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

MRU in the News

Conflict and long-term mental health effects may follow pandemic: https://mru.ca/fdfa (Education News Canada – Caroline McDonald-Harker, faculty; Anika Sehgal, alumna)

Students/experts/alum in the news

‘My child is dead’: Family wants answers after fatal police encounter: https://mru.ca/dada  (660 News, CityNews – Kelly Sundberg, faculty)

Agencies lack resources to answer Access to Info requests, information czar says: https://mru.ca/2c39 (The Chronicle Journal, Global News,  Canadian Press – Sean Holman, faculty)

TheBreaker.news Podcast: Canadians need COVID-19 accountability: https://mru.ca/ff53 (TheBreaker.news – Sean Holman, faculty)

Alberta Prime Time political panel: https://mru.ca/3c50 (CTV News, Alberta prime Time – Meg Wilcox, faculty)

The Impact of digital finance on financial inclusion in Africa: https://mru.ca/09fb (Modern Ghana – Kwaku Asiedu-Nketiah Jr., alumnus)

Also worth noting

UBC board of governors chair steps down after ‘liking’ anti-Black Lives Matter tweets: https://mru.ca/6520 (Global News)

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