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Covid-19 Research Updates
Guidelines for research during a global pandemic
TRU Research Advisory, with guidelines for Research Continuity Planning
TRU Research Recovery Plan (updated August 2020)
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3MT winner takes a critical look at mountain biking
Typically, the Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition is held every March, but this year university campuses closed before the event could take place. However, the show must go on, as they say, and last week it did, when seven TRU graduate students presented their research virtually before a panel of non-expert judges. The judges, which...
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Can CBD and nitric oxide prevent the spread of COVID-19?
Three TRU researchers are working toward the development of an antiviral nasal spray and mouthwash using high-cannabidiol extracts, terpenes, and nitric oxide.
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Newly funded research explores connectivity, marine invertebrates and rattlesnakes
Three researchers will share in nearly $350,000 from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) Discovery Grants program.
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New research tools coming to TRU
The Government of Canada through the Canada Foundation for Innovation has invested $350,000 in high-performance tools to allow TRU faculty and students to conduct ground-breaking research.
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An associate professor in TRU's School of Nursing is heading a nationwide project to provide support for new nurses during the pandemic.
TRU faculty member leads national project to support nurses during pandemic
An associate professor in TRU's School of Nursing is heading a nationwide project to provide support for new nurses during the pandemic.
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TRU records unprecedented research grant success
The federal government has invested $500,000 in research projects that explore Secwepemctsín language, the history of unbelief in Canada, and BC’s opioid epidemic.
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