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Podcast: How big is the risk of Ebola in N.A.?

Posted on: November 14, 2014

Department of Geography and Environmental Studies faculty member Michael Mehta discusses Ebola on his radio show CKGI Gabriola Co-op Radio. Listen or download the file.

Making a difference by getting out the vote

Posted on: November 3, 2014

As a student, Will George made the most of his university experience by getting involved in the campus community, whether contributing to grassroots projects or helping shape policy at the top level. Now the TRU alumnus is making a difference on a wider scale.

Learning In The Background Of HomeLessMess Theatre

Posted on: October 16, 2014

For theatre students Robin Arundel and Taran Waterous, working as research assistants with the Home/Less/Mess theatre project meant applying the skills they acquired in the TRU theatre program to a new and challenging context.

5 Faculty Awarded NSERC Discovery Grants

Posted on: September 25, 2014

Five TRU researchers will receive funding from NSERC this year, making it the most successful Discovery Grant competition in the history of the university.

Rent Bank Research Lends Hope to the Homeless

Posted on: September 8, 2014

What happens to a family in danger of eviction when they can’t pay the rent? Dr. Ehsan Latif’s new project researches the performance of the Kamloops Rent Bank in its goal to prevent homelessness.

Using Live Theatre To Understand Homelessness

Posted on: June 30, 2014

To truly understand the route into homelessness and the shape it takes, one must ask those who are in the midst of it — and listen as they tell their stories.

A TRU Start to a First Class Graduate

Posted on: June 9, 2014

Class of 2014 Law graduate Lisa Scruton was only nine years old, reading books on law with her stepfather, a Justice of the Peace, when she decided she would become a lawyer.

Jane’s Walk Highlights Research Of Two Faculty

Posted on: May 1, 2014

Learn more about the old Corkscrew Road and the calming effects of labyrinths during two research-based walks hosted by faculty members Ernie Kroeger and Nina Johnson.

The May 4 walks are a celebration of Jane’s Walk, which is a worldwide event celebrating the legacy of Jane Jacobs and her imagined walkable neighbourhoods and cities.