TRU introduces First-Year Student Resiliency Fund
Posted on: July 28, 2020
Thompson Rivers University has created new bursaries and awards for first-year students embarking on their studies amid the global pandemic.
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Searching for signs of COVID-19 in Kamloops’ sewage
Posted on: July 27, 2020
TRU's Jonathan Van Hamme is leading a team looking to detect signs of COVID-19 in the city's sewage.
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Co-op work in high gear despite COVID slowdown
Posted on: July 24, 2020
TRU students are finding co-op work placements—opportunities to apply their course learning in real work situations and be paid for their efforts.
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Students can tap into new education funding
Posted on: July 22, 2020
Students who sign up for university this fall have access to improved financial resources that could reduce the cost of their education.
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Understanding the impact of social justice in Canadian high schools
Posted on: July 16, 2020
Dr. Manu Sharma aims to better understand what is taking place in diverse communities and how some high schools are setting themselves apart as leaders.
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Mapping the resiliency of frontline health-care workers
Posted on: July 14, 2020
Dr. Bala Nikku, assistant professor of social work, leads a team of researchers studying resilience among frontline health-care workers.
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Student researchers find new ways to engage during pandemic
Posted on: July 8, 2020
Twelve exceptional students have been awarded NSERC Undergraduate Student Research Awards, allowing them to spend the summer answering important research questions.
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Troubleshooting technology: a how-to guide
Posted on: July 8, 2020
Accessibility Services shared this list of helpful tips on how to best troubleshoot technology, transition to remote learning, and be your most productive self.
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Research asks what it means to travel ethically
Posted on: July 2, 2020
Dr. Kellee Caton has been awarded a $200,000 SSHRC Partnership Development Grant to lead research in critical tourism studies.
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Graduate students share in $70,000 federal scholarships
Posted on: June 25, 2020
Kyley Drach, Fauve Garson, Breanne McAmmond, and Edward Morton have all received prestigious Canada Graduate Scholarship-Masters awards, valued at $17,500 each.
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Learning their lives to the fullest
Posted on: June 24, 2020
After more than five combined decades of successful careers, two mature learners hit the books again.
Read moreLetter to the editor regarding National Indigenous People’s Day
Posted on: June 19, 2020
As social distancing restrictions limit our ability to organize an event, TRU invites everyone to celebrate this day in a different way.
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Congrats grads! You did it! Convocation by the numbers
Posted on: June 18, 2020
Despite the challenges of COVID-19 and navigating the final few weeks of classes, you persevered and completed what you set out to do, and you’re…
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Inspiring generations
Posted on: June 12, 2020
Thompson Rivers University is conferring honorary doctorate degrees upon two outstanding women who share remarkable resilience in overcoming traumatic experiences in their lives.
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SOBE grad named chair of BC Chamber board
Posted on: June 11, 2020
TRU grad Aleece Laird is the new chair of the BC Chamber of Commerce board of directors.
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Small study subjects reap big award
Posted on: June 11, 2020
Naowarat (Ann) Cheeptham is one of this year’s esteemed recipients of the D2L (Desire2Learn) Innovation Award in Teaching and Learning.
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TRU takes lead role in global education accessibility
Posted on: June 9, 2020
Thompson Rivers University (TRU) is at the forefront of making free online education more accessible around the world—a resource that’s more important than ever since…
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Provincial scholarships support graduate research
Posted on: June 9, 2020
Jesse Biddlecomb, Nick Fontaine, Fauve Garson and Michelle Delany have been awarded BC Graduate Scholarships worth $15,000 each. This investment from the Province recognizes the…
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Larsen awarded professorship for ecological research contributions
Posted on: May 28, 2020
Dr. Karl Larsen has been awarded the Northcote and Brink Professorship for his research that has led to provincial changes in how we manage our…
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Hatched at home and avatar physicists: Faculty of Science rolls with COVID changes
Posted on: May 21, 2020
When classes moved to alternate delivery, four unhatched ducks weren't lost in the shuffle.
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