CBC Kamloops | Open By Default documents March 6, 2024
For the first time, over 20,000 internal government documents are now accessible to the public. Law faculty member Matt Malone is spearheading the project and…
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Investigatove Journalism Foundation | The IJF launches ‘Open By Default,’ a new database of internal government documents never before made public March 5, 2024
Open by Default, a repository of internal government records released under federal access legislation, is now freely available to promote government transparency. The brainchild of…
CBC Vancouver | New Kamloops exhibit features visual art — and microbiology March 4, 2024
A new exhibit at the Kamloops Art Gallery is bringing together visual art and microbiology. Science faculty member Dr. Naowarat (Ann) Cheeptham, who inspired the…
Castanet | Ticks are starting to awaken from their winter slumber and can be found across the Thompson-Okanagan region March 4, 2024
March is Tick Awareness Month, so we're asked to stay vigilant, because ticks can carry some nasty ailments. Entomologist Dr. Rob Higgins says the most…
Education News Canada | Lecture series ignites minds, inspires change March 1, 2024
A lecture series by Arts faculty that focuses on issues of human rights and social justice has returned for its third year. Little Lectures, Big…
Education News Canada | Meeting their match: event links researchers and students February 29, 2024
More than 70 students discovered research opportunities and connected with faculty members at the inaugural research mentor matchmaking event, Strike The Match. "It is great…
Faculty of Arts, Featured, News releases, Research and Graduate Studies
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…
Faculty of Science, Featured, Open Learning
BCcampus Award for Excellence in Open Education: Natasha Ramroop Singh February 28, 2024
This article was originally published in BCcampus. The BCcampus Award for Excellence in Open Education is bestowed monthly. The award recipient this February is Natasha…
Global News | Court hits BC lawyer with costs over fake AI-generated cases, despite no intent to deceive February 27, 2024
A BC lawyer who submitted legal briefs with fake cases generated by ChatGPT has been ordered to personally pay court costs, despite a judge finding…
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
CBC Kamloops | Kamloops marks Ukraine war anniversary February 23, 2024
Education and Social Work faculty member Oleksandr (Sasha) Kondrashov speaks with Daybreak Kamloops about the two-year anniversary of the Ukraine war and upcoming events planned in…
CBC News | Hundreds of families remain on child-care waitlists in Kamloops February 20, 2024
A recent survey by the Kamloops-Thompson school district found that 33 per cent of respondents need child care right now. Education and Social Work faculty member…
Alumni, Featured, Giving, Open Learning
Open Learning awards fuel student success February 14, 2024
By Brandi Thring Calgary’s Amanda Speers and Mark Garlough of Tsawwassen arrived at Thompson Rivers University (TRU) from different places for different reasons, but their…
Canadian HR Reporter | Study finds a ‘variety of myths around sexual harassment’ cause employers not to comply February 13, 2024
Researchers at TRU and the Kamloops Sexual Assault Counselling Centre have partnered up in a research project to try to understand why sexual harassment persists…
Castanet | TRU law professor to give talk on agricultural gag laws February 12, 2024
Law faculty member and animal law expert Katie Sykes says Canada has some of the worst animal protection laws in the world, something she hopes…
CBC Kelowna | Researcher details concerns about BC's trucking industry February 7, 2024
On the one-year anniversary of a semi crashing into her home in the Shuswap, researcher Dr. Hilda Freimuth has written a paper detailing her serious…
The National Interest | Pakistan at a crossroads February 7, 2024
With Pakistan's elections fast approaching, political scientist Dr. Saira Bano takes a look at accusations of military interference, the imprisonment of Imran Khan and the…
The Williams Lake Tribune | Bringing community together, Thompson Rivers University to host open house February 5, 2024
TRU's Williams Lake campus is hosting an Open House on Feb. 15 as a way to bring community together and give people an opportunity to…
The Runner | KPU hosts ‘Indigenous Languages and Cultures Beyond Borders’ event January 29, 2024
Kwantlen Polytechnic University’s (KPU) sociology department recently hosted a symposium, Indigenous Languages and Cultures Beyond Borders, highlighting the language revitalization efforts of scholars across North,…
Faculty of Law, Featured, News releases, Research and Graduate Studies
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…
