Listening to Indigenous students’ needs December 12, 2018
In Indigenous cultures, community is incredibly important. In a world that has become increasingly individualized, Indigenous people continue to see the value in relationships and…
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Talk to the Experts with Iain Stewart-Patterson: Snow safety December 7, 2018
[caption id="attachment_2936971" align="alignright" width="347"] TRU Adventure Studies faculty member Iain Stewart-Patterson putting his backcountry tips to the test.[/caption] When it comes to snow safety, calling…
Play paints a picture of artist’s world November 22, 2018
Step back a century and celebrate the life of a Canadian icon with The Actors Workshop Theatre production of The Magnificent Voyage of Emily Carr, directed…
First-year student goes old school for human rights November 22, 2018
When was the last time you wrote a letter? First-year student Anneka Spice is hoping many of her peers, members of the TRU community and…
Creative chemist's teaching approach crystallizes in national award November 21, 2018
Twenty-four years ago, Sharon Brewer swore to herself that if she ever stopped refreshing course content and dreaming up new, exciting labs, it was time…
$78,000 awarded to undergraduate research apprentices November 19, 2018
Twenty-six researchers at TRU and their students were given a $78,000 boost this week through the Undergraduate Research Apprentice program. The program provides $3,000 grants…
Expressing surrealism with fire, floods and rotting fruit November 15, 2018
In her graduating exhibition, Ana Bayona Ricaurte built and destroyed three rooms. She set one on fire, flooded one and created a windstorm in the other—all…
Clearing the air on the new wood-fired boilers November 13, 2018
The TRU campus and the Cataline elementary school in Williams Lake have cut their carbon pollution by 79 percent while saving about half their previous…
Two students, one fantastic co-op destination November 9, 2018
Two Thompson Rivers University students are in the Land of the Rising Sun building up experience and skills in their Co-operative Education programs. Cyrus Lok…
Looking back at 100 years of remembering those who fought for freedom November 8, 2018
One century almost to the day when the gun fire of the First World War ended, TRU held its annual Remembrance Day ceremony on Student…
Planned IT service outage November 8, 2018
Starting at 9 p.m. this Saturday, Nov. 10, TRU IT Services will perform necessary upgrades to our IT systems. These upgrades require an outage of…
War and peace, remembering the lessons November 8, 2018
War and peace: what are the lessons? As we move beyond the centenary of the end of the First World War in 1918 we must…
TRU goes platinum in environmental sustainability October 29, 2018
[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2pFL5mArwk[/embed] Thompson Rivers University is on the top of the world when it comes to global sustainability initiatives and achievements. It was unveiled late Monday morning…
Coyote connects youth to their roots, one stroke at a time October 16, 2018
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…
Berney begins business in cryptocurrency October 15, 2018
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…
A new journey begins for TRU fall grads October 12, 2018
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…
Sleep Centre Clinic aims to put more people to sleep October 12, 2018
Respiratory therapy students working to diagnose sleep disorders and connect community members with proper treatment just got busier. The TRU Centre for Respiratory Health and…
Celebration and reconciliation go hand-in-hand on Orange Shirt Day September 28, 2018
When you have a strong message, there's no real need to change it up from one year to the next. Every Child Matters has been…
Partnership + learning opportunities = an excellence award for Cariboo Child Care Society September 28, 2018
When searching for a shining example of a relationship leading to things greater than the sum of its parts, you can turn your attention to…
Telling the full story of the salmon September 21, 2018
When Dr. Nan Stevens’ son penned a story on the life cycle of salmon while in Grade 4, few could’ve predicted it would be published,…
