TRU prof brings voice to climate change action plan
Posted on: March 23, 2015
TRU’s Dr. Lauchlan Fraser is one of 60 university researchers responsible for the report Acting on Climate Change: Solutions from Canadian Scholars.
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Campus architecture achieves gold
Posted on: February 5, 2015
Brown Family House of Learning earns gold LEED status. While the certification is recent, those involved in the development and building process of the Brown Family House of Learning consistently strived to achieve the Gold standard from its conception to construction.
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TRU partners on innovative sustainability conference
Posted on: February 1, 2015
Join us for The CommUnity Innovation Lab event February 2-5, 2015.
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Forest-free paper option available to TRU community
Posted on: January 15, 2015
TRU’s Print Services is now now offering students and staff the option of using a forest-free paper that is a hybrid of wheat and either plantation-grown fibre from Eucalyptus or Poplar.
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Twelve Days of Sustainability: Holiday Edition
Posted on: December 16, 2014
Environment and Sustainability has put its spin on the classic holiday song The Twelve Days of Christmas by offering up Twelve Days of Sustainability: Holiday Edition.
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Top TRU stories of 2014
Posted on: December 15, 2014
In the spirit of looking back as the year draws to a close, we savour the highlights of 2014 at TRU with the top 20 stories that made headlines.
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Bold plan will guide TRU’s sustainability efforts
Posted on: December 5, 2014
In its commitment to steadily reduce its carbon footprint over the short, mid, and long term, Thompson Rivers University has released a bold plan that can be monitored and measured.
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Harnessing the sun
Posted on: December 5, 2014
From simple measures to large-scale initiatives, TRU has taken tangible strides to reduce its carbon footprint and increase environmental sustainability.
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Research Discoveries: Can big data predict how urban systems respond in extreme weather?
Posted on: December 2, 2014
In his NSERC Discovery Grant-funded study, Dr. David Hill intends to find ways to use environmental data that is already being collected to better understand how urban systems react and behave during extreme weather events.
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Alumnus Makes 160-Acre Wetlands Property Donation
Posted on: September 29, 2014
Longtime TRU supporters Roland and Anne Neave donated the 160-acre parcel of land to his alma mater with the hope that the property would expand the existing wilderness research area to benefit students from many different disciplines.
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Coordinating the Cleaning of the Shoreline
Posted on: September 23, 2014
Sciences student Julie Dixon is putting her classroom learning and passions into practice by volunteering to coordinate the annual Shoreline Cleanup in conjunction with World Rivers Day.
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Using Aerial Drones To Monitor Cow Health
Posted on: September 10, 2014
A researcher is looking at using flying drones to monitor the health of cows.
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Reclamation Research Creates Healthier Environments
Posted on: August 26, 2014
Lauchlan Fraser is one of those scientists who can take a small patch of land, study it and learn something about climate change. This article appeared in the Aug. 21 edition of Kamloops This Week.
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Blind Taste Test: Tap Water Vs Bottled
Posted on: August 22, 2014
On Aug. 27 and 28: Will you be able to tell the difference between bottled water and Kamloops’ tap water? Take a blind taste test to know for sure.
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Unique Sustainability Projects With 2 Local Mines
Posted on: July 17, 2014
Researchers at TRU are collaborating with two local mining operations on unique environmental sustainability projects that benefit the university, community and industry.
Read moreEnvironmental Sustainability Wants to Hear From You
Posted on: June 26, 2014
Provide your input into environmental sustainability directions at TRU by completing an online survey. As a thankyou, you’ll have your name entered to win an iPad mini.
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Researchers Do More than Raise a Flag about Invasive Species
Posted on: June 17, 2014
Vaseux Lake, located between Okanagan Falls and Oliver on the Okanagan Highway, is home to a variety of wildlife and is a popular destination for outdoor enthusiasts. Like many BC lakes, however, Vaseux is in jeopardy due to a pretty, seemingly innocuous foe, the yellow flag iris.
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Town Hall: Campus Sustainability Action Plan
Posted on: June 4, 2014
What directions do you think TRU should be headed regarding environmental sustainability?
On June 19, have your say during a town hall to collect input for the upcoming Campus Sustainability Action Plan.
There will be other ways to contribute, including an on-line survey, through social media, and email.
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Trash Bash Cleans Up
Posted on: May 16, 2014
More than 100 students, staff, and faculty helped clean up the campus during Trash Bash 2014 on May 15. It may have been the best attended Trash Bash yet.
Read moreYour input please: Strategic Sustainability Plan
Posted on: May 10, 2014
Have your say in the shaping of TRU’s direction in the areas of environmental sustainability. There are multiple ways to contribute.
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