Voice of America | Experts: Severe droughts, fires signal environmental shift June 28, 2021
Parts of the western United States are seeing record high temperatures in the midst of drought — signaling, experts say, long-term changes in the weather.…
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CTV Vancouver | BC Wildfire researcher Mike Flannigan June 28, 2021
CTV Vancouver interviews new-to-TRU wildfire researcher Dr. Mike Flannigan. Watch the interview
Abbotsford News | Canada Day kicks off summer, and high risk for B.C. wildfire season June 28, 2021
Bracing for another hot summer of wildfires, the B.C. government has added $20 million more to its community resiliency fund to prepare for forest fires…
CHEK News | B.C. government names wildfire research chair at TRU for 2021 June 25, 2021
Researcher and expert on wildfire behaviour and landscape fire modelling Dr. Mike Flannigan has been named the B.C. research chair in protective services, emergency management…
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Renowned wildfire expert based at TRU June 24, 2021
Dr. Michael Flannigan is the new British Columbia Research Chair in Predictive Services, Emergency Management and Fire Science at TRU, the university and Province of…
Le Quotidien | Une Saguenéenne honorée en Colombie-Britannique June 14, 2021
Claudie Pageau is this year's Governor General's Gold Medal winner at Spring 2021 Virtual Convocation. She found fulfillment in assisting aspiring students in their scientific…
Radio NL | Brett Mineer interviews Laurie Robinson about TRU's new medical school connection May 4, 2021
Thompson Rivers University has signed an agreement with the American University of Caribbean (AUC) School of Medicine to give TRU students direct entry into AUC’s…
Fun 107 Radio | Preserving a future for polar bears across the Arctic April 28, 2021
The Buttonwood Park Zoo’s Virtual Wildlife Education Series in New Bedford is featuring Alysa McCall, director of Conservation Outreach for Polar Bears International. McCall earned…
The Conversation Canada | Why some songbirds make migratory pit-stops to replace worn and ragged feathers March 18, 2021
Migratory songbirds have to replace their feathers as they get worn or lose their colour. Matthew Reudink takes a look at the annual cycle of…
Castanet Kamloops | Tick Talk: Stay safe outdoors March 16, 2021
The weather is getting warmer and more people are heading outside to enjoy their local parks and trails, but with spring also comes tick season.…
Campus News, Featured
Limitless campaign surpasses $48 million February 17, 2021
TRU’s Limitless fundraising campaign has now exceeded $48 million, despite a year of hardship for many. Generous donor support has brought the campaign to the…
Kamloops This Week | $250,000 grant will help TRU researchers probe life and death of micro-organisms December 18, 2020
Supported by a $250,000 grant from Genome BC, TRU’s Dr. Lauchlan Fraser and Dr. Jonathan Van Hamme are leading a research team at Highland Valley…
News releases
Genome BC funds groundbreaking research December 8, 2020
KAMLOOPS – Thompson Rivers University faculty members Drs. Lauchlan Fraser and Jonathan Van Hamme are leading novel research to enable more precise measurements of soil…
CBC British Columbia | Kamloops, B.C., zoo sheltering 92 snakes displaced by Trans Mountain pipeline construction December 7, 2020
In October, B.C. Wildlife Park received 92 Great Basin gopher snakes and western yellow-bellied racers displaced from Lac du Bois due to the Trans Mountain…
Academica | TRU announces opening of Wells Gray Education and Research Centre November 17, 2020
Academica shares the news about the new Wells Gray Education and Research Centre that was made possible by numerous donations. Read more
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New Wells Gray centre allows year-round study November 16, 2020
A new educational facility near Wells Gray Provincial Park is nearly three decades in the making. Thompson Rivers University is pleased to expand the Wells…
Faculty of Science, Featured
Lillooet man leaves TRU $350K for women in science September 30, 2020
Education was his last wish. James Bain of Lillooet passed away in 2019 and quietly left a profound gift upon his departure: his entire estate…
News releases
TRU receives unexpected $350K donation September 29, 2020
KAMLOOPS– Thompson Rivers University (TRU) has received a donation of $350,000 after a Lillooet man left his estate to the university foundation. James Bain of…
Radio NL | Lillooet man leaves TRU $350,000 to fund bursaries for women in science September 29, 2020
The TRU Foundation received a surprise donation from James Bain of Lillooet, who bequeathed his entire estate worth $350,000 that is going toward the creation…
CBC North by Northwest | Scientist Series, featuring Tom Dickinson September 8, 2020
He's TRU's former dean of science with a passion for birds and Charles Darwin. Tom Dickinson was featured on North by Northwest's Scientist Series on…
