Valedictorian speeches, honorary doctor speeches spring 2018 June 15, 2018
Wow, what a celebration! Spring #TRUgrad 2018 amounted to six ceremonies over three days and more than 1,200 graduates crossing the stage to receive their…
Wow, what a celebration! Spring #TRUgrad 2018 amounted to six ceremonies over three days and more than 1,200 graduates crossing the stage to receive their…
Six newly-minted TRU science grads have the rest of June to savour their accomplishment before diving into what will be one of the most intense and…
TRU was the place to ‘bee’ on Thursday, May 31, when the campus was visited by Shelley Candel, the director of Bee City Canada, on…
Hilary Hamilton grew up in the Maritimes, so it’s no surprise that she developed a passion for marine ecology. But it might be surprising that…
Congratulations #TRUgrad, you did it! Spring Convocation 2018 is June 6-8 at the Tournament Capital Centre and is our biggest celebration of the year. It is a…
Lyn Baldwin has made an art of teaching botany and natural history. Or rather, she has put art into teaching science. Her innovative approach is…
They are people who stand out in their communities for their contributions and leadership. They are this year’s six honorary doctorate recipients at TRU's 2018…
[caption id="attachment_2710756" align="alignright" width="800"] Students who placed first through third in two categories pose for a photo. See below for the results. In the picture,…
[embed]https://youtu.be/0DALfFBxQxw[/embed] Lavraj Lidher is one of six valedictorians selected to speak at the 2018 spring convocation ceremonies. A science graduate, he will address the Faculty…
[caption id="attachment_2710533" align="alignright" width="400"] Graduate Research Mentors, 2018-19[/caption] [caption id="attachment_2710534" align="alignright" width="400"] Undergraduate Research Ambassadors, 2018-19[/caption] Even without the title and the award, Breanne McAmmond…
We’re 10 years away from having 100 per cent of vehicles speak to each other through the Internet of Vehicles Dr. Ning Lu predicts, but…
To say that TRU Dean of Science Tom Dickinson is a fan of Charles Darwin is like saying the world is a little bit round.…
The Government of British Columbia has provided $300,000 over three years to Dr. Lauchlan Fraser’s research team to help manage invasive species in the Laurie…
[caption id="attachment_2695873" align="alignright" width="1200"] From left to right: Ann Cheeptham, camp co-founder; Paul Michel, TRU Director of Aboriginal Education; Wendy Heshka, Telus Community Foundation; Karen…
While the research projects are all very different, the first four teams awarded TRU’s Tri-University Major Project Collaboration Grants are alike in their intent to…
[caption id="attachment_2313327" align="alignright" width="500"] Ian Robertson leads a TRU Friends of the Gardens weekly tour.[/caption] Plants scrub the air we breathe, boost our well-being with…
And the gold, silver and bronze medals go to… TRU. For the first time ever, three of TRU's respiratory therapy grads received the top three…
Discovery and understanding are at the heart of science and are reached by constantly asking questions—questions such as How? Why? What if? Judging from the more…
Dr. David Hill will be keeping a close eye on BC’s fragile rangelands, thanks to a $200,000 boost to his research program from the Canada…
Undergraduate researchers will be hard at work this summer, investigating everything from homophobia in Russia, to white nose syndrome in bats. Nineteen students have been…