Fall Convocation celebrates graduates ready to shape the future
TRU celebrated Fall Convocation 2026 with a call for graduates to embrace new opportunities and use their education to transform the world.
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TRU research explores healthy brains as we age
New funding will help TRU researchers explore connections between brain function, vascular health and cognitive aging.
Wildlife behaviour offers early clues to a changing world
Wildlife responses to environmental change can offer early signs of population decline. Researcher Dr. Emily Studd is learning to read them.
Indigenous education leader to receive honorary degree at TRU
Internationally respected Māori scholar and advocate Dr. Graham Hingangaroa Smith will be recognized at TRU's Fall Convocation on Oct. 9.
TRU Open House invites community to explore campus
Thompson Rivers University welcomes prospective students, families and community members to Open House on Saturday, Oct. 3.
Alum earns place in BC Curling Hall of Fame
TRU computing science alum Jim Cotter is a 2026 inductee into the BC Curling Hall of Fame.
A summer of research: TRU welcomes record Mitacs cohort
Thirty visiting research students from around the globe took part in use-inspired research projects at TRU this summer through Mitacs.
TRU researchers receive inaugural Health Research BC Engage Awards
Six TRU-led projects received the award supporting early collaboration between researchers and research users to address health challenges.
Shad students discover new possibilities at TRU
Sixty exceptional high school students from across Canada gathered at TRU for Shad, a month-long exploration of STEAM and entrepreneurship.
NSERC Discovery Grants support research excellence at TRU
Four TRU researchers have been awarded more than $644,000 through the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC).
TRU data science students turn course project into published research
Graduate students worked with faculty to transform a classroom assignment into original research in an international journal.
TRU student project explores AI prototype for early wildfire detection
Computing science researchers explore how wireless sensors and artificial intelligence could help detect wildfires earlier in remote areas.
