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Rethinking research September 21, 2018

What is community-based research? Put simply, it is an approach to research in which the problem originates in the community — not the university —…

Faculty and staff, Featured, Indigenous Education
Coyote creates change September 19, 2018

TRU strives to close the gap for Indigenous students The surface of McConnell Lake is like glass. The only ripples on the water and in…

Campus News, Faculty and staff, Faculty of Arts, Faculty of Education and Social Work, Featured, Research and Graduate Studies
Don’t you trust me? Exploring trust in post-secondary September 7, 2018

A project defining and measuring the intangible concept of trust started with curiosity, conversation and the desire to make universities better. Dr. Ulrich Scheck combined…

Alumni, Faculty and staff, Faculty of Adventure, Culinary Arts and Tourism, Featured,
Fun with FAT and your inner lumberjack September 6, 2018

Life is full of dreams and aspirations and different opportunities to make them happen. It's just a matter of being brave enough—some may say foolhardy—to…

Campus News, Faculty and staff, Featured, Office of the President, TRU World
TRU strengthens Mexican ties with UAGro MOU August 28, 2018

The relationship between Thompson Rivers University and one of Mexico's growing universities is even stronger after the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) that…

Alumni, Faculty and staff, Faculty of Education and Social Work, Faculty of Science, Featured, Research and Graduate Studies
We know what you did this summer: UREAP Edition August 24, 2018

In our We Know What You Did This Summer series, we're talking to students who spent their summer semester in one of the experiential learning…

Faculty and staff, Faculty of Science, Featured, Indigenous Education, School of Nursing
Camp balances fun and higher priorities August 17, 2018

Who says summer camp can’t be fun and address bigger issues at the same time? Not only is the TRU Aboriginal Science and Health Science…

Campus News, Faculty and staff, Faculty of Arts, Faculty of Science, Featured, School of Nursing
TRU makes textbooks free and available online August 15, 2018

TRU has taken bold strides forward in its commitment to save students hundreds of dollars in textbook costs. Eight faculty members have been awarded grants through TRU’s…

Faculty and staff, Faculty of Arts, Faculty of Education and Social Work, Featured,
Teaching educators to mind the brain August 13, 2018

Dr. Kim Calder Stegemann had long been interested in the brain. A trained teacher and education scholar working with individuals with learning and behavioural issues,…