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A mother's advice May 12, 2017

Mother's Day is a celebration of mothers around the globe and a day to show our gratitude to the incredible human beings who have helped shape…

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Test driving university in grade 11 May 11, 2017

Two-hundred and eighty Grade 11 students recently visited campus to discover TRU during the Day of Arts and Science (DOAS). On Thursday, May 4, they…

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Young writer wins her tuition May 1, 2017

Bronwen Evans has just won her first year of tuition—a fully-paid-for year of tuition credit—due to the entry she submitted in TRU’s inaugural creative non-fiction…

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All set to contribute to TRU's research community April 21, 2017

[caption id="attachment_2297030" align="alignright" width="461"] Outgoing 2016-2017 Graduate Research Mentors.[/caption] For Kevin Clyde, applying to become an Undergraduate Research Ambassador just made sense. The fourth-year Bachelor…

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26 students spend summer as funded researchers April 13, 2017

From overheated housing markets, to invasive goldfish — 26 TRU students will spend the summer making discoveries on a host of subjects — all part…

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Lepin Awards presented for academic excellence April 13, 2017

Fifteen top students in arts, business, education, science, culinary arts, tourism, nursing and law shared in $27,250 in awards and prizes at the Lepin Awards…

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Naylor report recognizes value of smaller, regional universities April 12, 2017

TRU is encouraged by and supportive of the recommendations made by Canada’s Fundamental Science Review Panel. Investing in Canada’s Future: Strengthening the Foundations of Canadian…

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Lawrence honoured for mentorship April 11, 2017

What does it take to be an exceptional undergraduate research mentor? TRU’s Donald Lawrence sets the standard, and as a result, is the recipient of the…

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Faculty compete in first ever 180s Research Challenge March 28, 2017

What can you learn in 180 seconds? You’d be surprised. As part of TRU’s annual Research Week, faculty go head-to-head in the first ever 180-second…

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An early journey with TRU Start March 23, 2017

Local high school students have an opportunity to earn university credits before they finish secondary school through a unique partnership between School District 73 and…

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Fifteen internal research grants awarded March 16, 2017

Congratulations to the 15 researchers who received 2017 Internal Research Fund (IRF) awards. The fund provides a maximum of $100,000 annually to support research with…

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Never too late to paint March 7, 2017

When Alan Brandoli looks around his classroom, a third of the artists are not your average university student, they're mature. One of those students, Carol Schlosar, teaches…

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Researchers team up to solve community challenges March 6, 2017

Five TRU researchers will embark on community-driven research projects as part of an initiative to spur social innovation. The Community Driven Research Fund, which was…

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Knowledge Makers program has impressive impact March 1, 2017

When the Knowledge Makers program launched in 2016, organizers hoped the program would inspire more Indigenous students to participate in research. Now in its second…

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High stakes for editing students February 17, 2017

The students in George Johnson's editing and publishing class are getting some unique real-world experience—reading through and evaluating 52 submissions from high school students across Canada…