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
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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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