Sustainability for the holiday season November 14, 2019
As winter approaches, so does the holiday season. No matter how we acknowledge and celebrate events in December, it's a time of togetherness, generosity and…
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BC Focus | Thompson Rivers University Industrial Training and Technology Centre October 24, 2019
TRU's recently opened Industrial Training and Technology Centre is featured on the cover and inside BC Focus magazine. It highlights what the university has…
Finding sustainable business solutions through graduate studies October 23, 2019
Alumnus Jahanzeb Waqar enrolled in TRU’s Master in Environmental Economics and Management program to learn about greener and more sustainable ways to do business. While…
Bike safety tips September 24, 2019
Kudos to the many students embracing sustainability by commuting to class by bike! The Office of Community Safety and Emergency Management encourages you to also…
CBC's What on Earth? | Canada's colleges and universities among the greenest in the world September 13, 2019
The 2019 Sustainable Campus Index put out recently by the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE), an international organization put Thompson…
Sustaining success September 4, 2019
This story first appeared in the spring 2019 edition of Bridges Magazine: The Sustainability Issue. Bridges is the official publication of TRU alumni and friends,…
TRU is so sustainable it tops the coolest of Cool Schools September 3, 2019
KAMLOOPS—Building on its success as the first Canadian university to receive platinum ranking for its leadership in sustainability, Thompson Rivers University is now also the…
Academica | TRU initiative challenges students to divert plastic waste August 27, 2019
Academica's Top Ten featured Fill-It-Forward, an initiative to encourage students to drink from reusable bottles instead of plastic. One student is leading the challenge. Read…
Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education | AASHE Releases the 2019 Sustainable Campus Index August 26, 2019
AASHE ranks universities and colleges around the world for their sustainability efforts and TRU is the only institution in Canada to achieve its platinum status.…
Driving sustainability: School of Business and Economics speeds forward August 21, 2019
As climate change becomes increasingly evident and more than three billion people live on less than $2.50 a day, the call is louder than ever…
Turning food scraps to black gold April 17, 2019
What do dried leaves, a banana peel, coffee grounds and James Gordon’s old T-shirts have in common? Every one of those items can be diverted…
CFJC Today | Kamloops university students lead weekend shoreline cleanup April 9, 2019
Students from Thompson Rivers University’s Eco Club invited members of the community down to Riverside Park to help clean up garbage as part of the…
CFJC Today | Kamloops university students lead weekend shoreline cleanup April 9, 2019
Students from Thompson Rivers University’s Eco Club invited members of the community down to Riverside Park to help clean up garbage as part of the…
Suzuki brings Beyond Climate film to TRU February 15, 2019
When it comes to global environmentalism, one name stands above the rest: Dr. David Suzuki. The Canadian icon visits TRU on Friday, March 8, as…
Talk to the Experts: Training the next generation of First Nations language teachers January 31, 2019
Language not only helps us communicate and connect with one another, it is also a lifeline to our past, present and future. It is a…
Local homeowner sponsors academic contest for new green home January 24, 2019
Clay Ganton goes to bed each night dreaming of his own peaceful paradise and not having to worry about his hydro bill. For the 45-year-old,…
Films for Change: A New Economy January 11, 2019
We would like to invite you to our first Films for Change event of 2019. In partnership with Transition Kamloops we will showing the documentary…
Talk to the Experts: Full interview with Jim Gudjonson November 26, 2018
Last month, TRU was recognized as the world-wide leader in encouraging sustainability in all aspects of higher education. TRU is currently the highest-rated university in the Association…
Talk to the Experts: TRU's platinum status in sustainability with Jim Gudjonson November 22, 2018
Last month, TRU was recognized as the world-wide leader in encouraging sustainability in all aspects of higher education. TRU is currently the highest-rated university in…
Clearing the air on the new wood-fired boilers November 13, 2018
The TRU campus and the Cataline elementary school in Williams Lake have cut their carbon pollution by 79 percent while saving about half their previous…
