Green is cool: TRU stands out for sustainability
Posted on: September 28, 2020
TRU has been ranked as North America’s third Coolest School by the Sierra Club, and made the Princeton Review’s 2021 Green Honour Roll.
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TRU introduces First-Year Student Resiliency Fund
Posted on: July 28, 2020
Thompson Rivers University has created new bursaries and awards for first-year students embarking on their studies amid the global pandemic.
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Co-op work in high gear despite COVID slowdown
Posted on: July 24, 2020
TRU students are finding co-op work placements—opportunities to apply their course learning in real work situations and be paid for their efforts.
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Mapping the resiliency of frontline health-care workers
Posted on: July 14, 2020
Dr. Bala Nikku, assistant professor of social work, leads a team of researchers studying resilience among frontline health-care workers.
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Learning their lives to the fullest
Posted on: June 24, 2020
After more than five combined decades of successful careers, two mature learners hit the books again.
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Small study subjects reap big award
Posted on: June 11, 2020
Naowarat (Ann) Cheeptham is one of this year’s esteemed recipients of the D2L (Desire2Learn) Innovation Award in Teaching and Learning.
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TRU takes lead role in global education accessibility
Posted on: June 9, 2020
Thompson Rivers University (TRU) is at the forefront of making free online education more accessible around the world—a resource that’s more important than ever since the COVID-19 pandemic has shuttered classrooms, and one that more institutions are considering as education moves increasingly online. TRU is the first in North America to offer an international credential…
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Hatched at home and avatar physicists: Faculty of Science rolls with COVID changes
Posted on: May 21, 2020
When classes moved to alternate delivery, four unhatched ducks weren’t lost in the shuffle.
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Concrete teaching support during unsettled times
Posted on: May 20, 2020
Meet the team supporting TRU instructors during the pivot to virtual learning.
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Research investigates crisis communication during flooding, fires
Posted on: May 13, 2020
Dr. Michael Mehta, with Drs. Wendy Gardner and Wendy McKenzie, are investigating traditional models of risk communication, with the goal of developing new, more agile methods.
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