Today, eight-year-old Imogen Padmore is the picture of perfect health. She loves cupcakes, gory makeup and anything fun. Standing alongside her mother Christabel Padmore at…
Dignitaries joined philanthropists and academics at TRU’s Wells Gray Education and Research Centre (WGERC) on June 2 to celebrate the donors and volunteers who brought…
She jokes about her petite stature as being apt as she is a ‘micro’ biologist. She is part of a visible minority and a woman…
The first five students in the Software Engineering program graduate this spring — a milestone not just for them, but for the university itself, and…
A campaign to raise funds for animal simulators—high-tech training tools for TRU’s veterinary technology program—is even more successful than planned. The goal of this year’s…
KAMLOOPS–A biological sciences faculty member now belongs to a fellowship of Canada’s best post-secondary educators. Microbiologist Naowarat (Ann) Cheeptham is one of 10 recipients —…
Twelve TRU students have their summer plans all mapped out as they've been awarded the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) Undergraduate Student Research…
They are knowledgeable academics, respected colleagues, dedicated educators and thoughtful mentors. And Thompson Rivers University (TRU) is recognizing newly promoted professors with a new lecture…
Wireless cellular technology has made incredible advances since the first call was made from a handheld mobile phone in 1973. From 1G to 6G, each…
Since receiving a Discovery Grant in 2021, Dr. Jabed Tomal from the Department of Mathematics and Statistics has focused on interesting and impactful work in housing…
[caption id="attachment_2970352" align="alignright" width="378"] Dr. Yan Yan[/caption] TRU faculty member Dr. Yan Yan, from the Department of Computing Science, received a Discovery Grant in 2021…
Thompson Rivers University has awarded four exceptional graduate students with entrance scholarships valued at $15,000 each. This marks a $60,000 investment by the Province of…
As high-school students start to think about what they want to do when they graduate, TRU's Department of Engineering gave many from School District 73…
Want to learn more about the diverse reptiles and amphibians of BC, the struggles they face and how you can help protect them? Thanks to…
Three outstanding TRU graduate students have been awarded federal entrance scholarships valued at a total of $52,500. [caption id="attachment_2969220" align="alignright" width="227"] Jordyn Bogetti[/caption] The Canada…
How do you help flood-evacuated families and give parents a break by entertaining children who’ve been living in a hotel room for weeks? At Thompson…
This math was easy for TRU scholar Sophie Collins: She is one of 15 women each awarded $10,000 for the Women in Technology/Indigenous Women in…
Karl Larsen and Sheri Watson have introduced at least 800 students to mice, voles and the occasional shrew. This fall, Karl Larsen and Sheri Watson…
A group of researchers has developed a noninvasive way to prescreen for COVID-19 that’s quick, easily accessible, and discreet. Their technological tool, which analyzes cough…
Matching federal funding announced in spring, the Province of British Columbia is contributing almost $850,000 toward research at Thompson Rivers University that will enhance our…
