faculty of Science
Meet our donors: The TB Vets Charitable Foundation June 7, 2019
Support from the TB Vets Charitable Foundation and its donors has fuelled the respiratory therapy program at Thompson Rivers University for 30 years through critical…
InfoNews Vernon | Don't be ssscared: The 7 snakes of the Thompson-Okanagan June 7, 2019
TRU's Karl Larsen shares some slithery insights into the seven snakes of the Thompson-Okanagan. Read more
CBC Kamloops | Student researcher looking at pollinators in Kamloops May 30, 2019
CBC Daybreak in Kamloops is doing a series on what TRU researchers are doing this summer. First up: the buzz about bees. Read more
Faculty of Science, Featured, Research and Graduate Studies
What you need to know about ticks May 2, 2019
[caption id="attachment_2950965" align="alignright" width="393"] Dr. Rob Higgins, associate professor, biology.[/caption] What is the point of a tick? According to Dr. Rob Higgins, associate professor of…
CFJC Today | Students attempt to answer big questions at regional science fair April 12, 2019
About 200 students from the Interior showed off their brain power for the annual science fair on TRU's campus. Read more
Faculty of Science, Featured, Indigenous Education
The science of including Indigenous knowledge to solve problems March 29, 2019
The Faculty of Science is addressing the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada's calls to action through existing initiatives and ones in the works. These…
Science Business | Combing Canada’s caves for new drugs March 29, 2019
Armed with bear spray, microbiologist Naowarat ‘Ann’ Cheeptham is searching for hardy, less-studied bacteria that could play a role in stemming the antimicrobial resistance crisis.…
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Science Business | Combing Canada’s caves for new drugs March 29, 2019
Armed with bear spray, microbiologist Naowarat ‘Ann’ Cheeptham is searching for hardy, less-studied bacteria that could play a role in stemming the antimicrobial resistance crisis.…
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Kamloops Matters | On Our Radar: NASA astrobiologist returns to his roots for talk in Kamloops March 19, 2019
Dr. Bruce Damer is returning to Kamloops to speak at TRU about his work as the principal scientist at the Biota Institute... Read more
Kamloops Matters | On Our Radar: NASA astrobiologist returns to his roots for talk in Kamloops March 19, 2019
Dr. Bruce Damer is returning to Kamloops to speak at TRU about his work as the principal scientist at the Biota Institute... Read more
Faculty and staff, Faculty of Science, Featured,
Astrobiologist alumnus presents new origin of life concept March 15, 2019
The average 14-year-old doesn’t spend much time thinking abstractly or questioning the origin of life. But multi-disciplinary scientist and astrobiologist Dr. Bruce Damer wasn’t your…
