3MT is short on time, long on knowledge April 28, 2023
There’s an art to summing up extensive research and boiling down to a three-minute-long presentation. Three Master of Science graduate students demonstrated their skill in…
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Minister of post-secondary education tours Kamloops campus March 22, 2023
[caption id="attachment_2977368" align="alignright" width="404"] Power engineering students Natasha Bosse, left, and Sierra Neuls, right, had a chance to chat with BC Minister of Post-Secondary Education…
Grad student takes the stage at national conference February 23, 2023
When Master of Science in Environmental Science student Natalie Maslowski received an email from Thompson Rivers University’s (TRU) president’s office inviting her to attend Universities…
TRU partners with program that empowers youth January 26, 2023
Thompson Rivers University (TRU) will soon welcome high-school students to its Kamloops campus thanks to a new partnership with Shad Canada. Shad is an educational…
New data science diploma leads to high-demand careers December 16, 2022
A new two-year Post-Baccalaureate Diploma in Applied Data Science program at Thompson Rivers University (TRU) trains students in skills that get them job-ready for the…
Changing higher education for a changing world November 23, 2022
An outstanding group of teachers from across the country gathered in Banff this month to create a project that could change the landscape of Canadian…
Newly accredited Software Engineering program boosts student success October 13, 2022
TRU’s first five students in the Software Engineering program graduated this past spring. It was a remarkable achievement for the graduates — Lorelei Guidos, Kaleab…
TRU student awarded prestigious medal for academic excellence June 20, 2022
After travelling more than 11,000 kilometres from her home in India to Thompson Rivers University (TRU) in the summer of 2021, Master of Science in…
Wells Gray Education and Research Centre supporters recognized June 20, 2022
Dignitaries joined philanthropists and academics at TRU’s Wells Gray Education and Research Centre (WGERC) on June 2 to celebrate the donors and volunteers who brought…
Award-winning microbiologist learns from her students June 13, 2022
She jokes about her petite stature as being apt as she is a ‘micro’ biologist. She is part of a visible minority and a woman…
Engineering the future May 31, 2022
The first five students in the Software Engineering program graduate this spring — a milestone not just for them, but for the university itself, and…
Microbiologist joins prestigious national fellowship May 3, 2022
KAMLOOPS–A biological sciences faculty member now belongs to a fellowship of Canada’s best post-secondary educators. Microbiologist Naowarat (Ann) Cheeptham is one of 10 recipients —…
Bats, turtles and data: what TRU student researchers are studying this summer April 14, 2022
Twelve TRU students have their summer plans all mapped out as they've been awarded the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) Undergraduate Student Research…
Lecture series celebrates newly promoted professors March 22, 2022
They are knowledgeable academics, respected colleagues, dedicated educators and thoughtful mentors. And Thompson Rivers University (TRU) is recognizing newly promoted professors with a new lecture…
TRU researcher designs 6G networks of the future March 17, 2022
Wireless cellular technology has made incredible advances since the first call was made from a handheld mobile phone in 1973. From 1G to 6G, each…
TRU research drives meaningful impact March 15, 2022
Since receiving a Discovery Grant in 2021, Dr. Jabed Tomal from the Department of Mathematics and Statistics has focused on interesting and impactful work in housing…
TRU researcher develops climate-resilient crops March 14, 2022
[caption id="attachment_2970352" align="alignright" width="378"] Dr. Yan Yan[/caption] TRU faculty member Dr. Yan Yan, from the Department of Computing Science, received a Discovery Grant in 2021…
United Nations Environment Programme news | As climate changes, world grapples with a wildfire crisis March 9, 2022
Mike Flannigan, Research Chair at Thompson Rivers University and an author of a UN report on wildfire and climate change, says ecosystem damage caused by…
Vanderhoof Omineca Express | New manager Julianna Brooker seeks to grow Vanderhoof Chamber of Commerce March 3, 2022
TRU alum Julianna Brooker has been hired as manager at the Vanderhoof Chamber of Commerce. She completed a bachelor of science and biology, and a…
Provincial scholarships recognize graduate research at TRU February 17, 2022
Thompson Rivers University has awarded four exceptional graduate students with entrance scholarships valued at $15,000 each. This marks a $60,000 investment by the Province of…
