Kahneman on thinking fast and thinking slow July 10, 2012
According to Kahneman, Nobel laureate and founder of behavioral Economics, reveals that us humans use two modes of thinking to make choices and decisions. System…
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Economists do it with models ! July 10, 2012
The following site has was developed by Jodi Beggs a lecturer at Northeastern University. Jodi has put together a comprehensive list of course materials in…
Student Research - Q & A with Rolena DeBruyn July 9, 2012
Rolena DeBruyn is a Bachelor of Science student, majoring in Ecology and Environmental Biology. The Newsroom asked Rolena about doing undergraduate research at TRU. TRU:…
TRU Master of Education Student Finds Solutions To Keeping Interior Schools From Closing July 9, 2012
TRU Grad Student Finds Solutions for Interior Schools A study done by a TRU Master of Education student may throw some light on saving rural…
Nursing education model to change as greater emphasis put on community care July 6, 2012
The following story originally appeared in the spring 2012 edition of Bridges, the magazine published by the TRU Alumni & Friends Association. —> Download the…
Police and Justice Studies program has its roots in a conversation over coffee July 6, 2012
The following story originally appeared in the spring edition of Bridges, the glossy magazine published by the TRU Alumni & Friends Association. —> View the…
TRU's ant expert ID's invasive species not seen before in BC July 6, 2012
[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="The European fire ant collecting sugars from a peony. This image is from http://www.tru.ca/faculty/rhiggins/myrmica_rubra_index.htm"][/caption] The following story originally appeared in the…
Spring 2012 Issue of Bridges Magazine July 6, 2012
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The Economics of Seinfeld ! July 5, 2012
Professor Linda Ghent from Eastern Illinois University, Associate Professor Alan Grant from Baker University and Assistant to the Dean George Lesica from Eastern Illinois University…
Ever thought to use music to teach Economics? July 5, 2012
Joshua Hall, Robert Lawson and Dirk Mateer developed a weblog which offers a variety of song lyrics which we can use to teach economics! Use…
Understanding and appreciating Economics using pop culture! July 5, 2012
Dirk Mateer, a Senior Lecturer in Economics at Penn State, uses pop culture in principle economics courses to help students understand and appreciate core concepts.…
Language, Culture and Community | TRU Conference July 5, 2012
_________________________________ View the program and schedule Follow the conversation through the twitter group _________________________________ An assessment of Canadian Government initiatives around homelessness is amongst the…
Professor Shiller at TRU? July 4, 2012
Open Yale Courses (OYC) provides interesting economic lectures from well known Economists. Robert Shiller is Arthur M. Okun Professor of Economics at Yale University and…
Free online textbooks for Economics courses from Flat World Knowledge! July 4, 2012
Worried about educational costs rising? Textbooks being too expensive? Want to save some money for your students? Check out Flat World Knowledge! All you have…
Congratulations to our 2012 graduates! July 3, 2012
Congratulations to our 2012 graduates with a major in economics or a major in Economics and political studies! On behalf of the Department of Economics…
You can major in Economics at Saylor.org without paying tuition ! July 3, 2012
The Saylor Foundation is a not-profit organization established by Michael J. Saylor, founder and CEO of business intelligence firm MicroStrategy and the Foundation’s sole trustee.…
This year’s Valedictorian for School of Business and Economics is Steven Holm. July 3, 2012
Steven Thompson Holm was born and raised in Kamloops, and graduated from the South Kamloops Secondary School French Immersion Program with an Ambassador's Scholarship to…
A young uprising scholar, a great athlete and a gentleman: Alexander Condon July 2, 2012
The 2102 Governor General's Academic Silver Medal and Thompson Rivers University Medal in Arts was awarded to Alexander Condon. Alexander Condon was born in Victoria,…
Watch insights provided by prominent economists on “Economics and Finance: From Theory to Practice to Policy” July 2, 2012
During the spring of 2011, MIT celebrated its 150th anniversary with symposiums, performances, exhibits and landmark events. This post links to symposiums on Economics and…
Freakonomics gives you a different flavour of Economics! July 2, 2012
Steven D. Levitt an economist at the University of Chicago co-authored with a writer Stephen J. Dubner a best selling book titled Freakonomics. The book…
