Castanet Kamloops | $1.4 million for educators November 30, 2021
An anonymous donation to Thompson Rivers University totalling $1.4 million will go toward helping to keep qualified early childhood educators from leaving the profession. The…
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TRU investigation November 24, 2021
[embed]https://youtu.be/JtZTKTgIkP4[/embed] TRU responds to allegations KAMLOOPS—Thompson Rivers University (TRU) today issued the following statement in response to as of yet, unconfirmed, and unsubstantiated allegations levelled…
TRU Investigation November 24, 2021
[embed]https://youtu.be/JtZTKTgIkP4[/embed] TRU responds to allegations Kamloops – Thompson Rivers University (TRU) today issued the following statement in response to as of yet, unconfirmed, and unsubstantiated…
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Funding supports early childhood educators November 22, 2021
An anonymous donor has provided $1.4 million in funding over three years to expand a peer-mentoring program for early childhood educators that will help recruit,…
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Donor boosts peer mentoring for early childhood educators November 22, 2021
KAMLOOPS– An anonymous donor is contributing $1.4 million to expand a peer-mentoring program for early childhood educators to keep them from leaving the profession. The…
Academica Top Ten | TRU, SD 73 renew partnership to transform education to support current, future learners November 19, 2021
Academica's daily Top Ten shares the news of TRU and School District 73 renewing their commitment to focus on transforming education to better meet the…
Indigenous Land and Resources Today | IKBBC: Scholarships continue to create opportunities for women in tech November 9, 2021
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…
Academica Top Ten | TRU receives $550K to equip training lab for finance students November 8, 2021
Academica shares news about Thompson Rivers University’s School of Business and Economics receiving a $550K investment from Raymond James (Canada) Ltd and FactSet to equip…
MyCaribooNow | New fast-track seats for TRU Respiratory Therapy program could mean more access in the Interior November 8, 2021
The fast-track program of the Respiratory Therapy program will have an additional 20 seats, which could potentially bring more access to the BC Interior. TRU…
Castanet Kamloops | New trading lab at TRU November 5, 2021
Thompson Rivers University's School of Business has a new trading lab, thanks to a $550,000 donation from Raymond James Ltd. and FactSet. The Raymond James Trading…
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Raymond James invests $550,000 in TRU business students November 4, 2021
KAMLOOPS—Students in Thompson Rivers University’s (TRU) School of Business and Economics will get to experience what a stock trading floor feels like due to a…
InfoNews | Cherished annual Christmas parade coming back to downtown Kamloops October 8, 2021
The 41st annual Santa Parade is coming to town after residents missed out last year due to the pandemic, according to a Downtown Kamloops media…
Vancouver Sun | B.C. must shore-up risk crisis communications before, during, after wildfires: Report September 27, 2021
A Thompson Rivers University report, which examined B.C.’s communication practices during the devastating wildfire seasons of 2017 and ’18, calls for improvements to better inform…
Castanet Kamloops | Tree program bolsters Coolest School status September 27, 2021
Shovels dug deep into the dirt and 10 celebration maples were planted around the Chappell Family Building for Nursing and Population Health to mark the…
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TRU study offers suggestions to improve wildfire communications September 22, 2021
KAMLOOPS– A study of BC’s wildfire communications practices during the 2017-18 seasons by Thompson Rivers University (TRU) experts suggests revisiting existing approaches, due to climate…
Castanet Kamloops | Provincial funds double support for genomics lab August 16, 2021
Minister of Jobs, Economic Recovery and Innovation Ravi Kahlon announced $848,500 from the BC Knowledge Development Fund has been allocated to microbiologist Dr. Jonathan Van…
CHEK News | B.C. government names wildfire research chair at TRU for 2021 June 25, 2021
Researcher and expert on wildfire behaviour and landscape fire modelling Dr. Mike Flannigan has been named the B.C. research chair in protective services, emergency management…
CFJC Today | TRU fire ecology researcher looks to include historical context, First Nations perspectives into wildfire project June 22, 2021
Dr. Jill Harvey, an incoming TRU professor, is coming to Kamloops from Edmonton where she works for the Canadian Forest Service. Harvey creates a historical…
The Abbotsford News | Abbotsford woman is valedictorian of TRU school of nursing June 22, 2021
Abbotsford's Mackenzie Byers was among nine valedictorians and 19 medal winners celebrated at TRU’s virtual convocation on June 17. She addressed her classmates in the…
Richmond Review | Richmond student wins BC Law gold medal June 22, 2021
Richmond resident and student Paige Mueller received an email congratulating her on receiving the Law Society of B.C.’s gold medal from Thompson River University (TRU).…
