Student research continues during pandemic
Posted on: December 17, 2020
Eleven student research projects were supported through TRU's flagship UREAP program, which provides $6000 to students to conduct original research.
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Environment and COVID-19: The good, bad and correctable
Posted on: December 14, 2020
James Gordon, TRU’s Zero Waste and Environmental Programs Coordinator, shares some small changes you can make to counterbalance some of the unfortunate, but necessary environmental…
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Award-winning leader in open education talks online learning
Posted on: December 14, 2020
TRU's Brian Lamb recently won the BCcampus Award for Excellence in Open Learning. He talks about where online learning and open education are heading.
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Lepin investment in graduate education climbs
Posted on: December 14, 2020
Eight TRU grad students have been awarded the $6,000 Ken Lepin Graduate Student Awards based on outstanding achievement in course work and research.
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BMO donates $750K for Indigenous students at TRU
Posted on: December 10, 2020
BMO Financial Group is donating $750,000 to TRU to support scholarships, bursaries and awards for Indigenous health-care students and Indigenous undergraduate researchers.
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Sifting through dirt’s DNA
Posted on: December 9, 2020
A new Genome BC-funded project will standardize how environmental DNA is measured in microbial soil communities.
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A graphic way to teach
Posted on: December 7, 2020
While most people eventually leave the toys and mementos of childhood behind them, innovative thinking TRU philosophy professor Jeff McLaughlin incorporated comic books into his…
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Meet the wolves of University Drive
Posted on: December 7, 2020
Each forged of hundreds of pieces of hand-cut steel fur, the latest public art installation at TRU’s Kamloops campus is a legacy to the institution’s…
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Shadows and outlines: life with a visual impairment
Posted on: December 7, 2020
Meet Keisha Anderson: Business major and theatre minor at TRU. Learn more about her story of jumping through hoops to get support, predicting and solving…
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Remembering the Montreal Massacre
Posted on: December 4, 2020
December 6th is the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence against Women in Canada.
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Grad research examines the need for more engaged voices
Posted on: December 3, 2020
Lorri Weaver, successfully defended her MEd thesis that explores how to encourage greater participation in public engagement activities.
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Nursing alum working on COVID-19 vaccine rollout
Posted on: December 1, 2020
People like TRU alum Shanti Gidwani are helping to determine how to deliver a COVID-19 vaccine efficiently and safely.
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New website supports essential health workers
Posted on: December 1, 2020
The Nursing The Future website and online community launched this week, establishing an online network for new RNs and LPNs to find support, make connections…
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Overcoming grief through grit: rising from rock bottom
Posted on: November 30, 2020
Meet Nicole Pennock: Studying at TRU to become a teacher, Pennock has pushed through many a hardship before getting to this point in her life.…
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Day of Giving raised $50K for students, programs
Posted on: November 27, 2020
This year's Day of Giving by the numbers: 72 donors. $50,390 raised. 140% of goal reached!
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TELUS sponsors carbon accounting program at TRU
Posted on: November 26, 2020
TELUS is sponsoring a program that will pair graduate research fellows with businesses that want to reduce their carbon footprint.
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Law professor finds success in Supreme Court of Canada
Posted on: November 25, 2020
In February, Dr. Ruby Dhand was part of a legal team intervening in a charter challenge. The Supreme Court of Canada has now recognized the…
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Managing stress and anxiety
Posted on: November 20, 2020
The end of the semester is a challenging time. With the help of TRU resources and supports, you learn about strategies that help you manage…
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A remarkable year for TRU research
Posted on: November 19, 2020
The Annual Report on Research is an online collection that highlights the groundbreaking research projects that have taken place at TRU in 2019-2020.
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Positive disruption: reflections of a lifelong learner
Posted on: November 18, 2020
Meet Wai Ma: speaker, trainer, author, and philosophy student at TRU. Read about his story of overcoming adversity and stigma, finding support, and exceeding expectations.
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