Overdose deaths involving the opiate fentanyl have been prevalent in the media recently. What does this mean? What is fentanyl? What can be done to…

Written by: Mandy Turnbull, SN BSN--TRU Yr. 4 So you’ve seen the posters around campus, you’ve heard people talk about it on the bus and,…

by Jessica Messerer-Trosin One of the most important aspects of writing—some would argue the most important aspect—is revision. With revision comes the improvement of clarity,…

by Jessica Messerer-Trosin Here’s the situation: A professor or fellow student has recommended the Writing Centre, and after some deliberating, you’ve registered for an appointment.…

Assisting with ground-breaking cancer research has earned Carlee Poleschuk TRU’s 2015 Co-op Student of the Year award. In her fourth year of a Bachelor of Science and majoring in…

by Mackenzie Cassels One of the most frightening moments in a university student’s life is opening up a blank Microsoft Word document. It’s plain scary…

A running head, also called a page header, is a line at the top of each page of a document that gives the reader important…

Thompson Rivers University students are achieving career success and are earning competitive salaries in their chosen fields, shows a comprehensive new report from BC’s six…

Once you complete a first draft of your essay, it can be tempting to put it down, hand it in to your professor, and never…

by Gavin Hayes If you are writing an academic essay or other assignment, eventually you will face questions about formatting. Formatting is complicated by the fact…

Taking a writing-intensive course? Major final research essays due in November? Don’t pull a stressed-out all-nighter on your own the last week of classes. Join…

written by: Sharyse Wilson, 4th Year Nursing Student Last week the Wellness Centre organized Mental Health Awareness Week. "Mental health" is a real buzz word…

by Martin McFarlane When writing, it is important to keep in mind the people who will read your work. Depending on the situation, each reader…

Often, one of the hardest things about academic writing is deciding what to write about. Unless you are given a predetermined question by your instructor,…

by Jessica Messerer-Trosin Sentence Variety To keep your reader engaged and your writing interesting, it is important that you use a variety of sentence types. There…

Huge co-op success story! Carlee is a BSC Co-op student currently completing an 8-month work placement at TRIUMF in Vancouver. She realized that she wanted…

The following excerpt is from TRIUMF's website highlighting the work being done by co-op student Carlee Poleschuk. TRIUMF is Canada's national laboratory for particle and nuclear…

by Martin McFarlane The rough draft is one of the most labour-intensive aspects of writing. It is also an opportunity to write down all of…

5 Stages of Error Correction in ESL Writing Find the error. Then circle or underline it. Identify the type of error, e.g., a verb tense…

Our very own TRU Co-op Coordinator and Career Education Department Chair, Shawn Read, was elected President of the Canadian Association of Career Educators and Employers…