Dr. Rod McCormick, B.C. Innovation Council Chair in Aboriginal Health, was one of 50 researchers invited to participate in the emergency meeting in Ottawa on…

The Faculty of Education and Social Work (EDSW) is offering its first-ever special topics course in the emerging field of educational neuroscience. The course, Mind,…

Weave your passion into your work day, treat people with respect and work hard at what interests you were some of the words of wisdom…

Dr. Wendy Hulko, a faculty member in the School of Social Work and Human Service (Faculty of Education and Social Work) and recent recipient of…

Some Faculty of Education and Social Work faculty members had an opportunity to attend the 2016 Canadian Society for the Study of Education (CSSE) Conference,…

Congratulations to this year's recipients of national, provincial and TRU medals for their academic excellence. The following recipients will be recognized during Spring Convocation, June…

The topic of mental health will be front and centre at an interdisciplinary conference kicking off at TRU today. Dr. Paul Dagg, a Kamloops psychiatrist…

Dr. Wendy Hulko (Faculty of Education and Social Work) has been awarded the 2016 TRU Award for Excellence in Scholarship. Hulko is a faculty member…

TRU presented its annual merit awards and years of service awards April 20, 2016. About 200 colleagues and supporters attended the ceremony held in the Grand…

In their final Curriculum Development class of the Winter 2016 semester, Early Childhood Education (ECE) students had a ukulele sing-a-long with special guests Bob and Mary Gretsinger.…

Associate Professor Tory Handford and Dean Airini of the Faculty of Education and Social Work met with Hon. Mike Bernier, Minister of Education, and Hon. Terry Lake,…

Dr. Rod McCormick, Professor and BC Innovation Council Research Chair in Aboriginal Child and Maternal Health, was featured on CBC Radio's The Sunday Edition with Michael…

"The great teacher inspires, it was once said." So how do you become that great teacher? Dr. Laura Doan's research is helping us find out…

Peter Soberlak, a Physical Education specialist from the Faculty of Education and Social Work, has been awarded with a Western Hockey League alumni achievement award.…

The Faculty of Education and Social Work is advancing research important to senior education leaders and all those connected to education across B.C. In February,…

Dr. Juliana West's research is timely and important for expanding and deepening the role of Social Work in reconciliation in Canada. Dr. West's research, "What…

Dr. Daphne Jeyapal continues to explore and critique representations of transnational resistance. Her research project entitled "Transnational resistance in the digital age: Developing a conceptual…

The Critical Cross-Border Conversations (CCC) Group has won the endorsement of Thompson Rivers University. This is a significant scholarly initiative that will provide a truly…

Dr. Daphne Jeyapal's new article on representations of transnational resistance was just published in a special issue of Intersectionalities focusing on the ethics and politics…

Associate Professor Jeanette Robertson has conducted research into professional suitability in Social Work. She has been awarded a Thompson Rivers University research grant to support…