Alum hears the world calling October 31, 2024
By Brandi Thring Through TRU’s Global Skills Opportunity (GSO) initiative, Cassidy Jean (BA ’22) travelled from Kamloops to Spain in 2022 for a short-term language…
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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…
Radio NL | Challenging words to pronounce and eco-lyric workshop October 30, 2023
Arts faculty member George Johnson spoke with Jeff and Bill of Radio NL about English words that are more difficult to pronounce, like Worcestershire, and…
Sun Peaks Independent News | Kamloops play tackles generational regret around climate change June 8, 2023
Arts faculty member George Johnson hopes his stage play Boomerangst will have a positive impact in Kamloops. Read more
Memorial award recognizes local author August 17, 2022
[caption id="attachment_2972942" align="alignright" width="445"] Dr. Joan Sherman Weir[/caption] Distinguished author and long-time Kamloops resident Joan Sherman Weir lived her life with energy and passion. She…
Researchers awarded Insight Development Grants January 12, 2022
Three TRU researchers have received more than $170,000 through the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Insight Development Grants program. The program supports research…
BC Book Look | TRU prof up for award May 28, 2021
Kamloops-based English professor and author, George Johnson, has been named a finalist for the Montaigne Medal in the U.S., competing with books in all genres,…
Kamloops This Week | Marisa the second kids’ book from TRU professor April 12, 2021
TRU English Professor George Johnson's second children’s book, not only reflects Johnson’s own experience, but also that of his wife, Nina, and coincidentally, that of…
Smith's books 'reflect lived experiences of Indigenous children' February 12, 2021
TRU alum Monique Gray Smith has been very successful in her career as both a psychiatric nurse and author since studying at Cariboo College. In…
Children's books send a message of hope and empathy November 17, 2020
Stories do more than merely tell tales. They create empathy in readers—young and old—and give voice to issues like social justice. And that is exactly…
Castanet Kamloops | Award-winning Kamloops author releases first picture book November 15, 2020
George Johnson, a professor in the English and modern languages department at Thompson Rivers University, has written a book to inspire kids to make a…
The Conversation Canada | A brief history of celebrity cameos, from ‘Sunset Boulevard’ to ‘Eurovision Song Contest’ August 31, 2020
Cameo appearances in movies ask us to think outside the boundaries of the film we are watching and remember all of the details we know…
Path to poetry a winding one November 14, 2019
[caption id="attachment_2955229" align="alignright" width="302"] Conrad Scott, author of Waterline Immersion, and TRU alumni.[/caption] When Conrad Scott started university, fresh from what was then Kamloops Secondary…
Gatecrasher “a tiny miracle” for Buis July 2, 2019
Susan Buis has lived in the Southern Interior for almost 14 years and admits that after a somewhat nomadic life, she struggled to open herself…
Hofmann’s Echolocation a deep dive into the heart April 23, 2019
Like an album of songs that work together in harmony, Karen Hofmann’s latest book, Echolocation, is a collection of stories that speak to the same…
Captain Marvel, Marvel Comics March 6, 2019
Dr. Jeff McLaughlin Dr. Jeff McLaughlin is available to speak to the historical and ethical dilemmas often showcased through graphic comic novels and on the…
War and peace, remembering the lessons November 8, 2018
War and peace: what are the lessons? As we move beyond the centenary of the end of the First World War in 1918 we must…
Curriculum development team awarded national recognition September 10, 2018
TRU faculty member Melissa Jakubec and the late Dr. Cameron Reid, an Open Learning Faculty member, took an innovative approach to online course design which…
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…
Creative chemistry July 20, 2018
When Will Primrose isn't combining chemicals, he's mixing words. The third-year chemistry student has opted for a minor that's not typical among his science peers:…
