Concrete teaching support during unsettled times May 20, 2020
Handshakes, large on-campus gatherings, in-person classes: all postponed. When faced with a global pandemic, everyone in the TRU community who was able to, was sent…
Handshakes, large on-campus gatherings, in-person classes: all postponed. When faced with a global pandemic, everyone in the TRU community who was able to, was sent…
Together with Dr. Wendy Gardner and Dr. Wendy McKenzie, and with support from TRU and BC WildFire Service, Dr. Michael Mehta is leading research to…
She’s the world’s first Canada Research Chair in Indigenizing higher education. And she has provided face masks to communities across Canada, to the Navajo Nation…
They are often the unsung heroes of the health-care system. But the COVID-19 pandemic has thrown health-care workers into the spotlight at the same time…
While there is a lot of information on websites and other sources about government programs available for people whose lives are impacted by the pandemic,…
Students in the Health-Care Assistant program in Kamloops and Williams Lake are starting their careers early in the midst of a global health crisis Fresh…
One of the country’s most-respected advocates for Indigenous education has been renewed for a second term as Chancellor of Thompson Rivers University. Nathan Matthew’s affiliation with TRU runs deeper, wider and much longer…
Dr. Lisa Bourque Bearskin has long been a leader in nursing research, and now her leadership has been nationally recognized, having been awarded one of…
Our lives are a mass of data: every purchase, every phone call, every Google search – they’re all collected, compiled and turned into big data.…
This Saturday, Mar. 7, the City of Kamloops will be undergoing work that impacts TRU's telephone services. The city is moving fibre cable on West…
Thompson Rivers University President Brett Fairbairn joined other dignitaries Friday for the official grand opening of Legacy Square, the first residential project to be complete…
Excited, giggling kids marching about, adults scurrying after them, joyful exclamations, and abandoned, half-eaten mandarin oranges filled the ordinarily peaceful, serene space of the round…
For two years, Sebastian Carrasco had prepared for this moment. Yet as he waited at the base of Mt. Kilimanjaro, questions continued to swirl in…
Each February, Black History Month highlights the integral role that black Canadians have played throughout the history of our nation, and presents an opportunity to…
TRU Librarian Brenda Smith was recently recognized for her support and advocacy of open education. In January 2020, Smith became the 19th recipient of the…
Are you cool enough to help TRU win the BC Cool Campus Challenge? If so, stop by a Cool Challenge pop-up booth on campus throughout…
Lawyer and long-time Thompson Rivers University (TRU) supporter Frank Quinn has provided TRU with $250,000 for new bursaries benefiting single parents studying law. The Norma…
In solidarity and support of universities across Canada, Thompson Rivers University invites members of our university and broader communities to join in a Canada-wide moment…
Your practicum is around the corner. You’re nervous, yet ready. But do your clothes suit the occasion? "Practicum is a topic that's discussed in class…
Taking care of people isn’t for the faint of heart, and a group of recently graduated health-care assistants are showing their gratitude to their program…