Microbiology Student Wins Prestigious Award
Posted on: July 26, 2012
Corrie Belanger, a second year Cellular Molecular and Microbial Biology student, is one of only three national recipients of a prestigious new undergraduate award for…
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Partnership to advance community-based research
Posted on: July 26, 2012
TRU's CURA, the United Way, and Kamloops Homeless Action Plan have teamed up to advance community-based research through the development of several projects over the…
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Student Research – Q and A with Ashley Morrison
Posted on: July 23, 2012
Animal Biology major Ashley Morrison is investigating whether the brightest plumage among mountain bluebirds indicates the best parents.
Read moreDeterrence: Increased Enforcement or Harsher Penalties?
Posted on: July 21, 2012
Professor Derek Pyne from the Department of Economics at Thompson Rivers University has his paper entitled “Deterrence: Increased Enforcement versus Harsher Penalties” accepted for publication…
Read moreIs the global transmission of government debt a negative externality?
Posted on: July 21, 2012
Professor Young Cheol Jung from the Department of Economics at Thompson Rivers University and Professor Nguyen Van Quyen from University of Ottawa received notice that…
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Kamloops Marathon Just Around the Corner
Posted on: July 20, 2012
Kamloops Marathon Draws Runners, Canada, US and Beyond When the starter’s pistol fires on MacArthur Island at race time on July 29th there will be…
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Old Main Revitalization Project | Photos
Posted on: July 19, 2012
Photos | The revitalization of Old Main is taking shape and moving along quickly as the start of the Fall Semester is Sept. 5, or…
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Kamloops Marathon (& 5km, 10km, & half marathon) a fundraiser for TRU Cross-country running
Posted on: July 19, 2012
Why I Run. Math prof Rick Brewster featured in an ad campaign to promote the Kamloops Marathon, which in part, is a fundraiser for the…
Read moreTRU Grad Students Tackle "Boy Crisis" in Education
Posted on: July 16, 2012
Two masters of education students at TRU found that using movement in the classroom can help boys learn more effectively and maybe a method to…
Read moreTRU Grad Among Increasing Aboriginal Learners
Posted on: July 16, 2012
Mary Brearly is now working at the Afton mine after completing a trades program though at TRU through the B.C. Aboriginal Mine Training Association last…
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Undergraduate Student Research: Q & A with Tingting Li
Posted on: July 16, 2012
Bachelor of Tourism Management student Tingting Li is researching tour operators' perceptions of how effectively the Canadian Tourism Commission's new program is attracting Chinese visitors.
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Green Dream Home a shining example of interdisciplinary studies at TRU
Posted on: July 13, 2012
2010 Dream Home continues to be a shining example of interdisciplinary studies at TRU and lands a spot on Canadian Mortgage and Housing website.
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Adventure Studies Helping Shape Tourism In South America
Posted on: July 12, 2012
Adventure Studies students develop tourism opportunities in Chile and Ecuador for the locals and themselves.
Read moreWhy Major in Economics?
Posted on: July 11, 2012
For Yourself… The very best reason to study economics is to better understand the world and help you make better choices. It can help you…
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TRU's Adventure Studies Tops Maclean's List of "Coolest Programs"
Posted on: July 11, 2012
Maclean's selected the Adventure Studies major as one of the “coolest programs” available to Canadian university students.
Read moreKahneman on thinking fast and thinking slow
Posted on: July 10, 2012
According to Kahneman, Nobel laureate and founder of behavioral Economics, reveals that us humans use two modes of thinking to make choices and decisions. System…
Read moreEconomists do it with models !
Posted on: July 10, 2012
The following site has was developed by Jodi Beggs a lecturer at Northeastern University. Jodi has put together a comprehensive list of course materials in…
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Student Research – Q & A with Rolena DeBruyn
Posted on: July 9, 2012
TRU Bachelor of Science student Rolena DeBruyn is studying the colouration of hard bodied invertebrates such as snails, crabs, barnacles, and mussels as they grow…
Read moreTRU Master of Education Student Finds Solutions To Keeping Interior Schools From Closing
Posted on: July 9, 2012
A TRU graduate student may throw some light on saving rural schools from the chopping block in the face of declining enrolment in parts of…
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Nursing education model to change as greater emphasis put on community care
Posted on: July 6, 2012
An increased emphasis on community care requires a different focus to ensure the level of care remains high during the transition from hospital to home.
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