TRU abuzz with bee-friendly initiatives June 11, 2018
TRU was the place to ‘bee’ on Thursday, May 31, when the campus was visited by Shelley Candel, the director of Bee City Canada, on…
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Grad's advice: Get involved, challenge yourself and learn from everyone May 25, 2018
[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=buxSVFVG5gg[/embed] [caption id="attachment_2732156" align="alignright" width="300"] Faculty of Arts 2018 Valedictorian Ben Froese majored in sociology and minored in philosophy.[/caption] University is a time to explore,…
Inspiration + science = TRU chemistry May 17, 2018
[embed]https://youtu.be/0DALfFBxQxw[/embed] Lavraj Lidher is one of six valedictorians selected to speak at the 2018 spring convocation ceremonies. A science graduate, he will address the Faculty…
Sharing a passion for research peer-to-peer May 11, 2018
[caption id="attachment_2710533" align="alignright" width="400"] Graduate Research Mentors, 2018-19[/caption] [caption id="attachment_2710534" align="alignright" width="400"] Undergraduate Research Ambassadors, 2018-19[/caption] Even without the title and the award, Breanne McAmmond…
Students spend summer as funded researchers April 9, 2018
Undergraduate researchers will be hard at work this summer, investigating everything from homophobia in Russia, to white nose syndrome in bats. Nineteen students have been…
Larsen, Ortner awarded for outstanding research mentorship April 4, 2018
An exceptional mentor can make a fundamental difference in the life of an undergraduate researcher, and it is clear, based on the comments from current…
Rattlesnakes crack the first Nutshell March 22, 2018
Valerie Law spent a summer working with rattlesnakes, so she doesn’t scare easily. But she admits to being slightly nervous standing in front of the…
Presenting a preponderance of plastic March 13, 2018
These days, the news is full of photos of beaches covered with plastic bottles and other litter, oceans strewn with plastic bags floating like jelly…
A place for all voices in research March 2, 2018
[caption id="attachment_2636837" align="alignright" width="532"] The 2018 Knowledge Makers.[/caption] For design student Lyle Paul, it was an opportunity to spend two days exploring a topic he’s…
So many reasons to be a researcher February 26, 2018
During Reading Week, TRU played host to experts from across North America — and Australia — who were here to identify ways to promote inclusivity in…
Aerobatics & 3-D freedom: full circle of flight, growth and perseverance February 13, 2018
As the recipient of the Undergraduate Research Experience Award Program (UREAP), flight instructor Jonny Davis is forever in pursuit of aviation-related research and innovation. As…
Steady research growth brings student opportunities February 7, 2018
Nine exceptional students have been awarded Natural Science and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) grants, and it’s all due to the steady growth of research at…
Faculty, students tackle community challenges January 24, 2018
When Natalie Clark was a Cariboo College student she volunteered on a local crisis line and calls the experience “some of the best training I’ve…
Tech funding has spinoffs for Interior university coalition January 23, 2018
BC’s three major Interior universities have even more opportunity to work together in creating technological innovations, as new funding comes their way for tech programs.…
Love of learning means sharing the findings at PHP Conference January 16, 2018
Learning is fun. So much so, they’ve spent hours exploring an area of interest in the hope of better understanding it and the world around…
Ten students awarded undergraduate research grants November 21, 2017
Is there value in support groups for social workers? What unique challenges to Indigenous nursing students face? These are just a couple of the questions…
$90,000 awarded to undergraduate research apprentices October 31, 2017
Researchers at TRU and their students were given a $90,000 boost this week, through the Undergraduate Research Apprentice program. The program provides $3,000 grants that…
Four new community research projects awarded funding October 27, 2017
Thompson Rivers University researchers have once again teamed up with community partners as part of an initiative designed to promote social innovation. The Community Driven Research…
No. 1 concern for older adults living with health conditions? Transportation October 11, 2017
They’ve spent more than a year gathering the voices of older adults living in BC’s Interior, and now, thanks to a Michael Smith Foundation for…
Low-cost tech makes data collection easier August 29, 2017
When he was tinkering with low-cost technology last summer, Brandon Turner didn’t realize it would have a huge payoff a year later. Taking what he learned…
