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Faculty and staff, Featured, School of Trades and Technology
Training house partnership enters 28th year August 10, 2017

[caption id="attachment_2428590" align="alignright" width="1200"] Students and TRU President Alan Shaver (second from right) gather for a group photo with project manager Jasbir Mahal (far right)…

Bob Gaglardi School of Business and Economics, Faculty and staff, Featured,
Motivation in motion August 10, 2017

Canada Games wheelchair basketball star Riley Martin recently wrote his final Master of Business Administration (MBA) exam. Martin is a 25 year-old paraplegic, having lost…

Alumni, Faculty and staff, Featured, Indigenous Education, School of Nursing
Nursing grad honoured for bravery August 9, 2017

On May 24, 2016, nursing alumna Erin Wiltse put her quick thinking to the test when the float plane she was on crashed into the ocean.…

Bob Gaglardi School of Business and Economics, Featured, Research and Graduate Studies
Money can buy better education outcomes August 2, 2017

According to new research out of TRU, if you want to reduce inequality you have to spend more money on public education. There has always…

Campus News, Faculty and staff, Faculty of Arts, Featured,
The whole equation July 27, 2017

After having completed a semester in Manchester, England, Martin McFarlane, a fourth year Bachelor of Journalism, Public Relations Major says that dropping yourself into a…

Bob Gaglardi School of Business and Economics, Campus News, Faculty and staff, Featured,
Pairing tech and biz for success July 12, 2017

A recent MBA grad is finding success in the IT sector. Mayur Marakana, a software development engineer at Cradlepoint says that his Master of Business…

Bob Gaglardi School of Business and Economics, Faculty of Arts, Featured
How not to co-op July 6, 2017

Do work that interests you, learn new skills, make connections, add to your résumé and take home a decent paycheck before you cross the stage.…

Faculty and staff, Faculty of Science, Featured, Research and Graduate Studies
Cave bacteria: A window to the past, even to distant worlds July 4, 2017

[caption id="attachment_2381661" align="alignleft" width="465"] Richenda McFarlane with some cultures grown from cave bacteria.[/caption] Each time she looks through a microscope to better understand cave bacteria,…

Alumni, Faculty of Adventure, Culinary Arts and Tourism, Faculty of Arts, Faculty of Science, Featured, Research and Graduate Studies
Entrance scholarships awarded to exceptional grad students July 4, 2017

TRU has awarded three $17,500 federal entrance scholarships to outstanding graduate students. The Canadian Graduate Scholarships – Masters are valued at $17,500 annually for one year, and…