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TRU research on display at Science World
Work from “Microbes Art Us”, an art exhibit at Science World inspired by Dr. Naowarat Cheeptham’s microbiology research. Microbes Art Us, an extension of the 2014 Kamloops Art Gallery show entitled...
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Historian awarded prestigious research grant
Dr. Wilson Bell, History, has been awarded a prestigious Insight Development Grant for his research on Russia in the 20th century. Russian historian Dr. Wilson Bell has been awarded a prestigious...
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TRU researchers awarded $75,000 grant to study deadly bat disease
Microbiologist Dr. Naowarat Cheeptham has been awarded a $75,000 USD research grant from the United States Fish and Wildlife Services as part of an international response to combat white-nose syndrome...
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UREAP project tackles Kamloops’ bellwether distinction
Fourth year Bachelor of Arts student Steve O’Reilly completed his UREAP project, “The Significance of the Bellwether Distinction,” giving him insight into the upcoming federal election. Deadline for...
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UREAP project takes romance out of ranching
Fourth year visual arts student Maeghan Watkinson stands in front of two paintings she completed for her UREAP project, “The Ranching Lifestyle: The Romanticized Ideal Associated to Ranchers and...
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TRUly United: Art project links campus and community
Ila Crawford’s second year printmaking class is shown with their lino-cut puzzle prints. The artwork was developed to draw attention to the TRUly United fundraising campaign. As the TRUly United...
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Generating entrepreneurial success
Hummingbird Drones founders Robert Atwood (centre), and Richard Sullivan (right), are joined here by Andy Low, Wildlife Preparedness Officer for the BC Wildfire Service. Atwood, a 2015 Natural Resource...
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Short story recognized in Room Magazine
Karen Hofmann’s short story, Vagina Dentata, received an honourable mention in Room magazine’s 2015 Poetry and Fiction Contest. Karen Hofmann’s short story, Vagina Dentata, received an honourable...
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Research has important conservation implications
Dr. Matt Reudink’s paper, “Patterns of migratory connectivity in Vaux’s Swifts at a northern migratory roost: A multi-isotope approach,” published this week in The Condor: Ornithological Applications,...
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Hot off the press: Inspiring research
Knowledge that Inspires, the 2015 annual report on research at Thompson Rivers University, is now available. The publication highlights the world-class research being conducted by TRU faculty members...
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TRU Generator open house
Find out how to turn your idea into a business during the TRU Generator open house. What: Generator Open House When: Thursday, Nov. 26, 2015, 5-7 pm. Where: Irving K. Barber Centre, House of Learning...
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Engage in research abroad
TRU Bachelor of Science student Nadja Hendrich spent the summer on a research exchange to Germany, sponsored by the German Academic Exchange Service’s DAAD Rise Program. Application deadline for the...
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Banking on poverty: research investigates use of payday loan companies
Dr. Laura Lamb’s recently published paper, “Aboriginal Fringe Finance Use and Financial Capabilities: Survey Evidence from a Canadian City,” finds a need for mainstream banks to better serve their...
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Simulating a virtual terrorist attack
Dr. Andrew Park, an assistant professor in the Department of Computer Science and an expert in virtual environments, has developed a modelling and simulation system that can anticipate not only which...
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Putting the Afrodescendant movement into perspective
The Afrodescendant movement began 15 years ago with the Declaration of the Regional Conference of the Americas—the lead-up to the Third World Conference against Racism, Racial Discrimination,...
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Celebrating #NationalBirdDay on campus
It is extremely difficult to track the movement of small birds, especially if their foraging grounds cover several hectares. To overcome this, Dr. Matt Reudink and his research team is using...
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National Centre of Excellence to focus on mountain environments
Thompson Rivers University’s Dr. John Hull, an associate professor in the Tourism Management Department and co-director of TRU’s Alliance for Mountain Environments Research Group, is part of a national...
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Researchers head to Nepal to help create forest fire management strategies
Thompson Rivers University researchers are heading to Nepal next month where they’ll spend two weeks leading efforts to develop effective forest fire management techniques and establish community-level...
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Research being filmed on campus
A film crew from Bloomberg TV spent time with Dr. Ann Cheeptham this week, first filming her on site where she gathers her samples from a cave in Chilliwack, BC, and then in her lab on campus....
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Determining Access: Research conference addresses Aboriginal title
Nearly two years after the Supreme Court of Canada issued the first declaration of Aboriginal title in Canadian history in Tsilhqot’in Nation v. British Columbia, there are still many questions left...
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