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UREAP Asks: How to retain employees at Sun Peaks Resort?
For his UREAP project, Sarbjit Gill chose to study the employees’ sense of place at Sun Peaks, with the aim of finding ways to retain employees longer. Deadline for the Winter UREAP competition is Feb....
View ArticleInaugural International Research Conference Kicks Off
The groundbreaking Learning at Intercultural Intersections: International Research Conference kicks off today at TRU. The conference, which runs in the Campus Activity Centre through March 13, brings...
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TRU launches Undergraduate Research Journal
The TRU Undergraduate Research Journal, TRU-URJ, launched during the Undergraduate Research & Innovation Conference held March 27-28. Submissions are now being accepted for the first edition....
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Quirky videos help answer science questions
This is a screen grab from the video entry “Why should bioprospectors look for cures in caves?” Do chimpanzees have culture? What is the largest organism on Earth and how did it grow so large? How do...
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Geography class campaigns for sustainability
TRU students in Environment and Resources (GEOG 3100) were asked to create crowdfunded sustainability campaigns in lieu of essays. One Indiegogo campaign successfully led to an environmental research...
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Bailey sets bait for master’s studies
Colin Bailey takes samples of aquatic insects for his honours research. Colin Bailey began fly-fishing on his father’s knee at the age of four. He learned to sample a trout’s throat to see the insects...
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Adaptability key to messy real-life research
Learning the ups and downs of research during her honours thesis has given Nicole Vance greater confidence as well as honing her problem-solving skills. For Nicole Vance, an honours thesis project...
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Unravelling the mysteries of beer
Dr. Jonathan Van Hamme, left, is working with Red Collar Brewing owner David Beardsell to sequence the genomes of a variety of yeast strains in order to create unique beer recipes. Helping a local...
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Science grad recognized by Canadian Microbiology Society
Cohord Mason (middle) with microbiology research supervisor Ann Cheeptham (left) and TRU President and Vice-Chancellor Alan Shaver. Cohord Mason has been recognized as one of the top six...
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Pathways to learning: Songbird research
Jackson Kusack checks out one of the bird feeders on campus which monitor bird movements. A wide-ranging question about migratory birds set fifth-year animal biology major Jackson Kusack on the path to...
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Become a research ambassador
Be an ambassador for research, scholarship and creative enquiry. Fourteen awards available. Have you got what it takes to champion undergraduate research at TRU? The Office of Research and Graduate...
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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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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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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...
View ArticleUndergraduate research conference call for proposals
Organizers of the 11th annual TRU Undergraduate Research & Innovation Conference, slated for March, are putting out a call for proposals. The conference is open to all undergraduate students. The...
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PHP students bringing research to life
A host of topics like Syrian refugees, gender in Hollywood, selfies as art and terror and violence are up for discussion during the annual Philosophy, History and Politics (PHP) Conference this weekend...
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Research explores Chinese Canadian cultural history
In the late nineteenth and early twentieth century, when anti-Chinese sentiments were prevalent among the general population in British Columbia, Christian missions were one of the few places where...
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In the world of online dating, it helps to be hot
Deadline for the Winter UREAP competition is Feb. 29, 2016 at 4 p.m. When there’s an endless buffet of partners to choose from, why do we swipe right (yes, please!) in some instances, and left (heck,...
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Indigenous students become Knowledge Makers
Seventeen students spent Reading Week becoming Knowledge Makers as part of what is hoped will be an annual program designed to encourage Indigenous undergraduate students to engage in research....
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