TRU research examines how soil life can support land management
Dr. Yue Zhang is using statistics, genomics and machine learning in a multi-sector research project examining soil biodiversity across BC.
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TRU faculty awarded federal grants to advance global research partnerships
Faculty Mobility for Partnership Building grants will fund international collaborations by Dr. John Church and Dr. Claudia Gonzalez Lozano.
Global workshop strengthens sharing about Indigenous fire stewardship
TRU co-sponsored a gathering of communities, Indigenous leaders and researchers in Colombia to share global perspectives on wildfire.
National Research Recognition
For the first time, Thompson Rivers University earned a spot on Research Infosource’s Canada’s Top 50 Research Universities 2023 list. TRU’s total sponsored research income is valued at $8.5 million. This includes all funds that support research, such as grants, contracts or contributions from sources external to the institution.
Some of the highlights of TRU’s research funding for this period included $1.4 million to expand Dr. Laura Doan’s peer-mentoring program for early childhood educators, $850,000 from the Canadian Foundation for Innovation to build a world-class genomics lab under the direction of Dr. Jonathan Van Hamme, a new and renewed Canada Research Chair and a $1-million grant for John Church from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada for the development of climate-resilient cattle.
TRU Wildfire TRU’s team of wildfire experts is unparalleled
While more extreme fire weather and fire activity are expected, there are opportunities to reduce the risk of catastrophic fires by adapting fire management strategies to mitigate changing climate and other risks. That’s where TRU and our unparalleled expertise in wildfire science comes in.
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Population Health and Aging Rural Research (PHARR) Centre - The centre conducts population health research to improve the quality of life and health equity of rural older adults through partnerships in research, policy and practice. The centre serves communities grappling with higher rates of cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cancer-related mortality, and dementia among their aging populations.
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Thesis defence – Maude Simard-Cournoyer
Join us for TRU Master of Science in Environmental Economics & Management student Maude Simard-Cournoyer's thesis defence.
Thesis defence – Selena Rae Carl
Join us for TRU Master of Science in Environmental Science Selena Rae Carl's thesis defence.
Thesis defence – Kulvir Moudgil
Join us for TRU Master of Nursing student, Kulvir Moudgil's, thesis defence that explores Perception of Dementia Prevention on YouTube.
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View expertsThompson Rivers University campuses are on the traditional lands of the Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc (Kamloops campus) and the T’exelc (Williams Lake campus) within Secwepemcúl’ecw, the traditional and unceded territory of the Secwépemc. The region TRU serves also extends into the territories of the St’át’imc, Nlaka’pamux, Nuxalk, Tŝilhqot'in, Dakelh, and Syilx peoples.
