Kim Torreggiani recently spent three weeks in Tanzania with TRU's Leave for Change program, volunteering as a fundraising advisor. The director of development for the…

The TRU Horticulture Gardens now have even more to brag about. Sustainability is one more feature of the most beautiful venue on campus. The Horticulture Gardens…

Thompson Rivers University has become the third institution in BC to be approved as a Candidate for Accreditation at the associate, baccalaureate and master’s degree…

[caption id="attachment_1598712" align="alignright" width="513"] Matt Miller, front left, was joined by members of the TRU Chemistry Biochemistry Club, including Kile McKenna, Trevor Johnson and Stephanie…

School is out, the days are warming up, Summer is officially here! While you head out to enjoy the sunshine and all that our beautiful…

The TRU Environment and Sustainability Office has just completed a successful pilot of its Sustainability Ambassadors Program with three campus offices/departments: Institutional Planning and Analysis,…

New Gold, operators of the New Afton copper and gold mine west of Kamloops, has pledged $200,000 toward the creation of a Natural Sciences and…

This year, the TRU Chemistry Biochemistry Club has made it a strategic priority to advance green chemistry and sustainable science at TRU and they are doing just…

Sometimes the small ways we are recognized have the biggest impact. Work by faculty, Elders, and student members of the Indigenous Health Nursing Committee has…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3oafE2aeDKM A presentation to Senate, May 16, 2016. As one of TRU’s strategic priorities, sustainability is important.  Jim Gudjonson presents a sustainability overview including progress…

TRU’s bid to become a vibrant university village took another leap forward this week when Kamloops City Council unanimously approved amendments to the city’s official…

BC Beef Day was held May 18 and was an other opportunity to celebrate TRU's Applied Sustainable Ranching program. The first-of-its-kind in BC, the program…

We are in the early stages of compiling data on people's thoughts about the creation of an anti-littering campaign here at TRU and want your input!…

Having extensive international travel experience, School of Nursing alumna Kristin Ringstad ('15) knew she wanted to make an impact in her field on a global…

The Real Estate Foundation of British Columbia (REFBC) has granted $150,000 to TRU in support of the creation of a Natural Sciences and Engineering Research…

TRU will begin including environmental, social and governance factors in its investment decisions through membership in the United Nations-supported initiative called Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI).…

Earth Month is here! At TRU, there are so many things you can do on campus to live more sustainably and make a difference to…

The Sustainability Grant Fund was created with the goal to advance sustainability at Thompson Rivers University. Grants are awarded to improve the university’s operational environmental…

Four new projects have been given the green light in the latest round of funding through TRU's Sustainability Grant Fund (SGF). Paid for through the…

During a three-week professional volunteer stint last summer, Stephanie Chaput, a TRU biology lab instructor, found herself in Lima, Peru helping to develop science curriculum…