Supreme Court of Canada cites TRU law faculty member June 28, 2024
The Supreme Court of Canada recently ruled on an appeal dealing with the question of whether the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms applies to…
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CFJC Today | Amateur ornithologists flock to TRU for bird tour May 24, 2024
"We need nature more than we’ve ever needed it before," said avid ornithologist and Professor Emerit Dr. Tom Dickinson during a recent bird tour on campus.…
Invasive Species Council of BC | Of fish tanks and tackle boxes: Invasive Goldfish and Smallmouth bass in BC May 15, 2024
Goldfish pose a significant threat to BC waters by competing with native species for food and preying on their eggs and larvae. Science faculty member…
iNFOnews | Increase in solar activity means more chances to see northern lights in Kamloops, Okanagan March 11, 2024
A rise in solar activity this year could cause an increase in aurora borealis occurrences, which means "the odds at seeing the northern lights in…
Lecture series ignites minds, inspires change February 29, 2024
KAMLOOPS — A lecture series by Thompson Rivers University (TRU) faculty that focuses on issues of human rights and social justice has returned for its…
Education News Canada | Lecture explores how technology is revolutionizing precision ranching February 27, 2024
Science faculty member Dr. John Church discusses improved 21st-century animal and land management in his lecture at the Inaugural Professorial Lecture series. Read more
Lecture explores how technology is revolutionizing precision ranching February 26, 2024
By Kim Van Haren Today’s precision ranching technologies are sophisticated, diverse and revolutionary. From drones and wireless fencing to livestock GPS ear tags and precision…
Lecture examines ag gag laws aimed at concealing animal abuse January 26, 2024
By Kim Van Haren Many would agree that animals deserve to live their lives free from unnecessary pain and suffering. Because animal farms aren’t well…
Sun Peaks Independent News | Managing avalanche risk in Sun Peaks January 18, 2024
Former Adventure Studies faculty member Brad Harrison and current student Madison Adams focus on practising avalanche safety skills and managing avalanche risk at Sun Peaks. Read…
TRU introduces Institute for Wildfire Science, Adaptation and Resiliency October 24, 2023
KAMLOOPS — Thompson Rivers University (TRU) is on the precipice of establishing an Institute for Wildfire Science, Adaptation and Resiliency after endorsement by Senate at…
Human action key to polar bear survival October 4, 2023
While polar bears tend to avoid humans and stick to cold climates, advocating for them has taken TRU alum Alysa McCall (BSc Hons ’10) from…
Kamloops This Week | On the Streete to inclusion at TRU September 25, 2023
Pauline Streete - TRU's first executive director of the Office of Equity, Diversity, Inclusion (EDI) and Anti-Racism - speaks with Kamloops This Week about EDI,…
Appeal court cites TRU law professor August 18, 2023
The British Columbia Court of Appeal recently cited TRU Law Professor Christopher Hunt. In its decision, ICBC v Ari, 2023 BCCA 331, the BC Court…
From Cariboo College to Supreme Court bench July 4, 2023
Much has changed in Kamloops since Cariboo College alum, Justice Joel Groves, started his post-secondary journey in 1977. The city’s population has nearly doubled, Cariboo…
Law students get an inside look at Indigenous business March 1, 2023
Taxation implications, land-use legalities, Charter rights, codified reconciliation — if a law student needed a firsthand lesson in what’s happening in on the BC legal…
Law faculty member to speak at NATO February 23, 2023
Law Assistant Professor Matt Malone has been invited to speak at the annual International Conference on Cyber Conflict (CyCon), which is held by NATO’s Co-operative…
Scholar confronts racial violence and settler colonialism February 15, 2023
Canadian scholar, author and activist Dr. Sherene Razack has spent decades researching, writing and teaching about racial violence. Best known for her contributions to feminist…
Law professor to serve as general counsel to the premier November 23, 2022
Thompson Rivers University (TRU) Faculty of Law Professor Craig Jones, K.C., has been retained by the attorney general of British Columbia to serve as general…
Troy Media | Eight worst wildfire weather years on record happened in the last decade November 30, 2021
The world’s eight most extreme wildfire weather years have occurred in the last decade, according to a new study that suggests extreme fire weather is…
Global News | City of Vernon begins tracking local air quality with six new sensors November 30, 2021
The City of Vernon installed six new air quality monitoring sensors in neighbourhoods around the city. The new civic-installed sensors are believed to be the…
