Memorial award recognizes local author
Posted on: August 17, 2022
The first Dr. Joan Sherman Weir Memorial Scholarship for Excellence in Writing will be presented early in 2023.
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Researchers awarded Insight Development Grants
Posted on: January 12, 2022
Three TRU researchers have been awarded federal research grants totaling more than $170,000.
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Smith’s books ‘reflect lived experiences of Indigenous children’
Posted on: February 12, 2021
In 2022, TRU alum Monique Gray Smith will release her fourth children’s book, I Hope.
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Children’s books send a message of hope and empathy
Posted on: November 17, 2020
Thompson Rivers University (TRU) English Professor George Johnson released his first children’s picture book “How Hope Became an Activist” in October through UK publisher Dixi Books.
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Path to poetry a winding one
Posted on: November 14, 2019
Conrad Scott, once a TRU undergrad, today a published poet, reflects on his research journey.
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Gatecrasher “a tiny miracle” for Buis
Posted on: July 2, 2019
Susan Buis’ first book of poetry, Gatecrasher, observes the physical structures humans create, and the natural landscapes we exist within.
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Hofmann’s Echolocation a deep dive into the heart
Posted on: April 23, 2019
Karen Hofmann’s latest book, Echolocation, is a collection of short stories about finding our way in relationships that are new and changing
Read moreCaptain Marvel, Marvel Comics
Posted on: March 6, 2019
Our TRU expert available to speak on Marvel Comics new movie, Captain Marvel is Dr. Jeff McLaughlin.
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War and peace, remembering the lessons
Posted on: November 8, 2018
War and peace: what are the lessons? From great tragedies, we can learn so much.
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Curriculum development team awarded national recognition
Posted on: September 10, 2018
An innovative approach to online course design has led to national recognition for Open Learning’s Melissa Jakubec and the late Cameron Reid
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Don’t you trust me? Exploring trust in post-secondary
Posted on: September 7, 2018
TRU faculty members Ulrich Scheck and Victoria Handford are examining the link between relational trust and well-functioning universities.
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Creative chemistry
Posted on: July 20, 2018
Third-year science student Will Primrose’s passion for words makes his teaching and his science more understandable and precise.
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Talk to the Experts: The Literacy Games—Easy activities to make you smarter
Posted on: January 25, 2018
Try out some games during national Literacy month to boost your thinking.
Read moreWrite about risk and win
Posted on: November 3, 2017
TRU’s creative non-fiction contest opens for a second year with the prize of first year tuition—free!
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Johnson’s Peace Pledge wins screenplay competition
Posted on: September 19, 2017
George Johnson’s play, Peace Pledge, won Toronto’s Wildsound Film Festival, and will be featured during the UN International Day of Peace.
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Hofmann’s latest novel “incisive and deeply satisfying”
Posted on: September 15, 2017
Karen Hofmann’s latest novel, What is Going to Happen Next published Sept. 15, and is already getting great reviews.
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Hofmann wins UBC Okanagan’s short story contest
Posted on: April 20, 2017
English faculty member Karen Hofmann’s story took first place in the annual UBC Okanagan writing contest.
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Labyrinth research takes top spot in 180-second challenge
Posted on: March 30, 2017
Nina Johnson took first place in TRU’s inaugural 180-second Research Challenge for her presentation, “The Wellness 180.”
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An early journey with TRU Start
Posted on: March 23, 2017
Local secondary students comment on their experience taking university for a test drive before graduating from high school.
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High stakes for editing students
Posted on: February 17, 2017
Fifty-two creative non-fiction submissions are currently being reviewed and longlisted by students in a senior editing and publishing class.
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