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Faculty and staff, Faculty of Science,
Inspiration + science = TRU chemistry May 17, 2018

[embed]https://youtu.be/0DALfFBxQxw[/embed] Lavraj Lidher is one of six valedictorians selected to speak at the 2018 spring convocation ceremonies. A science graduate, he will address the Faculty…

Faculty and staff, Featured, School of Trades and Technology
Becca Peters shines as trades valedictorian May 10, 2018

[embed]https://youtu.be/4qcuQx0pe4M[/embed] Underrepresentation of women in the trades kept Becca Peters away from pursuing a career in heavy duty mechanics. Despite keen interest, she spent nearly…

Faculty and staff, Faculty of Education and Social Work, Featured, Research and Graduate Studies
Vera Wu—social capital butterfly April 26, 2018

TRU Master of Education (MEd) student Vera Ziwei Wu has received the 2018 Nan Poliakoff Memorial Award, which supports professional development for English language educators in BC. Wu used…

Campus News, Featured, Office of the President, School of Nursing
Premier breaks ground on new nursing building April 5, 2018

Kamloops—Nursing and health-care assistant students attending Thompson Rivers University (TRU) will soon get their education in a new state-of-art building using modern technology and equipment to…

Faculty of Student Development
The benefits of team spirit April 4, 2018

Born and raised in Kamloops, Supplemental Learning (SL) leader David Gore spent his first post-secondary year on a hockey scholarship at Minot State University in…

Faculty and staff, Faculty of Adventure, Culinary Arts and Tourism, Featured,
Cannabis concept nets students second-place spot March 16, 2018

[caption id="attachment_2641117" align="alignleft" width="825"] Members of 42 EAU discuss the project during a meeting leading up to the BC championship. Pictured clockwise from the top:…

Faculty and staff, Faculty of Science, Featured, Research and Graduate Studies
Presenting a preponderance of plastic March 13, 2018

These days, the news is full of photos of beaches covered with plastic bottles and other litter, oceans strewn with plastic bags floating like jelly…

Faculty of Arts
Arts students receive awards March 2, 2018

Faculty of Arts students were presented with Arts Students Awards Wednesday evening by Dean of Arts Dr. Sandra Vermeulen, Associate Dean Brenda Thomson and Arts…

Campus News, Faculty and staff, Featured, Open Learning
Open Textbooks Reach a Milestone January 30, 2018

Five years ago, John Belshaw decided to rewrite history. More specifically, he aimed to write a textbook for his Canadian history course and make it…