TRU alum takes third in law essay competition
Posted on: October 20, 2021
TRU Law alum Candace Formosa placed third for the essay she submitted to an annual Insolvency Institute of Canada competition.
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Future students get a taste of university at TRU Open House events
Posted on: October 14, 2021
Thompson Rivers University (TRU) welcomes prospective students at a series of on-campus and online information events this fall.
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TRU nursing leaders honoured for influence
Posted on: October 12, 2021
TRU Dean of Nursing Rani Srivastava and CIHR Indigenous Research Chair in Nursing Lisa Bourque Bearskin are being inducted into the Canadian Academy of Nursing…
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First woman Indigenous provincial judge in BC honoured at convocation
Posted on: October 1, 2021
A groundbreaker for Indigenous women in BC’s legal system is being honoured at Thompson Rivers University’s Fall 2021 Virtual Convocation on Friday, Oct. 8.
Read moreTRU honours BC’s first woman Indigenous provincial judge at Fall Convocation
Posted on: October 1, 2021
A groundbreaker for Indigenous women in BC’s legal system is being honoured at TRU’s Fall 2021 Virtual Convocation on Friday, Oct. 8.
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Tree program bolsters Coolest School status
Posted on: September 24, 2021
TRU has launched its Campus Tree Program that gets volunteers to plant and nurture trees across campus.
Read moreTRU study offers suggestions to improve wildfire communications
Posted on: September 22, 2021
A study of BC’s wildfire communications practices during the 2017-18 seasons by TRU experts suggests revisiting existing approaches.
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Faculty drive TRU’s first academic freedom statement
Posted on: September 17, 2021
TRU has developed its own statement on academic freedom.
Read moreTRU among Coolest Schools for third year
Posted on: September 17, 2021
TRU is the only Canadian post-secondary institution included in the top 10 of the Sierra Club’s annual Coolest School rankings.
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News Nibbles: a fresh taste on campus this fall
Posted on: September 13, 2021
After a year of our campus working remotely, we are excited to reopen our retail locations and serve our TRU community. Most of our locations…
Read moreNew book by Open Learning Faculty Member examines our climate history
Posted on: August 20, 2021
More than 4.6 billion years of Earth’s climate evolution has been condensed into Steve Earle’s new book.
Read moreTRU science students take experiment to gravity-free heights
Posted on: August 20, 2021
A team of TRU Physics, Math, Software Engineering and Computing Science students flew in microgravity with an experiment they designed.
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From Ghana to Canada, with Odo (love)
Posted on: August 16, 2021
Meet Odo Nkum, a TRU alum who is leading women to recovery in her community.
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Provincial funds double support for genomics lab
Posted on: August 13, 2021
Minister of Jobs, Economic Recovery and Innovation Ravi Kahlon announced $848,500 from the BC Knowledge Development Fund has been allocated for microbial ecology and climate…
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Law students shine at convocation
Posted on: August 10, 2021
Spring Convocation 2021 was a virtual event, but there were still opportunities to acknowledge outstanding students, including those in the Faculty of Law.
Read moreTRU students win national trades competition
Posted on: June 25, 2021
TRU students Tim Eggers and Roko Huser won gold for their carpentry expertise at the virtual Skills Canada National competitions.
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Renowned wildfire expert based at TRU
Posted on: June 24, 2021
Dr. Mike Flannigan is the new British Columbia Research Chair in Predictive Services, Emergency Management and Fire Science at TRU.
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Connecting with words
Posted on: June 18, 2021
TRU President Brett Fairbairn drew upon a group of Secwépemc Elders to translate the university's vision statement into their ancient language.
Read moreGrant funds researcher’s study of forest-fire ecology
Posted on: June 15, 2021
New TRU faculty member Dr. Jill Harvey has been granted a Canadian Research Chair in Fire Ecology to study wildfire impacts.
Read moreTRU researcher receives national recognition, funding extension
Posted on: June 15, 2021
A TRU faculty member has been renewed as a Canada Research Chair for another five years to study rural and Indigenous land use.
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