This report is a weekday roundup of news about MRU, faculty experts, students and alumni, and other topics of interest.

MRU in the News

Witness Blanket: Virtual Tour and Interview with Carey Newman: https://mru.ca/0af (CKUA Radio and CKUA.com – Witness Blanket exhibition)

2020 Olympic dreams over for Calgarian athletes as COC pulls out of Tokyo amid COVID-19 concerns: https://mru.ca/10b (Calgary Herald, Postmedia – MRU Aquatic Centre)

Students/experts/alum in the news

Five ways to keep human connections when moving learning online due to coronavirus: https://mru.ca/bfcf (The Conversation, Erika Smith, faculty, Academic Development Centre)

Could working from home become new normal?: https://mru.ca/7a03 (660 News – Melanie Peacock, faculty)

Alberta’s response to coronavirus: https://mru.ca/673 (CTV News Channel – Lori Williams, faculty)

Alberta government infuriates doctors just as it needs them most: https://mru.ca/6037 (Toronto Star – Gillian Steward, faculty)

Also worth noting

New U of A president braced for ‘challenging financial times’ in his home province: https://mru.ca/cdc8 (CBC News)

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