[caption id="attachment_2973244" align="alignright" width="398"] The rainbow crosswalk at the Williams Lake campus.[/caption] TRU’s Williams Lake and Kamloops campuses have newly painted crosswalks that highlight areas…
After years of effort, a centralized hub for Indigenous learning and support is on the horizon at Thompson Rivers University (TRU). The first step towards…
Frances Maddalozzo, a Master of Education graduate and research assistant at Thompson Rivers University (TRU), believes in leading with her heart, every time. So in…
The renewal of a Tier 2 Canada Research Chair (CRC) at TRU further strengthens and acknowledges the university’s growing research capacity. Created in 2000, the…
For a team of researchers focused on revitalizing Indigenous food systems and promoting Indigenous food sovereignty, funding from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)…
A team of researchers at six BC universities are the proud recipients of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) grant, sharing $683,000 in funding for…
TRU President Brett Fairbairn and Vice-President Research (Interim) Will Garrett-Petts have signed a memorandum of understanding with Fulbright Canada, a not-for-profit educational exchange program committed…
BC Indigenous Nurses Day is being recognized for the first time on Sunday, April 10, due to a dedicated group of nurses and support from…
For the past seven years, TRU welding Instructor Jim McCarthy has also been teaching welding/art at NorKam Secondary. McCarthy recently created a bench for an…
Chef Bernard Casavant dropped in to the TRU Culinary Arts program during Indigenous Awareness Week to share his years of experience with students. A world-class…
Rob Houle, a member of the Swan River First Nation in Treaty 8 territory, was appointed as the new Indigenous advisor for the Geographical Names…
Chrystie Stewart (BA ’12; JD ’14) appeared in the Federal Court, British Columbia Supreme Court, Provincial Court, BC Human Rights Tribunal, and the Civil Resolution…
As people across Canada mourn with Williams Lake First Nation after the discovery of the unmarked gravesites of children at the former St Joseph’s Mission…
A message from TRU President and Vice-Chancellor Brett Fairbairn Dear students, staff, and faculty, Yesterday, Williams Lake First Nation (T’exelc) held a news conference and…
TRU School of Nursing Gitxsan Scholar Dr. Sheila Blackstock has been chosen as the inaugural Indigenous faculty representative on a national nursing association board of…
Sophie Collins initially thought she might end up being the only Indigenous student in her physics class at Thompson Rivers University. Read more
TRU has among the highest proportion of Indigenous students at any university in the province. Throughout BC, Indigenous students are making significant strides in BC…
A team of TRU grant holders are the proud recipients of the Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research Reach Award for their Participatory Indigenous Nursing…
For Sophie Collins, who is studying Mathematics at Thompson Rivers University, the path into the tech sector just got a bit easier, thanks to the…
Les survivants des pensionnats pour Autochtones ont de gros besoins en matière de santé mentale. Pourtant, les psychologues autochtones sont encore peu nombreux au pays…
