Eight students will spend the winter investigating original research questions, thanks to TRU’s flagship Undergraduate Research Experience Award Program (UREAP). The program, which provides students…
What comes to mind when you think of a coach? Is it someone who inspires you to do better? To work harder? To give it…
On Salt Spring Island, one former Thompson Rivers University student helped cultivate a community on a self-sustaining farm. Now, she is one of four authors…
When most people think about Thompson Rivers University’s Tourism and Adventure programs, they think about students dangling from a rock face, becoming airborne in a…
Shawn Berney is working on a technology that could be on the precipice of change in how business is done. He originally completed his first…
Students from all walks of life were recognized and celebrated for their journey coming to at Thompson Rivers University during the fall convocation ceremony. Smaller…
Thompson Rivers University’s sixth annual report on research, Committed to Community, is a showcase of the world-class research taking place right at our front door.…
Life is full of dreams and aspirations and different opportunities to make them happen. It's just a matter of being brave enough—some may say foolhardy—to…
Four exceptional TRU graduate students will share in federal entrance scholarships valued at a total of $70,000. The Canada Graduate Scholarship-Master’s (CGS-M) program support students…
Wow, what a celebration! Spring #TRUgrad 2018 amounted to six ceremonies over three days and more than 1,200 graduates crossing the stage to receive their…
There’s quality of life, and then there’s “equality of quality of life,” and it is this research that is at the very heart of…
Congratulations #TRUgrad, you did it! Spring Convocation 2018 is June 6-8 at the Tournament Capital Centre and is our biggest celebration of the year. It is a…
[embed]https://youtu.be/aNGdvkZzlx8[/embed] [caption id="attachment_2724948" align="alignright" width="300"] Anastasia Silina doesn't chase adventure. She's interested in the social side of tourism.[/caption] Anastasia Silina started out as a nervous…
They are people who stand out in their communities for their contributions and leadership. They are this year’s six honorary doctorate recipients at TRU's 2018…
[caption id="attachment_2710533" align="alignright" width="400"] Graduate Research Mentors, 2018-19[/caption] [caption id="attachment_2710534" align="alignright" width="400"] Undergraduate Research Ambassadors, 2018-19[/caption] Even without the title and the award, Breanne McAmmond…
While the research projects are all very different, the first four teams awarded TRU’s Tri-University Major Project Collaboration Grants are alike in their intent to…
Undergraduate researchers will be hard at work this summer, investigating everything from homophobia in Russia, to white nose syndrome in bats. Nineteen students have been…
Impressed by its journalistic quality, its commitment to open access and its global reach, TRU is excited to partner with The Conversation Canada, directly connecting…
Valerie Law spent a summer working with rattlesnakes, so she doesn’t scare easily. But she admits to being slightly nervous standing in front of the…
[caption id="attachment_2656274" align="alignright" width="838"] The 2018 3MT participants, joined by the community judges.[/caption] Dungeons & Dragons — is it a game, or is it a…
