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Low-cost tech makes data collection easier August 29, 2017

When he was tinkering with low-cost technology last summer, Brandon Turner didn’t realize it would have a huge payoff a year later. Taking what he learned…

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Tourism grad wizer than ever August 15, 2017

Bachelor of Tourism grad Max Rivest co-founded the successful coffee leaf tea business Wize Monkey that launched in 2014. We interviewed Rivest back in January of 2015, just after…

Faculty and staff, Featured, School of Trades and Technology
Training house partnership enters 28th year August 10, 2017

[caption id="attachment_2428590" align="alignright" width="1200"] Students and TRU President Alan Shaver (second from right) gather for a group photo with project manager Jasbir Mahal (far right)…

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Motivation in motion August 10, 2017

Canada Games wheelchair basketball star Riley Martin recently wrote his final Master of Business Administration (MBA) exam. Martin is a 25 year-old paraplegic, having lost…

Alumni, Faculty and staff, Featured, Indigenous Education, School of Nursing
Nursing grad honoured for bravery August 9, 2017

On May 24, 2016, nursing alumna Erin Wiltse put her quick thinking to the test when the float plane she was on crashed into the ocean.…

Bob Gaglardi School of Business and Economics, Featured, Research and Graduate Studies
Money can buy better education outcomes August 2, 2017

According to new research out of TRU, if you want to reduce inequality you have to spend more money on public education. There has always…

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The whole equation July 27, 2017

After having completed a semester in Manchester, England, Martin McFarlane, a fourth year Bachelor of Journalism, Public Relations Major says that dropping yourself into a…

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Pairing tech and biz for success July 12, 2017

A recent MBA grad is finding success in the IT sector. Mayur Marakana, a software development engineer at Cradlepoint says that his Master of Business…

Faculty and staff, Faculty of Science, Featured, Research and Graduate Studies
Cave bacteria: A window to the past, even to distant worlds July 4, 2017

[caption id="attachment_2381661" align="alignleft" width="465"] Richenda McFarlane with some cultures grown from cave bacteria.[/caption] Each time she looks through a microscope to better understand cave bacteria,…

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Entrance scholarships awarded to exceptional grad students July 4, 2017

TRU has awarded three $17,500 federal entrance scholarships to outstanding graduate students. The Canadian Graduate Scholarships – Masters are valued at $17,500 annually for one year, and…