CBC Kamloops | TRU professor studies rodents in Kamloops area for 25 years November 1, 2021
For the last 25 years, Karl Larsen has been studying the rodents that live in the hills around Kamloops. This past weekend, he wrapped up…
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Radio NL | TRU adding 20 fast-track seats to respiratory therapy program with $320,000 in funding November 1, 2021
Thompson Rivers University will be adding 20 new fast-track seats to the school’s respiratory therapist diploma program, thanks to $320,000 in funding from the Ministry…
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Small mammals, big study October 29, 2021
Karl Larsen and Sheri Watson have introduced at least 800 students to mice, voles and the occasional shrew. This fall, Karl Larsen and Sheri Watson…
Castanet Kamloops | Small mammals, big study October 28, 2021
This fall, Karl Larsen and Sheri Watson from Natural Resource Sciences celebrated an unusual silver anniversary. For 25 years, students in their NRSC (Natural Resource…
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Researchers look at COVID cough October 25, 2021
A group of researchers has developed a noninvasive way to prescreen for COVID-19 that’s quick, easily accessible, and discreet. Their technological tool, which analyzes cough…
Radio NL | Tom Pypker on the after effects of wildfires September 20, 2021
TRU Faculty of Science Associate Professor Dr. Tom Pypker studies the after effects of wildfires with a focus on land disturbance and water flows. He…
Global BC The App Show | Can your smart phone detect COVID-19 from the sound of your cough? September 16, 2021
Dr. Eman Mohammed, assistant teaching professor newly arrived at TRU's engineering department, talks about an app that can help with pre-screening for COVID-19. Hear the…
Castanet Kamloops | From TRU to zero gravity August 27, 2021
Members of TRU's physics club got an out-of-this-world experience recently as part of a national science competition, floating in zero gravity to test an experiment…
News releases
New book by Open Learning Faculty Member examines our climate history August 20, 2021
More than 4.6 billion years of Earth’s climate evolution has been condensed into Steve Earle’s new book, A Brief History of the Earth’s Climate. Earle,…
News releases
TRU science students take experiment to gravity-free heights August 20, 2021
KAMLOOPS–A team of Thompson Rivers University Physics, Math, Software Engineering and Computing Science students were flying in microgravity last week, with an experiment they designed…
Rebalancing Act podcast | Fire management practices August 13, 2021
TRU wildfire expert Mike Flannigan discusses fire management practices with the podcast hosts. (Note the interview was done shortly before Mike came to TRU, hence…
Ecotrust Canada | Composting: The greens, the browns, and the nutrients August 13, 2021
Master of Science in Environmental Science studentChantalle Gervan is in Prince Rupert this summer, working as the sustainable urban composting project co-ordinator with the Gitmaxmak’ay…
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Provincial funds double support for genomics lab August 13, 2021
Matching federal funding announced in spring, the Province of British Columbia is contributing almost $850,000 toward research at Thompson Rivers University that will enhance our…
Capital Current | B.C. fires continue to burn, putting local ranchers at risk of losing property, animals and livelihoods August 11, 2021
While BC ranchers and farmers deal with the threat of wildfires, TRU wildfire researcher Mike Flannigan says the three elements that contribute to the fires—fuel,…
Australian Broadcasting Corporation | Super-outbreaks of fire thunderstorms could change Earth's climate, Australian and US experts warn July 28, 2021
Fire thunderstorms — which occur in pyrocumulonimbus clouds — not only create their own weather system but may also be powerful enough to actually change…
Terrace Standard | Experts warn of invasive ‘super fish’ in Terrace area waterbodies July 26, 2021
The Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development is looking into chemical treatment of Lost Lake to eliminate an invasive population of…
Castanet Kamloops | Fire seasons to get worse? July 22, 2021
Hundreds of square kilometres of British Columbia are currently ablaze, and one of Canada's leading experts on wildfires says the worst is yet to come…
BBC Reality Check | US heatwave: Could US and Canada see the worst wildfires yet? July 14, 2021
TRU wildfire researcher Dr. Mike Flannigan talks to the BBC about the wildfire season. "It really depends on the day-to-day weather, but the potential is…
The Weather Network | Lightning frequency is creating a new reality of wildfires in North America July 14, 2021
Climate change is transforming the way wildfires behave across much of North America. Experts point to a combination of heat waves and droughts, especially those…
The Tyee | The future of fire in Canada July 13, 2021
In this detailed analysis of the Canadian firescape and how it has evolved to where we are now, Ed Struzik quotes TRU wildfire researcher Mike…
