MRU Media: 04/15/2019
This report is a weekday roundup of news about MRU, faculty experts, students and alumni, and other topics of interest.
MRU in the News
Alberta’s political Twitter audience possibly influenced by bots, report says: https://mru.ca/14d3 (Star Metro Calgary – Peter Ryan, faculty, featured MRU researcher)
School offers voting incentives: https://mru.ca/978f (CTV News Channel – Amanda LeBlanc, SAMRU)
Orange Chinook: new book navigates changing winds of Alberta politics: https://mru.ca/626f (660 News, News 1130, Vancouver – Duane Bratt, faculty)
Even a map needs a starting point: 2019 MRU Map the System Challenge results: https://mru.ca/270c (Education News Canada – Joe Plant, Sierra Shade, Payton Glagau, Xander Jensen, and Maja Pajevic, students; Roisin Dillon, alumna; Sean Carleton, faculty; Cathy Glover, staff)
Even with financial assistance many Calgary students are working part-time to keep debt down: https://mru.ca/411b (Calgary Journal – Jamie Barber, student)
Ex-Muslim-turned-atheist, Armin Navabi has his MRU event canceled following New Zealand terrorist attack: https://mru.ca/e20 (The Reflector – David Docherty, president; Lesley Brown, provost.
Students/experts/alum in the news
Next premier faces rallies, protests and conspiracy theories: pundits: https://mru.ca/0567 (Calgary Herald – Duane Bratt, faculty)
Mandell alleges fake robocalls: https://mru.ca/94d (CHED radio – Lori Williams, faculty)
Party leaders make their final push in Alberta election campaign: https://mru.ca/2d12 (660 News – Lori Williams, faculty)
In Alberta’s election, everybody is ‘standing up’ to Justin Trudeau: https://mru.ca/c11 (CBC News – Lori Williams, faculty)
Final push ahead for Alberta election: https://mru.ca/8086 (CTV News Channel – Duane Bratt, faculty)
The House: The race to lead Alberta: https://mru.ca/f452 (CBC Radio, The House – Lori Williams, faculty)
What does high turnout at advance polls mean?: https://mru.ca/8aea (CBC News at 11 – David Taras, faculty)
Ex-MLAs lament “toxic” election campaign: https://mru.ca/b65d (Calgary Sun/Calgary Herald – David Taras, faculty)
Leaders make final weekend push ahead of Alberta election: https://mru.ca/32f8 (CBC News – Lori Williams, faculty)
Last weekend of campaigning in Alberta: https://mru.ca/ea1e (CTV News Channel – Lori Williams, faculty)
RCMP executes warrant at UCP candidate’s business: https://mru.ca/b4b0 (CTV News Channel – Duane Bratt, faculty)
Critics say RCMP investigations will hurt UCP candidate’s chances: https://mru.ca/926c (CTV News – Lori Williams, faculty)
Bozo eruptions: Will gaffes on social issues affect Alberta election results?: https://mru.ca/fcb (CBC News, Toronto Star, The Canadian Press – https://mru.ca/e735 (Lori Williams, faculty)
Over 500,000 votes cast in Alberta election advance polls: https://mru.ca/3d0 (Global News – Duane Bratt, faculty)
A guide to the Alberta election — the most unlikely political showdown in Canada: https://mru.ca/64c0 (Toronto Star – Duane Bratt, faculty)
Calgary remains ground zero in the last days of election: https://mru.ca/ea60 (660 News – Lori Williams, faculty)
Top down or grassroots? NDP, UCP take differing approaches to gender balance: https://mru.ca/b43 (660 News, The Canadian Press – Lori Williams, faculty)
‘Seduction of secrecy’: Will anyone fix Alberta’s freedom of information system?: https://mru.ca/44f1 (Calgary Herald – Sean Holman, faculty)
Economy most important issue for many Albertans: https://mru.ca/52a56 (CBC Radio News – Lori Williams, faculty)
Polarizing Alberta election has some voters looking for a third option: https://mru.ca/fbcb (Star Metro Calgary – Duane Bratt, faculty)
Also worth noting
McGill University to stop using the Redmen name for sports teams: https://mru.ca/059c (Montreal Gazette)
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