Alumni Profile of the Month
Posted on: August 13, 2015
It wasn’t until she was 35 years old that Maureen Brownlee took her first course through TRU OL, but it was in those first English…
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Williams Lake saddles up a new diploma in ranching
Posted on: August 11, 2015
A new proposed Sustainable Ranching Enterprise Diploma receives one-time provincial funding. If the program is approved, students would learn best practices in business development, financing,…
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Using isotopes to help diagnose a type of breast cancer
Posted on: August 7, 2015
Co-op student Carlee Poleschuk is in her second work term at Canada's national laboratory for particle and nuclear physics. There, she is using isotopes to…
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More than 700 immersion students help drive regional economy
Posted on: August 7, 2015
Summer is a time for many to unwind and to even slow things down a bit, but that doesn’t mean TRU stops being an economic…
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Camp for Aboriginal youth sparks interest in science & health sciences
Posted on: August 7, 2015
Camp gives students a sampling of hands-on and real-world experiments and activities.
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Mastering The Rough Draft
Posted on: August 5, 2015
by Martin McFarlane The rough draft is one of the most labour-intensive aspects of writing. It is also an opportunity to write down all of…
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PanAm gold medallist at WolfPack breakfast
Posted on: August 5, 2015
Learn more about goal setting, the importance of community and being a high performance athlete from Canadian rower Will Dean during his keynote address during…
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Women’s soccer moves charity clinics to training camp
Posted on: July 31, 2015
Women's soccer team switches annual charity skills clinic to training camp from usual time in the spring.
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First recipient of Lepin excellence in law award
Posted on: July 29, 2015
The Ken Lepin Prize of Excellence in Law recognizes Erin Hunter for her exceptional achievements.
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Science grad recognized by Canadian Microbiology Society
Posted on: July 29, 2015
Cohord Mason has been recognized as one of the top six undergraduate microbiologists in the country.
Read moreAlumni Profile of the Month
Posted on: July 16, 2015
Hummingbird Drones Just over a year ago, two TRU students and wildfire fighters had an idea that they felt could change the landscape of the…
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TRU-led grasslands study has global reach
Posted on: July 16, 2015
TRU's Dr. Lauchlan Fraser is the lead author on a paper published July 16 in Science, the world's leading journal for cutting-edge research. The paper…
Read moreA Self-Editing Checklist for ESL Writers (Levels 4 & 5)
Posted on: July 15, 2015
5 Stages of Error Correction in ESL Writing Find the error. Then circle or underline it. Identify the type of error, e.g., a verb tense…
Read moreCamera obscura festival a success
Posted on: July 14, 2015
TRU visual arts professor Donald Lawrence says the recent Midnight Sun Camera Obscura Festival accomplished even more than he had hoped, and far from winding…
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Grad among first Lheidli T’enneh lawyers
Posted on: July 14, 2015
Miranda Schmold is a role model for the Lheidli T'enneh people and an example of how education opens pathways.
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TRU law student getting first-hand view of enviro law
Posted on: July 13, 2015
Brianna Mayer spends time with 70 tribal and First Nation communities researching land acquisition models and opening dialogues about water quality. These 70 communities constitute…
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Piggin named to Canadian U-19 women’s basketball team
Posted on: July 10, 2015
Emma Piggin named to Team Canada roster for the under-19 women's basketball championships, July 18-26, in Chekhov, Russia.
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Wolfram at World University Games
Posted on: July 9, 2015
Josh Wolfram of the WolfPack men's basketball team is playing in the World University Games in Gwangju, South Korea, as a member of Team Canada.
Read moreTRU Law Statement on the Findings of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission
Posted on: July 9, 2015
The Faculty of Law at Thompson Rivers University welcomes the findings of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.
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Alumni convocate again to celebrate 45 years
Posted on: July 7, 2015
TRU offered alumni a chance to convocate again as part of the 45th anniversary celebration. The first person to cross TRU’s Convocation Coordinator was Wanda…
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