These days, the news is full of photos of beaches covered with plastic bottles and other litter, oceans strewn with plastic bags floating like jelly…
Congratulations to the 21 researchers who received 2018 Internal Research Fund awards. The fund provides a maximum of $100,000 annually to support research with the…
Shannon Mendt’s stressed out barnacles took top honours in the annual Master of Science in Environmental Science Showcase this week. The showcase, which featured oral…
During Reading Week, TRU played host to experts from across North America — and Australia — who were here to identify ways to promote inclusivity in…
Nine exceptional students have been awarded Natural Science and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) grants, and it’s all due to the steady growth of research at…
BC’s three major Interior universities have even more opportunity to work together in creating technological innovations, as new funding comes their way for tech programs.…
TRU has received approval from the Ministry of Advanced Education for its Bachelor in Software Engineering program and aims to welcome its first intake of…
In the Williams Lake Tribune, Applied Sustainable Ranching student Majeed Nashiru shares his journey from northern Ghana to the Cariboo, and what he hopes to…
Established in 2014, the TRU Campus Strategic Sustainability Plan (CSSP) is closely tied to one of TRU’s Strategic Priorities that seeks to increase sustainability practices.…
Completing a graduate degree involves passion, dedication, and a significant amount of stress, so to receive one of two $7,500 Environmental Science and Natural Resource…
If you’ve walked into Old Main recently, you may have noticed the large mural across the wall from the Journalism office. The mural is the…
2017 has been another transformative year at TRU and this time around in our annual wrap up, we’re highlighting 15 stories of TRU students, alum…
They both discovered their love of chemistry after arriving at TRU. They both aspire to do more. And they both found out at the same…
The first high-throughput genomics lab in BC outside of the Lower Mainland is now open at Thompson Rivers University, thanks to nearly $750,000 in federal…
Thompson Rivers University (TRU) and the Maharaja Ranjit Singh Punjab Technical University have signed a memorandum of understanding that will allow students from the Punjabi…
[caption id="attachment_2532073" align="alignright" width="383"] Screen shots of the crowd control simulation software that forms the basis of the research project.[/caption] Dr. Andrew Park thought that…
Is there value in support groups for social workers? What unique challenges to Indigenous nursing students face? These are just a couple of the questions…
Highland Valley Copper (HVC) has pledged $200,000 in cash and $150,000 in-kind support over five years for the establishment of a Natural Sciences and Engineering…
Researchers at TRU and their students were given a $90,000 boost this week, through the Undergraduate Research Apprentice program. The program provides $3,000 grants that…
They’re community builders, athletes, volunteers and scholars. In our TRU Trailblazers series, we’re profiling some of our 2017 major scholarship winners. Read on to meet…
