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New book reframes social work and aging February 27, 2020

[caption id="attachment_1986150" align="alignright" width="350"] Dr. Wendy Hulko[/caption] It is time to explore social work and aging differently. When Wendy Hulko and collaborators Shari Brotman (McGill…

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Different continents, shared stories February 25, 2020

Indigenous delegations from universities in Australia, New Zealand and Canada are discovering they have much in common, despite the distances between them. Music, laughter and…

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Teaching rights to local kids with Mind the Gap February 17, 2020

Excited, giggling kids marching about, adults scurrying after them, joyful exclamations, and abandoned, half-eaten mandarin oranges filled the ordinarily peaceful, serene space of the round…

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Record year for investment in undergraduate research December 4, 2019

Eleven students will spend the winter investigating original and important research topics that range from an exploration of the microbial communities within the permafrost of…

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Researchers awarded prestigious federal grants July 18, 2019

Six Thompson Rivers University (TRU) researchers have been awarded federal research grants totaling nearly $400,000, enabling them to conduct groundbreaking work in the social sciences…

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Do your TESL practicum in Vietnam June 26, 2019

Note: Participating students may be eligible to receive a $500 Student Field School Award through TRU World.   The Teaching English as a Second Language…

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New country, new language, new future May 29, 2019

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_ZuIV7lLIo   When Anh (Colddy) Nguyen decided he wanted to study at a university outside of his home country of Vietnam, Canada quickly came to…

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Teddy bears picnic for human rights May 21, 2019

Stuffed bears of all shapes, colours and ages showed up for a teddy bear picnic. Gathered at Cariboo Child Care, TRU’s on-campus daycare, they were…

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New program opens doors to research early April 25, 2019

[caption id="attachment_2950710" align="alignright" width="572"] Students in VISA 1010, 2D Creative Design will have their work on display at the Kamloops Art Gallery until June 29.[/caption]…

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Awards recognize outstanding research mentorship April 4, 2019

Mentors have the capacity to shift the way we think, to empower us to think for ourselves, and to encourage boldness and a thirst for…

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A great time to be a teacher April 4, 2019

Updated April 4, 2019 Teaching is a great career choice for a few reasons. The overall enrolment of K-12 students, which was in decline from…