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Faculty and staff, Featured, School of Trades and Technology
No burning bridges with Kamloops Fire Rescue December 10, 2016

[caption id="attachment_2082413" align="alignleft" width="800"] Carpentry student Taylor Brunn extinguishes a liquid propane-fuelled fire during a KFR thank you event for TRU carpentry students that also…

Faculty and staff, Faculty of Arts, Featured, TRU World
Love at first semester December 9, 2016

[caption id="attachment_2046440" align="alignleft" width="320"] Katariina Määttä at Riverside Park in Kamloops, BC[/caption] Katariina Määttä is a fourth-year Study Abroad student from Rovaniemi, Finland. She's currently…

Bob Gaglardi School of Business and Economics, Faculty and staff, Faculty of Science, Featured, TRU World
Club emerges from passion for flying December 9, 2016

A passion for flying airplanes inspired Damoon Hossin to create a club with events for like-minded enthusiasts. That’s why he started the TRU Flying Club…

Faculty and staff, Faculty of Science, Featured, TRU World
Learning by osmosis December 8, 2016

Albert Adserias is about to spend his first winter in Kamloops. The Spanish student is earning a double degree in chemistry—a Bachelor of Science from TRU,…

Bob Gaglardi School of Business and Economics, Campus News, Faculty and staff, Featured,
Fuel-ed by passion December 7, 2016

Upon graduating from Barriere Secondary School in 2010, Jake Young had no plans of getting into retail, let alone owning a business before his 25th…

Faculty and staff, Faculty of Adventure, Culinary Arts and Tourism, Faculty of Arts, Faculty of Education and Social Work, Faculty of Science, Featured, Indigenous Education, Research and Graduate Studies
Canada Research Chairs mark milestone for TRU December 6, 2016

Thompson Rivers University welcomes three Tier 2 Canada Research Chairs (CRCs), which further accelerates and strengthens the university’s research capacity. “The appointment of TRU’s newest…

Faculty and staff, Faculty of Science, Featured,
Singing the praises of national bird December 1, 2016

[caption id="attachment_2025283" align="aligncenter" width="700"] Drawings by biology faculty member Stephen Joly are sketched on a whiteboard in the Faculty of Science break room.[/caption]   A small…

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Arts alum paves path to success November 29, 2016

Bachelor of Arts alumnus Will George was determined to find career success upon graduation and as B.C.’s youngest Manager of Economic Development and Tourism he is…

Campus News, Faculty and staff, Faculty of Law, Featured
2016 law awards dole out $80,000 November 23, 2016

Students, administrators and proud family members gathered recently to celebrate the achievements of law students. At the annual TRU Law awards reception on Nov. 17, eighteen…

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Annual report highlights wide-reaching impact November 23, 2016

Inspired, Engaged is a celebration of the world-class research taking place at TRU. The university's fourth annual report on research showcases the depth and diversity of…

Faculty and staff, Faculty of Science, Featured, Research and Graduate Studies, TRU World
Witnessing poverty shapes future doctor November 22, 2016

Witnessing profound poverty in Roorkee, India this summer forever changed Jagdeesh Uppal's view of the world. He also saw how he can make a difference.…

Alumni, Campus News, Faculty and staff, Faculty of Arts, Featured,
Geography alum explores aerial archaeology November 17, 2016

Sarah Cooke's educational journey has taken her on an interesting path involving drones, archaeology and geographic information systems (GIS). She recently graduated with a Bachelor of…