TRU 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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Discovery Grants support innovative TRU researchers
Posted on: June 15, 2021
Six Thompson Rivers University (TRU) researchers received $675,000 through the federal Discovery Grants.
Read moreUniversity honours former president
Posted on: June 11, 2021
Dr. Alan Shaver is being recognized with the title President Emeritus at Spring 2021 Virtual Convocation.
Read moreICCHA Wish and TRU partner to raise $1 million
Posted on: June 7, 2021
ICCHA Wish and TRU are working together in a ground-breaking new partnership that will fully fund nursing school for students in need.
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Researcher joins Indigenous health-care task force
Posted on: June 4, 2021
Dr. Sheila Blackstock has been appointed to the BC Government’s In Plain Sight task force.
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An invitation to support healing and action
Posted on: May 31, 2021
As a university connected with the region’s Indigenous communities, including a strong partnership with Tk’emlúps, we are respectfully joining in being present and healing.
Read moreTRU celebrates outstanding leaders at Spring Virtual Convocation
Posted on: May 31, 2021
Four outstanding leaders are being honoured by Thompson Rivers University at Spring 2021 Virtual Convocation.
Read moreTRU hosts post-secondary town hall with PHO
Posted on: May 11, 2021
TRU hosted a town hall with the Provincial Health Office and public-sector institution leaders Monday, May 10, in preparation for fall.
Read moreTRU nursing student searches for answers to Indigenous mental-wellness gaps
Posted on: May 7, 2021
A TRU Master of Nursing student marks National Nursing Week by starting her project looking at gaps in Indigenous mental-health services.
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