Following her passion led to TRU May 13, 2019
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BEUnlx1kO9A There was only one career path for Makenzie Vandertoolen: nursing. For the Utah-born young woman whose family moved to Canada when she was in…
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TRU researcher joins Canadian Mountain Network May 8, 2019
Dr. Courtney Mason has spent 15 years researching the histories of Canada’s national parks and the impacts that management strategies have on local Indigenous communities.…
Ink meets vinyl in imaginative collaboration May 6, 2019
Nautical deejays, crashing waves, vinyl records and several iterations of boomboxes splashed from sketchbooks of first-year visual arts students onto the merchandise of a local…
What you need to know about ticks May 2, 2019
[caption id="attachment_2950965" align="alignright" width="393"] Dr. Rob Higgins, associate professor, biology.[/caption] What is the point of a tick? According to Dr. Rob Higgins, associate professor of…
Indigenous campus tour April 26, 2019
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85dpZsl4OCo Take a tour of TRU’s Kamloops campus with Qelmúcw Student Recruiter Cara Basil, as she leads participants through some of the Indigenous spaces, art,…
Coyote builds capacity and community through trades and tech April 26, 2019
TRU’s School of Trades and Technology (STT) is enacting the university’s cross-campus Coyote Project in conjunction with local First Nations and government bodies, to provide…
New program opens doors to research early April 25, 2019
[caption id="attachment_2950710" align="alignright" width="572"] Students in VISA 1010, 2D Creative Design will have their work on display at the Kamloops Art Gallery until June 29.[/caption]…
Holi celebration creates burst of colour on campus April 23, 2019
Dozens of celebrants gathered in lot N on Sunday to soak up the sunshine, toss around paint powder in vivid shades of marigold, leaf green,…
Hofmann’s Echolocation a deep dive into the heart April 23, 2019
Like an album of songs that work together in harmony, Karen Hofmann’s latest book, Echolocation, is a collection of stories that speak to the same…
Turning food scraps to black gold April 17, 2019
What do dried leaves, a banana peel, coffee grounds and James Gordon’s old T-shirts have in common? Every one of those items can be diverted…
Rain research: Mitigating floods, examining climate change April 15, 2019
When a raindrop falls alone in a forest, and nobody is around to see it, where does it go? And how much builds up? Arts…
Nursing practice course strengthens program's Indigenous aspects April 11, 2019
TRU School of Nursing (SoN) faculty member Sheila Blackstock and a group of third-year nursing students are preparing to depart for the remote community of…
Research answers community health questions April 11, 2019
Five projects have been awarded Health Research Cluster Grants, as a means of developing research teams designed to address local community health questions. These grants…
CFJC Today | Kamloops university students lead weekend shoreline cleanup April 9, 2019
Students from Thompson Rivers University’s Eco Club invited members of the community down to Riverside Park to help clean up garbage as part of the…
Student finds logic in intersection of law and tech April 9, 2019
Third-year TRU Law student David Barroqueiro has been recognized with one of the inaugural Neota Logic Alumni Awards for his work on the platform, in an…
Canadian housing market April 8, 2019
Dr. Ehsan Latif can speak to topics related to the Canadian housing market, including: Seniors and delayed retirement First-time home buyers and affordability Partnerships, targeted…
New technology creates a future for ancient language April 4, 2019
Language makes it possible to share knowledge, culture and identity across generations and diverse peoples. After millennia of Secwepemctsín being a powerful language of the…
Taking education to new heights April 3, 2019
After digging into their educational studies at the master's level, two TRU students are taking their drive to learn more to the next level. Here…
Penticton Herald | Summer jobs? There’s an app for that April 3, 2019
School District 67 has partnered with Okanagan College, the Okanagan Cosmetology Institute and Thompson Rivers University on a new initiative to encourage students to pick…
Trades alum’s award-winning business wired for success April 2, 2019
BC Business magazine’s annual 30 Under 30 list celebrates young entrepreneurs at the top of their game from throughout the province, and TRU School of…
