The New York Times | Russia takes its Ukraine information war into video games July 31, 2023
Science faculty member Dr. Joseph Brown says he's seen firsthand Russia's commitment to propaganda through video games and other forms of media. Read more
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CBC Kamloops | High-achievers at TRU summer camp July 26, 2023
Earlier this month, TRU welcomed 48 Grade 10 and 11 students to its Kamloops campus to participate in the first Shad program at the university, led…
Faculty of Arts, Faculty of Science, Featured
TRU's first Shad students experience the BC Interior July 25, 2023
A unique chemistry happens when exceptional students from high schools across Canada converge on campus for four weeks of hands-on learning, change making and university…
CBC Kamloops | BC drought forecast July 20, 2023
Dr. Tom Pypker - associate professor in the Faculty of Science - speaks with Daybreak Kamloops about drought conditions across the province. Interview begins at…
CBC Kamloops | Heat-resistant cattle July 20, 2023
Researcher Dr. John Church speaks with Daybreak Kamloops about his work breeding cattle that can thrive in extreme heat and cold, calling them "the climate…
Castanet | TRU partnership secures funding for summer statistics conference July 19, 2023
TRU has partnered with the Canadian Statistical Sciences Institute, bringing in funding for a statistics conference in August. "I'm excited about the opportunities that our…
Faculty of Science, Featured, News releases
TRU-CANSSI partnership boosts data science program July 19, 2023
KAMLOOPS – Thompson Rivers University (TRU) has partnered with the Canadian Statistical Sciences Institute (CANSSI) to broaden and deepen its relationship with Canada's statistics and…
Wildfire
CBC News | Impact of wildfire smoke July 17, 2023
Wildfire smoke continues to affect air quality throughout BC. "We have levels in Northern BC that are forty times higher than the World Health Organization…
Featured, Research and Graduate Studies, Wildfire
Exploring the future of managing wildfires July 7, 2023
Thompson Rivers University (TRU) Master of Science in Environmental Science student Leona Shepherd feels inspired to change how wildfire management is approached. After attending the…
IndigiNews | Guided by her culture, Gitxsan scientist looks to old ways for climate resilience July 4, 2023
TRU alum Janna Wale, who is Gitxsan and Cree-Métis, looks at how Indigenous people can be resilient in the face of climate change. Read more
Faculty of Arts, Faculty of Law, Featured, Indigenous Education
Indigenous graduates honoured at ceremony June 16, 2023
Surrounded by friends, family and the Thompson Rivers University (TRU) Kamloops community, 30 Indigenous graduates entered the Brown Family House of Learning, HL 190, on…
CBC BC | BC university partners with local rancher to breed heat-wave resistant cattle June 14, 2023
Dr. John Church -- BC Regional Innovation Chair in Cattle Industry Sustainability -- anticipates that summer temperatures could get as high as 50°C within the…
CBC Kelowna | Heat and cattle June 12, 2023
Dr. John Church -- BC Regional Innovation Chair in Cattle Industry Sustainability -- speaks with Daybreak South host Chris Walker about breeding heat-resistant cows in the face…
Faculty of Science, Featured, Research and Graduate Studies
Professorship boosts microbiologist’s research May 31, 2023
A TRU faculty member’s research into breaking down toxic ‘forever chemicals’ is getting support that allows him to expand his work. Dr. Jonathan Van Hamme,…
The Daily Courier | Local land trust works largely behind the scenes May 30, 2023
Efforts of the Central Okanagan Land Trust in removing invasive plants are helped by their partnership with TRU, where adjunct faculty member Dr. Catherine Tarasoff…
CBC Kamloops | Bear scat research May 30, 2023
Faculty of Arts graduate and WolfPack soccer player Olivier Jumeau discusses his research as he looks at how bears living in a ski area react…
CBC Kamloops | Botanist Lyn Baldwin May 26, 2023
Botanist Dr. Lyn Baldwin speaks with Daybreak Kamloops about the grasslands around Kamloops and her new botanical memoir, Drawing Botany Home: A Rooted Life. Interview…
Edmonton Sun | How a fire went from ‘prescribed burn’ to out of control in an instant near Banff May 5, 2023
Wildfire expert Dr. Mike Flannigan says the window to do prescribed burns is getting smaller. “So there is a desire to burn when possible.” Read more
Faculty of Science, Featured, Research and Graduate Studies
Graduate student’s global wildfire journey May 4, 2023
Thompson Rivers University (TRU) Master of Science in Environmental Science student Andrea Robinson is passionate about the planet. An aspiring wildfire scientist and initial attack…
Featured, Research and Graduate Studies
3MT is short on time, long on knowledge April 28, 2023
There’s an art to summing up extensive research and boiling down to a three-minute-long presentation. Three Master of Science graduate students demonstrated their skill in…
