TRU's Adventure Studies Tops Maclean's List of "Coolest Programs"
Posted on: July 11, 2012
Maclean's selected the Adventure Studies major as one of the “coolest programs” available to Canadian university students.
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Kahneman on thinking fast and thinking slow
Posted on: 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…
Read moreEconomists do it with models !
Posted on: 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…
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Student Research – Q & A with Rolena DeBruyn
Posted on: July 9, 2012
TRU Bachelor of Science student Rolena DeBruyn is studying the colouration of hard bodied invertebrates such as snails, crabs, barnacles, and mussels as they grow…
Read moreTRU Master of Education Student Finds Solutions To Keeping Interior Schools From Closing
Posted on: July 9, 2012
A TRU graduate student may throw some light on saving rural schools from the chopping block in the face of declining enrolment in parts of…
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Nursing education model to change as greater emphasis put on community care
Posted on: July 6, 2012
An increased emphasis on community care requires a different focus to ensure the level of care remains high during the transition from hospital to home.
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Police and Justice Studies program has its roots in a conversation over coffee
Posted on: July 6, 2012
From the latest edition of Bridges magazine: Roots of the Police and Justice Study diploma sprang from a conversation over coffee.
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TRU's ant expert ID's invasive species not seen before in BC
Posted on: July 6, 2012
From the latest edition of Bridges magazine: European fire ants can swarm and sting if their nests — usually located in gardens and lawns —…
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Spring 2012 Issue of Bridges Magazine
Posted on: July 6, 2012
Check out the new issue of Bridges Magazine. Download the full pdf.
Read moreThe Economics of Seinfeld !
Posted on: 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…
Read moreEver thought to use music to teach Economics?
Posted on: 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…
Read moreUnderstanding and appreciating Economics using pop culture!
Posted on: 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.…
Read moreLanguage, Culture and Community | TRU Conference
Posted on: July 5, 2012
TRU Conference Provides Insight into Language, Culture and Community Research The Faculty of Human, Social and Educational Development at TRU is hosting its second annual…
Read moreProfessor Shiller at TRU?
Posted on: 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…
Read moreFree online textbooks for Economics courses from Flat World Knowledge!
Posted on: 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…
Read moreCongratulations to our 2012 graduates!
Posted on: 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…
Read moreYou can major in Economics at Saylor.org without paying tuition !
Posted on: 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.…
Read moreThis year’s Valedictorian for School of Business and Economics is Steven Holm.
Posted on: 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…
Read moreA young uprising scholar, a great athlete and a gentleman: Alexander Condon
Posted on: 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,…
Read moreWatch insights provided by prominent economists on “Economics and Finance: From Theory to Practice to Policy”
Posted on: 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…
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