CBC Daybreak Kamloops | Schools sue social media April 10, 2024
School boards in Ontario are taking four social media giants to court, citing the companies are causing an epidemic of addiction among teens. Law faculty…
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Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Anti‑Racism, Faculty of Education and Social Work, Featured
Award-winning instructor learns from those around her April 8, 2024
Saskia Stinson makes a difference in others’ lives, every day. Whether it’s teaching and supporting students in the Education and Skill Training Program (ESTR), co-founding…
Wildfire
CBC Radio West | Wildfire education training centre coming to TRU April 5, 2024
Shannon Wagner, vice-president Research at TRU, and David Greer, director of strategic engagement at BC Wildfire Service, speak with CBC Radio West host Sarah Penton about the…
Faculty of Law, Featured, Research and Graduate Studies, The Conversation Canada
Why Ontario school boards are suing social media platforms for causing an attention crisis April 2, 2024
The Conversation Canada article by TRU Law faculty member Robert Diab Four of Ontario’s largest school boards have brought a lawsuit against four of the biggest social…
The Conversation | Why Ontario school boards are suing social media platforms for causing an attention crisis April 2, 2024
Four of Ontario’s largest school boards are suing four of the biggest social media companies for causing an epidemic of addiction among teens. Law faculty…
Featured, News releases, Research and Graduate Studies, School of Nursing
Board approves health research centre for rural, older adults March 28, 2024
KAMLOOPS — Thompson Rivers University’s (TRU) Board of Governors approved Friday the establishment of the Population Health and Aging Rural Research Centre, an innovative research…
The Williams Lake Tribune | Williams Lake’s Kaylee Billyboy enjoys dream job teaching March 11, 2024
Alum Kaylee Billyboy's love for teaching has landed her her dream job. "I’ve always wanted to be a teacher," says Billyboy. "I couldn’t see myself…
The Williams Lake Tribune | Williams Lake early learning centre owners nurture community connection March 8, 2024
TRU's Early Childhood Education program has led to the ownership of Exploring the Puddle Early Learning Centre in Williams Lake. Alum and co-owner Sheilah Olson…
CFJC Today | ESTR’s Market at Thompson Rivers University celebrates a decade of building skills March 8, 2024
TRU's Education and Skill Training Program (ESTR) provides skills training and knowledge to folks in the community who face barriers to employment. "We started in…
Faculty of Science, Featured, Open Learning
BCcampus Award for Excellence in Open Education: Natasha Ramroop Singh February 28, 2024
This article was originally published in BCcampus. The BCcampus Award for Excellence in Open Education is bestowed monthly. The award recipient this February is Natasha…
CBC Kamloops | Kamloops marks Ukraine war anniversary February 23, 2024
Education and Social Work faculty member Oleksandr (Sasha) Kondrashov speaks with Daybreak Kamloops about the two-year anniversary of the Ukraine war and upcoming events planned in…
CBC News | Hundreds of families remain on child-care waitlists in Kamloops February 20, 2024
A recent survey by the Kamloops-Thompson school district found that 33 per cent of respondents need child care right now. Education and Social Work faculty member…
CBC Kamloops | LGBTQ+ Valentine's February 15, 2024
What does Valentine's Day look like when viewed through a non-traditional lens, within the LGBTQ+ community? Gender scholar Dr. Kevin Le, from the Faculty of…
Alumni, Featured, Giving, Open Learning
Open Learning awards fuel student success February 14, 2024
Calgary’s Amanda Speers and Mark Garlough of Tsawwassen arrived at Thompson Rivers University (TRU) from different places for different reasons, but their stories share a…
CBC Kelowna | Researcher details concerns about BC's trucking industry February 7, 2024
On the one-year anniversary of a semi crashing into her home in the Shuswap, researcher Dr. Hilda Freimuth has written a paper detailing her serious…
Faculty of Education and Social Work, Featured, Giving, Indigenous Education
Third time's the charm for TRU education student January 12, 2024
For as long as she can remember, Bachelor of Education student Rachel Dixon has always felt at home in the classroom — in fact, it…
National Science Foundation | Prof. Yasmin Dean, Dean, Faculty of Education and Social Work, Thompson Rivers University, Canada visits NSF December 22, 2023
Dr. Yasmin Dean, dean of the Faculty of Education and Social Work, recently visited the National Science Foundation (NSF) in Sri Lanka and met with…
Radio NL | TRU collaborates with Ukrainian partner in online webinar series December 19, 2023
Ukrainian secondary and post-secondary teachers and faculty members met their teaching requirements due to a TRU-hosted webinar series. Vice-President International Baihua Chadwick provides insight. Listen to…
CFJC Today | TRU webinars helping Ukrainian teachers with professional development amid war with Russia December 7, 2023
Despite the ongoing war with Russia, Ukrainian secondary and post-secondary teachers and faculty members met their teaching requirements thanks in part to an online webinar…
Featured, News releases, TRU World
TRU collaborates with Ukrainian partner in online webinar series December 7, 2023
KAMLOOPS — Despite the ongoing war, Ukrainian secondary and post-secondary teachers and faculty members met their teaching requirements due to an online webinar series hosted…
