Wood panels to replace living wall
Posted on: January 23, 2016
The feature living wall inside the House of Learning is in the process of being taken down and will be replaced with textured wood paneling…
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Four off to western Canada HR competition
Posted on: January 22, 2016
Four business students are off to the western Canada human resources case competition in Edmonton in March after winning the TRU final today.
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Report links intergenerational trauma to suicide rates
Posted on: January 22, 2016
Dr. Roderick McCormick, BC Innovation Council Chair in Aboriginal Health and national expert in First Nations mental health, says that what is especially valuable about…
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Trades helping inmates get job ready
Posted on: January 21, 2016
They've completed a six-week pilot program and now six inmates at Kamloops Regional Correctional Centre are one step closer to meaningful employment upon their release.
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TRU Sweater Day ‘gets stretched’ in 2016
Posted on: January 20, 2016
TRU Sweater Day ‘gets stretched’ in 2016 (includes hockey sweaters!) ‘More of a good thing’ is the theme for this year’s TRU Sweater Day.
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Research being filmed on campus
Posted on: January 20, 2016
A film crew from Bloomberg TV was on campus filming researcher Dr. Ann Cheeptham in her lab. Another film crew from Al Jazeera will arrive…
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Cancer research leads to co-op triumph
Posted on: January 19, 2016
Working on ground-breaking cancer research last year has earned Carlee Poleschuk TRU's 2015 Co-op Student of the Year award.
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Vice-President Advancement returns from Kilimanjaro climb
Posted on: January 19, 2016
VP Advancement Christopher Seguin returns from climbing Africa's highest mountain, raising money for Developing World Connections.
Read moreConquering Writer’s Block: Free Writing
Posted on: January 19, 2016
by Mackenzie Cassels One of the most frightening moments in a university student’s life is opening up a blank Microsoft Word document. It’s plain scary…
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High schoolers getting extra help from Homework Club
Posted on: January 18, 2016
A new initiative is giving high school students access to free tutoring and a space to study two evenings a week on campus.
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Researchers head to Nepal to help create forest fire management strategies
Posted on: January 18, 2016
Thompson Rivers University researchers are heading to Nepal next month where they’ll spend two weeks leading efforts to develop effective forest fire management techniques and…
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Working the room—a guide to networking
Posted on: January 15, 2016
The School of Business and Economics Kickstart Speaker Series is an ideal venue for networking and connecting with some of the most inspirational business leaders…
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Wagamese discussing Truth and Reconciliation
Posted on: January 14, 2016
Kamloops-based author Richard Wagamese shares his views on the Truth and Reconciliation Commission during a free talk presented by TRU's Aboriginal Education department and the…
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Club eager to sponsor student refugee
Posted on: January 13, 2016
Students in the TRU chapter of World University Service Canada (WUSC) are raising funds to sponsor a student refugee to attend TRU this September. The…
Read moreWhat’s on the table?
Posted on: January 13, 2016
The key proposals that Thompson Rivers University (TRU) and Thompson Rivers University Faculty Association (TRUFA) have on the bargaining table are now available. http://www.tru.ca/updates/thefacts.html
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National Centre of Excellence to focus on mountain environments
Posted on: January 13, 2016
Dr. John Hull, a professor in the Tourism Management Department and co-director of TRU's Alliance for Mountain Environments Research Group, is part of a national…
Read moreHow to Create a Running Head (APA)
Posted on: January 12, 2016
A running head, also called a page header, is a line at the top of each page of a document that gives the reader important…
Read moreStrike notice given
Posted on: January 11, 2016
As of this morning (January 11, 2016) Thompson Rivers University Faculty Association (TRUFA) has issued 72-hours’ notice that it intends to initiate job action at…
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TRUly enough wind to power TRU?
Posted on: January 10, 2016
TRU could someday use wind to power for some of its energy needs.
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Professors Chris Hunt and Micah Rankin publish in the McGill Law Journal
Posted on: January 8, 2016
Professors Chris Hunt and Micah Rankin’s article “Anonymity, the Rule of Law and the Shriveling of the Biographical Core” (2015) 61:1 McGill Law Journal 193, examines…
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