Nurturing the Passion for Discovery
A Message from Nancy Van Wagoner, Associate Vice President, Research and Graduate Studies 
In 2005 Thompson Rivers University (TRU), then UCC, made a bold transition from a university-college to a university. This transition is significantly more than a change in name. A university is a place where the passion for discovery, invention and inquiry among students and faculty livens the teaching and learning environment, and an academy that provides opportunity to engage in original research, scholarship, and the production of creative works, enabling faculty to make discoveries and be at the forefront of their disciplines, and benefiting.....
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General Information:
- Call for Proposals: Academics for Higher Education and Development Competition for $10,000 Grant . Deadline for Proposals is March 12, 2010. Information
- British Columbia’s 1st Conference on Rural Tourism, April 6-8th, 2010 is being hosted by Thompson Rivers University School of Tourism and partner organizations.
- NSERC USRA Call for Applications 2010
- Just a reminder: information on the financial management of NSERC Grants can be obtained from RIGS or from the NSERC website.
- TRU has received its certificate of Good Animal Practice following an in-depth review of TRU’s use of animals for teaching and research. Many thanks go to Tom Dickinson, who shepherded the review in 2007; also to the departments and faculty members involved, the TRU-Animal Care Committee (now Chaired by Louis Gosselin), our University Vet, David Sedgman, and the leadership of Larry Prins.
- RIGS would like your input - TRU has the opportunity to compete nationally for a Canada Excellence Research Chair. This new program, recently announced by the Government of Canada, creates 20 prestigious research chairs in universities across the country, to attract and retrain the world’s most “promising and brilliant minds and help Canada built a critical mass of expertise in the priority research areas of environment sciences and technologies, natural resources and energy, health and related life sciences and technologies and information and communication technologies.”
- Reminder - BCEOHRN has grown its services! Grant writing assistance is now available: http://www.bceohrn.ca/GrantWritingAssistance
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- WHRN E-News for March 2009
- BCEOHRN E-News for Feb. 20, 2009
- NEARBC E-News for Jan. 9, 2009
- BCEOHRN E-news for Jan. 9, 2009
- The Fall issue of Dialogue, the SSHRC Newsletter, is available on-line at: http://www.sshrc.ca/newsletter/2008fall.asp
- NEARBC E-News for Oct. 27, 2008
- BCEOHRN E-news October 24. The newsletter provides information on some upcoming funding deadlines and conferences.
- The new NEARBC E-News for October 2008 is now available: NEARBC Oct. 10, 2008
- The October 2008 issue of NetNews (Vol. 3, Issue 3), the e-Newsletter of the BC Mental Health and Addictions Research Network, is now available online at http://www.mhanet.ca/NetworkPublications.html
* If you have an announcement which you would like posted please Contact Us with all of the relevant information.
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Note: all CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC applications, unless posted otherwise, are to be given to the Research Office 2 weeks prior to the agency deadline.
* Visit our grants and awards pages for further funding opportunities for Undergraduates, Graduate Students, Faculty, and Event Organizers.
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- Science Seminar Series. Various presentations from scientists in different fields. Students are welcome to attend.
- Visit the website for a complete schedule.
- Thursdays; 12:30 to 1:30; S373
* Visit our Activities pages for further upcoming conferences, meetings, and events at TRU.
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TRU Researcher Featured in SSHRC Publication. July 29, 2008.
The research of Patrick Walton, Department of Education, was featured in the SSHRC publication, “30 Years: Celebrating 30 Years of Cultivating Excellence in Canadian Social Sciences and Humanities Research.” If you are interested in reading the article please download a scanned copy here: Patrick Walton's SSHRC Article
In the introduction to the publication, the President of SSHRC, and recipient of an Honourary Doctorate from TRU, Dr. Chad Gaffield states, “While the people and achievements featured here represent only a fraction of SSHRC-funded scholars and projects, their stories illustrate the impressive benefits of humanities and social sciences for Canada and the world as we work together to build a successful 21st century."
Please join the Office of Research and Graduate Studies in congratulating Patrick for this recognition and for his contribution to a more successful world.
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New Administrative Assistant to Research, Innovation Transfer and Graduate Studies, Starting July 21, 2008 We are pleased to announce the appointment of Martha Belicka to the position of Administrative Assistant to the Associate Vice President, Research and Graduate Studies. Martha comes to TRU after almost 30 years in the banking industry where she rose through the ranks from Teller to Branch Manager, ultimately managing a team of 30 employees in customer service, sales and other support roles. She is also active in the community as a volunteer with a number of organizations and charities.
Martha starts her new position on July 21st and will be engaged in training almost full time until July 25th. We would appreciate your patience and assistance as Martha becomes familiar with the university.
Please join the Office of Research, Innovation Transfer and Graduate Studies in welcoming Martha to TRU.
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July, 2008
Dr Julie Drolet, Assistant Professor of Social Work, was recently featured on the home page of the BC Rural and Remote Health Research Network (BCRRHRN). In the "Spotlight" article Julie is recognized of her work regarding the long-term implications of interventions related to the tsunami that devastated the Tamil Nadu Coast of India on December 26, 2004.
In conducting this research, Dr. Drolet is the principal investigator (with co-investigator, Grant Larson, Dean of Social Work and Human Services) of an impressive research team of international scholars. Her work builds on pre-existing relationships between TRU and Madras Christian College in Chennai, India, and tsunami-affected villages, attesting to the importance and value of TRU as an international campus. The research aims to improve policies and practices related to short- and long-term post-disaster responses in an international context.
Dr. Drolet is a tireless TRU researcher. The work featured on the BCRRHRN webpage is funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, through an extremely competitive research grant competition. Julie also holds numerous other research grants, and works collaboratively with researchers at TRU, provincially and internationally.
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July, 2008.
Grant Application Success - Mary Harber
Mary Harber has had recent success in applying for several research grants. Mary has received research funds from: 1) the BC Rural and Remote Health Research Network (BCRRHRN) to develop a proposal for standardizing FASD Neurobehavioral Assessment tool in collaboration with Diane Malton and Reid Webster, 2) the Child and Youth Health Research Network (CYHRnet) for the development of preliminary feasbility for the development of a mentorship program for adolescents with FASD, and 3) Vancouver Foundation ($10,000) for developing an art exhibit to be created by mothers with addiction issues in order to increase awareness of stigmatizing beliefs and how these impact both prevention and accessibility to service for women.
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June 18, 2008
Showing off the bronzed tools of their trades, Devon Field, Plumbing; Orrin Nevins, Welding; Jonathan MacIntyre, Automotive Service Technician; and Frazer Hunter, Electrical, flank Ken Lepin. The Kamloops developer’s $50,000 gift to the TRU Foundation made it possible for each student to receive a $1000 Ken Lepin Award of Excellence. (Jeremy Demone, Residential Construction not shown)
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