Mapping the resiliency of frontline health-care workers July 14, 2020
How has working in a pandemic impacted the mental health of frontline health-care workers? For those who are coping well, what has made them resilient?…
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Dawson Creek Mirror | Kamloops Valedictorian has Dawson Creek and area roots June 25, 2020
Jaden Stefanyk from Dawson Creek spoke at TRU's Virtual Spring Convocation as valedictorian of the 2020 Faculty of Education and Social Work class and graduated…
Answering the call of community with hundreds of masks May 11, 2020
She’s the world’s first Canada Research Chair in Indigenizing higher education. And she has provided face masks to communities across Canada, to the Navajo Nation…
New book reframes social work and aging February 27, 2020
[caption id="attachment_1986150" align="alignright" width="350"] Dr. Wendy Hulko[/caption] It is time to explore social work and aging differently. When Wendy Hulko and collaborators Shari Brotman (McGill…
Teaching rights to local kids with Mind the Gap February 17, 2020
Excited, giggling kids marching about, adults scurrying after them, joyful exclamations, and abandoned, half-eaten mandarin oranges filled the ordinarily peaceful, serene space of the round…
CHNL Talk to the Experts | Rebecca Sanford on World Suicide Prevention Day September 11, 2019
Dr. Rebecca Sanford teaches in the School of Social Work and Human Service. Her primary area of expertise is suicide and mental health. She talks…
Kamloops This Week | Working together to prevent suicide, alleviate suffering September 5, 2019
TRU faculty member Dr. Rebecca Sanford, who teaches in the School of Social Work and Human Service, is also a clinical social worker, researcher, educator…
CHNL | The earthquake threat to BC July 10, 2019
Thompson Rivers University assistant professor Dr. Bala Nikku talked with Radio NL's Howie Reimer about the threat of earthquakes in British Columbia. [audio mp3="http://inside.tru.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/july-9-dr.-bala-nikku.mp3"][/audio]
From earthquakes to wildfires. What are the human impacts? May 29, 2019
This story first appeared in the spring 2019 edition of Bridges Magazine: The Sustainability Issue. Bridges is the official publication of TRU alumni and friends,…
Teaching and travel forge film festival fame April 10, 2019
Former TRU WolfPack soccer star Tim Unaegbu saw life through a different lens this past year living and working in South Korea. His vision, memories…
Awards recognize outstanding research mentorship April 4, 2019
Mentors have the capacity to shift the way we think, to empower us to think for ourselves, and to encourage boldness and a thirst for…
Creating a new tradition with Indigenous knowledge March 4, 2019
In 2017, in response to the calls to action of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, Thompson Rivers University initiated a two-year endeavour to transform the…
We know what you did this summer: UREAP Edition August 24, 2018
In our We Know What You Did This Summer series, we're talking to students who spent their summer semester in one of the experiential learning…
EDSW faculty and staff get into the grove at the Santa Parade November 28, 2017
Proving there's no need to feel stumped about how to kick off the holiday season, a group of faculty and staff from the Faculty of Education…
Civil liberties and 3D printing: Research projects get federal boost November 15, 2017
[caption id="attachment_2526107" align="alignright" width="389"] Dr. Tesh Dagne, assistant professor, Faculty of Law[/caption] How does Canada manage the tension between national security, all while maintaining civil…
Student leader fosters anti-violence initiatives in rural areas November 9, 2017
Raised on a ranch in McLure and educated in Barriere, BC, Alysha Piva has a tremendous affection for the mountainous region. In fact, though she…
Congratulations to our newest EDSW grads! October 13, 2017
Congratulations to all graduates from Faculty of Education and Social Work programs! This fall, fifty-one students saw their hard work rewarded as they graduated from programs across…
EDSW Research Provocations Fall 2017 series: Dr. Silvia Straka presents October 12, 2017
Dr. Silvia Straka of the School of Social Work and Human Service presented her research on October 11th as part of the Faculty of Education…
No. 1 concern for older adults living with health conditions? Transportation October 11, 2017
They’ve spent more than a year gathering the voices of older adults living in BC’s Interior, and now, thanks to a Michael Smith Foundation for…
EDSW faculty and staff members gather to give thanks October 10, 2017
Faculty of Education and Social work staff and faculty members joined together on October 6th for a harvest Thanksgiving gathering. The event included a potluck…
