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Reflecting on Transgender Day of Remembrance

Posted on: November 19, 2021

Student storyteller Nicole Stanchfield (she/her) represents and advocates for the 2SLGBTQIA+ community.

SD 73 and TRU renew longstanding partnership

Posted on: November 17, 2021

TRU and SD 73 have renewed their commitment to work together for students of all ages in the region.

Research shows impact of Bill 28 on housing prices

Posted on: November 12, 2021

A recent study by two TRU researchers explains how Bill 28, BC’s foreign-buyer tax, helped fuel the booming real-estate markets in Chilliwack and Kamloops.

Student wins scholarship for Indigenous women in STEM

Posted on: November 10, 2021

Sophie Collins, a TRU math scholar, is the only woman awarded this fall's Indigenous Women in Technology Scholarship.

Raymond James Trading Lab opens with leading tech

Posted on: November 4, 2021

Raymond James (Canada) Ltd. in partnership with FactSet—a financial data and software company—equipped the Raymond James Trading Lab with a contribution of $550,000.

Student competition focuses on a better future

Posted on: November 4, 2021

TRU hosted this year's MBA Games and environment-minded participants raised more than $9,000 for the Adams River Salmon Society.

Editorial ace: James Mirtle on his sports media journey

Posted on: November 2, 2021

From the Kamloops Blazers to the NHL, TRU alum and sportswriter James Mirtle has had a whirlwind of a career.

Why mentorship matters

Posted on: November 2, 2021

Interacting with your new-to-TRU mentor can help you make the most out of your new-to-TRU experience.

Small mammals, big study

Posted on: October 29, 2021

For two and a half decades, TRU students have accumulated information about the mice and voles of the Kamloops region. Here's why.

TRU study confirms BCLC’s positive impact on Kamloops

Posted on: October 26, 2021

A report by TRU economist Peter Tsigaris says the BC Lottery Corporation headquarters in Kamloops has contributed about $2.2 billion to the city.

Researchers look at COVID cough

Posted on: October 25, 2021

A group of researchers has developed a noninvasive way to prescreen for COVID that’s quick, easily accessible, and discreet.

Win a WolfPack cruiser bike

Posted on: October 22, 2021

From now until Nov. 7, you can enter to win a TRU WolfPack cruiser bike.

TRU alum takes third in law essay competition

Posted on: October 20, 2021

TRU Law alum Candace Formosa placed third for the essay she submitted to an annual Insolvency Institute of Canada competition.

TRU nursing leaders honoured for influence

Posted on: October 12, 2021

TRU Dean of Nursing Rani Srivastava and CIHR Indigenous Research Chair in Nursing Lisa Bourque Bearskin are being inducted into the Canadian Academy of Nursing…

Alumni Q&A: ‘Proximity to death a lesson in living’

Posted on: October 6, 2021

Passionate about caring for the dead, TRU alum Emily Bootle is a funeral director, embalmer and the founder of DeathCare BC.

First woman Indigenous provincial judge in BC honoured at convocation

Posted on: October 1, 2021

A groundbreaker for Indigenous women in BC’s legal system is being honoured at Thompson Rivers University’s Fall 2021 Virtual Convocation on Friday, Oct. 8.