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TRU Williams Lake invites all to thought-provoking Indigenous exhibit

TRU Williams Lake invites all to thought-provoking Indigenous exhibit

Nov 17, 2023 / 10:38 am

WILLIAMS LAKE — Thompson Rivers University (TRU) Williams Lake, in partnership with the Museum of the Cariboo Chilcotin, proudly welcomes the Witness Blanket,...

Creating action and commitment through writing: the TRC and academics’ voices

Creating action and commitment through writing: the TRC and academics’ voices

Nov 16, 2023 / 1:15 pm

A TRU education professor’s project to respond to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) calls to action began as a writing exercise among...

What Joe Biden’s meeting with Xi Jinping means for geopolitical tensions

What Joe Biden’s meeting with Xi Jinping means for geopolitical tensions

Nov 16, 2023 / 11:28 am

The Conversation Canada article by TRU Arts faculty member Saira Bano U.S. President Joe Biden has engaged in a crucial face-to-face meeting with Chinese...

Two decades and growing support for campus cricket

Two decades and growing support for campus cricket

Nov 14, 2023 / 3:04 pm

The ICC Cricket World Cup takes place far from Thompson Rivers University (TRU), forcing local fans to follow their favourite teams remotely. Thankfully, those...

Seeking opportunities gets TRU Gaglardi alum his dream job

Seeking opportunities gets TRU Gaglardi alum his dream job

Nov 14, 2023 / 8:12 am

Saaransh Bhardwaj embarked on his master’s studies at TRU with an undergraduate degree in geography and a plan to pursue a career in sustainability. By...

Cook training fires up students for tasteful careers

Cook training fires up students for tasteful careers

Nov 10, 2023 / 9:30 am

Cook training students provide food for TRU’s on-campus cafeteria in Williams Lake. Food brings people together, builds communities and celebrates...

TRU joins US-Canada team to improve wildfire prediction models

TRU joins US-Canada team to improve wildfire prediction models

Nov 7, 2023 / 9:38 am

KAMLOOPS – Thompson Rivers University (TRU) is among a group of research institutions that have joined the newly created U.S.-Canada Centre on...

TRU alumni, how amazing are you?

TRU alumni, how amazing are you?

Nov 1, 2023 / 1:19 pm

What do an Olympian, a premier and a biomolecular scientist have in common? They are all TRU alumni and they are all seriously amazing! But they aren’t the...

Students grateful for philanthropist’s support

Students grateful for philanthropist’s support

Nov 1, 2023 / 12:54 pm

Receiving a Ken Lepin Award has become synonymous with excellence at TRU and the most recent recipients are no exception. TRU Honorary Doctorate recipient and...

A bird in the hand provides great data

A bird in the hand provides great data

Oct 30, 2023 / 4:55 pm

Each year, songbirds migrate thousands of kilometres from their breeding grounds in Canada and the United States to spend the winter in the neotropical...

Trucking industry faces a battery of change

Trucking industry faces a battery of change

Oct 30, 2023 / 11:00 am

Tik Tokking truck driver Chace Barber (BA ’18) went viral a few years ago sharing his long-haul adventures. The number of followers on his TikTok and YouTube...

TRU WolfPack unveils Sports Legacy Fund High Performance Training Centre

TRU WolfPack unveils Sports Legacy Fund High Performance Training Centre

Oct 25, 2023 / 12:53 pm

KAMLOOPS — The Thompson Rivers University (TRU) WolfPack officially opened the Sports Legacy Fund High Performance Training Centre Wednesday. A...

TRU introduces Institute for Wildfire Science, Adaptation and Resiliency

TRU introduces Institute for Wildfire Science, Adaptation and Resiliency

Oct 24, 2023 / 10:00 am

KAMLOOPS — Thompson Rivers University (TRU) is on the precipice of establishing an Institute for Wildfire Science, Adaptation and Resiliency after endorsement...

Supporting innovation and better, healthier lives for British Columbians

Supporting innovation and better, healthier lives for British Columbians

Oct 20, 2023 / 2:20 pm

VANCOUVER (Province of BC news release) – New funding for research infrastructure at B.C. universities is supporting innovative projects, like helping ensure...

Trail building clears a path to reconciliation

Trail building clears a path to reconciliation

Oct 17, 2023 / 9:53 am

From building trails to building relationships, support from Sun Peaks Resort is forging connections with Thompson Rivers University (TRU) students. Last year,...

Lightbulb moment leads family to sustainable ranching

Lightbulb moment leads family to sustainable ranching

Oct 11, 2023 / 2:08 pm

Thompson Rivers University (TRU) student Kelly Davison spent her childhood feeling “less than.” Living in foster care for several years, she says her foster...

Why does philanthropy matter at a university?

Why does philanthropy matter at a university?

Oct 4, 2023 / 1:43 pm

TRU student Grace Clemont said receiving the Dr. Joan Sherman Weir Memorial Scholarship was life changing. Hers is just one of many stories featured in the...

Human action key to polar bear survival

Human action key to polar bear survival

Oct 4, 2023 / 9:03 am

While polar bears tend to avoid humans and stick to cold climates, advocating for them has taken TRU alum Alysa McCall (BSc Hons ’10) from the busy streets of...

TRU invites community to fall Open House

TRU invites community to fall Open House

Oct 3, 2023 / 9:21 am

KAMLOOPS – How do you rappel down a building? How realistic is a nursing simulation manikin? This year’s fall Open House at Thompson Rivers University is...

TRU board unanimously approves Indigenous Education Centre

TRU board unanimously approves Indigenous Education Centre

Sep 29, 2023 / 4:30 pm

KAMLOOPS — The Board of Governors of Thompson Rivers University (TRU) unanimously approved to move ahead with construction of a $22-million Indigenous...

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