Professor champions B.C. grasslands in upcoming public lecture January 9, 2025
KAMLOOPS — Grasslands are the underdog of B.C.’s biomes. They take up less than one per cent of the province’s land base, yet they are…
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CBC Quirks and Quarks | Jan 4: The Annual Quirks and Quarks Holiday Question Show January 6, 2025
Science faculty member Dr. Matt Reudink discusses how birds that look alike can tell males and females apart. Interview begins at 43:20.
The Globe and Mail | Canadian fire chiefs say more resources needed as wildfire threat grows December 3, 2024
Wildfire expert Dr. Mike Flannigan welcomed Canadian fire chiefs’ call for a federal agency to coordinate wildfire response. “It’s complicated, it’s not easy and it’s…
Canadian Geographic | The race to save B.C.’s bats October 31, 2024
As a deadly disease threatens bats’ survival, conservationists rush to find an antidote before it’s too late. Biological Sciences faculty member Dr. Naowarat (Ann) Cheeptham and…
Mornings with Simi (CKNW) | Why are giant goldfish invading local waterways? October 25, 2024
Science faculty member Brian Heise discusses why goldfish shouldn't be released into the wild. Listen to the interview
Science, Microbes and Health | Developing probiotics to prevent white nose syndrome in bats October 23, 2024
Biological Sciences faculty member Dr. Naowarat (Ann) Cheeptham discusses how she and her colleagues are looking for strategies to prevent a fungal infection in bats…
Faculty member examines species at risk legislation in The Conversation October 17, 2024
This article was recently published by The Conversation Canada. By Courtney Mason, professor and Canada Research Chair in Rural Livelihoods and Sustainable Communities, and Jordyn Bogetti,…
Genome British Columbia | Soothsaying with soil: Genomics and innovative land reclamation research at the Mount Milligan Mine September 11, 2024
With co-funding from the Centerra Gold Inc’s Mount Milligan Mine and Genome British Columbia, researchers from TRU - including Professor of Biological Sciences Dr. Jonathan…
Partnership develops improved wildfire management August 15, 2024
KAMLOOPS, BC — Thompson Rivers University (TRU), along with two other Interior post-secondary institutions, has partnered with the City of Kamloops and BC Wildfire Service…
Tracking the future of wildlife conservation August 14, 2024
By Caitlin McKinlay Thompson Rivers University (TRU) graduate student Larisa Murdoch's passion for ecological conservation began after a trip to study African wild dogs' denning…
Radio NL | Increasing landslide risk August 13, 2024
"With climate change particularly, with increased fire activity expected, the probability of increased landslides is definitely there," says Natural Resource Science Chair Dr. Tom Pypker.…
Axios | Climate whiplash helping to fuel California's massive wildfires August 6, 2024
The area burned by wildfires in the western US has "increased by a factor of four since the 1970s" and is attributable to human-caused climate…
Nature | ‘Fire clouds’ from super-hot wildfires are on the rise as Earth warms August 6, 2024
Monstrous fires have spawned ‘fire clouds,’ towering formations that can spit lightning, potentially starting more fires. “We can expect more of these in the future…
The Globe and Mail | Was the Jasper wildfire fuelled by a storm it created? Investigators race to understand a growing threat August 6, 2024
As investigators come to grips with the wildfire that destroyed one-third of the town of Jasper, one of the questions they face is what role…
CBC Daybreak Kamloops | TRU's green roof July 30, 2024
Instead of shingles and tar paper, TRU is repairing a green roof on campus with native grasses and drought-tolerant shrubs. "We want to find a…
The New York Times | A Canadian wildfire grew so intense it made its own weather July 29, 2024
(Jasper's) fire was worsened by a pyrocumulonimbus, or a fire-generated thunderstorm, says wildfire expert Dr. Mike Flannigan. "They’re by far the most intense fires in the…
Business in Vancouver | BC's drought: Forests at risk from drought, but climate change isn't the only culprit July 4, 2024
“I think there really needs to be a shift in our thinking about how we use water and treat it as something that’s extremely valuable,”…
100 Mile Free Press | Trio of fisher kits rescued in the South Cariboo June 26, 2024
A trio of orphaned fisher kits are on their way to recovery thanks to the quick actions of Master of Science in Environmental Science student Shannon…
Education News Canada | Researchers receive major federal funding June 19, 2024
Six researchers have been awarded a combined total of $937,500 through the NSERC Discovery Grants program. Read more
The Williams Lake Tribune | A magical day on Scout Island in Williams Lake June 10, 2024
Williams Lake Biological Sciences faculty member Dr. Christian Lass led a tour through the dark depths of the Scout Island Nature Centre to show the…
