Quirky videos help answer science questions April 14, 2015
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="500"] This is a screen grab from the video entry "Why should bioprospectors look for cures in caves?"[/caption] Do chimpanzees have culture?…
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="500"] This is a screen grab from the video entry "Why should bioprospectors look for cures in caves?"[/caption] Do chimpanzees have culture?…
[caption id="attachment_30481" align="alignright" width="150"] Rob Hood[/caption] TRU's dean of Adventure, Culinary Arts and Tourism, Rob Hood, plans to cycle across much of Canada this summer…
First a patent, now a follow up article published in a prominent scientific journal—Postdoctoral Fellow and sessional instructor Dr. Dipesh Prema is getting a lot…
It is rare for a week to go by without the issue of animal rights in the headlines. TRU Law faculty member Katie Sykes recognized…
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="500"] Greg Toth, senior director for Kinder Morgan's Trans Mountain Expansion Project, announces a memorandum of understanding with TRU on April 7,…
Nursing students raise awareness of kidney health By Pam Erikson The World Kidney Day health fair was a success, thanks in part to TRU Nursing…
Undergraduate students can now share their outstanding research in a meaningful and productive way. The new TRU Undergraduate Research Journal (TRU-URJ) is an academic for-student…
The President’s Report is produced each month for presentation to the TRU Board of Governors and TRU Senate. Read the March 2015 President's Report for an…
Business students apply skills to aid Kamloops Food Bank [youtube]https://youtu.be/KmAjDK3DY4c[/youtube] By Lissa Millar The real challenge in learning comes when theory and methodology are applied…
Kristen Marini is the winner of the 2015 TRU Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition, held in the Black Box Theatre on Friday, March 27. The…
Volunteers are needed to help fill fun-filled volunteer positions for the regional elementary schools science fair coming to the TRU Gym on April 9, 2015.…
[caption id="attachment_30310" align="alignright" width="251"] Third-year psychology major Alex Wilson, one of 14 students heading to New York for the Association of Psychological Science conference.[/caption] By…
TRU’s Enactus club represented the university well, earning a trio of top-three finishes at the Enactus regional competition in Calgary on March 13. At the 2015…
The first Thompson Rivers University WolfPack-led stem cell donor clinic to be held in Kamloops is being deemed a success. In excess of 250 people…
Gender diversity will be celebrated later this month during TRU Students' Union's Pride Awareness Week. The theme for the week is the Genderbread Person, a…
The Thompson Rivers University Alumni and Friends Association will recognize two alumni, a student leader and a local accounting firm on April 10 at the…
The groundbreaking Learning at Intercultural Intersections: International Research Conference kicks off today at TRU. The conference, which runs in the Campus Activity Centre through March…
Mental health will be examined from a variety of angles and perspectives during a touring play called maladjusted. Telling the stories of those living with…
[caption id="" align="alignright" width="165"] Culinary Arts student Teraneh Crick placed first in the Culinary Arts category during the 2015 Regional Skills competition held at TRU…
KAMLOOPS, B.C., March 9, 2015 – The value of a Bachelor of Arts degree has taken many hits in recent years, but that will turn around as…