MRU Media

MRU Media 10/30/2020

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

MRU in the News

U of A Golden Bears to tangle on the ice with Team Canada in Red Deer: https://mru.ca/e4a1 (Global News – MRU Cougars)

Program bringing budding entrepreneur closer to goal of helping others: https://mru.ca/8609 (CHAT News Today – Ashley Brooks-Jackson, Student; Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship)

Students/experts/alum in the news

Inside the Campaign: Managing Elections in Canada: https://mru.ca/f0d2 (Alberta Views – Lori Williams, faculty)

Report into foreign-funded anti-oil campaigns delayed: https://mru.ca/6eda (CBC Radio News – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Also worth noting

U of Calgary offers a new state-of-the-art home for a massive collection of Western Canadian history: https://mru.ca/bc74 (University Affairs)

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MRU Media 10/29/2020

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

Students/experts/alum in the news

‘How do you put a price tag on people’s lives?’: Sister of murder victim seeks answers after police charge suspects: https://mru.ca/6d42 (Calgary Herald/Calgary Sun – Doug King, faculty)

Exploring Indigenous Career Development at Cannexus21 Virtual Conference: https://mru.ca/e1b5 (First Nations Drum – Kathy Offet-Gartner, faculty)

Government can expect more pushback from public sector unions: https://mru.ca/aae (630 CHED – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Also worth noting

Battling fake science: University of Alberta launches free online science literacy course: https://mru.ca/aad9 (Edmonton Journal)

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MRU Media 10/28/2020

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

MRU in the News

2020 Top 40 under 40: https://mru.ca/00ed (Avenue Magazine – Meg Wilcox, faculty)

Avenue Magazine reveals Calgary’s Top 40 Under 40 for 2020: https://mru.ca/4534 (Global News – Meg Wilcox, faculty)

Students/experts/alum in the news

Unions develop new plan to spread their message after health care strike deemed illegal: https://mru.ca/32d4 (CTV News – Lori Williams, faculty)

Hospital strikes: https://mru.ca/f666 (CBC Radio, Alberta at Noon, 43:28 – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Library author in residence Lori Hahnel launches short story collection: https://mru.ca/db3 (CTV News – Lori Hahnel, faculty)

Also worth noting

University Christmas break could burst Atlantic bubble: https://mru.ca/fbb0 (The Chronicle Herald)

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MRU Media 10/27/2020

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

Students/experts/alum in the news

Breaking down the B.C. election: https://mru.ca/3ce7 (CityNews Vancouver, Breakfast Television – Sean Holman, faculty)

As Alberta’s COVID-19 numbers set records, some call on the province to crack down: https://mru.ca/a349 (CBC News – Lori Williams, faculty)

Election Day in Saskatchewan: https://mru.ca/289d (CTV News Channel – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Wildcat healthcare strikes: https://mru.ca/29e7 (Global News – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Strikes declared illegal: https://mru.ca/ba0a (News 770, CHQR – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Also worth noting

Updated Lethbridge nursing program focuses on advocacy, reconciliation: https://mru.ca/94f3c (Global News )

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MRU Media 10/26/2020

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

MRU in the News

‘Scale is important’ Cenovus CEO says of massive deal for Husky: https://mru.ca/3579 (Calgary Herald – Alex Pourbaix, chair, Board of Governors)

Students/experts/alum in the news

Committee tracker finds disparity in who shoulders Calgary council’s workload: https://mru.ca/b023 (CBC News – Lori Williams, faculty)

New tracker shows some councillors working harder than others: https://mru.ca/c1c1 (CBC Radio News – Lori Williams, faculty)

Okanagan Youth Airborne COPA Flight 65 — Vernon Announces Len Neufeld Bursary Winners: https://mru.ca/69df (Flight – Karl Urquhart, student)

B.C. media accused of bias during election: https://mru.ca/bfb8e (News Talk 980 – Sean Holman, faculty)

John Horgan rides a wave of popularity while Jason Kenney sinks: https://mru.ca/95b9 (Toronto Star – Gillian Steward, faculty)

Also worth noting

Province gives $11.8M to U of C for quantum research, other projects: https://mru.ca/ee7f (Calgary Herald)

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MRU Media 10/23/2020

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

MRU in the News

Community Podcast Initiative coming to Calgary: https://mru.ca/f28f (JSource – Meg Wilcox, Brad Clark, faculty)

Photo gallery: MRU community protests on campus for anti-racism education: https://mru.ca/e2e1 (The Reflector)

Students/experts/alum in the news

Raphael Slawinski Receives Summit of Excellence 2020: https://mru.ca/35e3d (Gripped – Raphael Slawinski, faculty)

Credit Unions of Alberta Names ‘Class of 2020: Own Your Financial Future’ Winners: https://mru.ca/bc14 (CU Today – Kwasi Oteng, student)

Province sticks with less restrictive approach to COVID crisis: https://mru.ca/13ee (CBC Radio News – Lori Williams, faculty)

VIDEO: Duane Bratt in conversation on politics: https://mru.ca/dc32 (Calgary’s Business – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Also worth noting

Carleton students raise privacy concerns about anti-cheating software: https://mru.ca/ac9b (CBC News)

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MRU Media 10/22/2020

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

MRU in the News

 ‘The truth as I see it’ – In conversation with Frances Widdowson: https://mru.ca/dbe1 (C2C Journal – Frances Widdowson, faculty; Tim Rahilly, President)

MRU’s first confirmed COVID-19 case “not surprising,” says university: https://mru.ca/9078 (The Reflector – Shani Markus,  Peony Kong, students)

Students/experts/alum in the news

What we can expect from the U.S. presidential debate and why Albertans should care: https://mru.ca/685a (Global News – Duane Bratt, faculty)

As popularity slides, Alberta’s Kenney has oil pipeline riding on U.S. vote: https://mru.ca/b93d (U.S. News and World Report, Financial Post, Edmonton Journal, Reuters – Lori Williams, faculty)

Government survives confidence vote: https://mru.ca/9be8 (CTV News Channel – Lori Williams, faculty)

Also worth noting

U of C scientists experience ‘glimmer of hope’ in treatment of brain cancer: https://mru.ca/99ce (CTV News)

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MRU Media 10/21/2020

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

Students/experts/alum in the news

Open books, open education: https://mru.ca/60b6 (Dal News – Brett McCollum, faculty)

Looking ahead to new legislature sitting: https://mru.ca/5698 (630 CHED – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Also worth noting

Students decry letter defending N-word use at the University of Ottawa: https://mru.ca/1fd9 (CBC News)

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MRU Media 10/20/2020

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

MRU in the News

Smart City Learning: how surveillance can help build safer, smarter schools: https://mru.ca/cdfc (Building Magazine – Peter Davison, staff)

Students/experts/alum in the news

The challenges of vaccine cold-chain distribution must be met to end the pandemic: https://mru.ca/0957 (Global Biodefence – Paula Larsson, alumna)

Alberta MLAs to focus on economic recovery as legislature resumes: https://mru.ca/34f2 (Edmonton Journal – Duane Bratt, faculty

UCP would find many Albertans opposed to private health care: https://mru.ca/aa1 (iNews 880 – Lori Williams, faculty)

What we learned about UCP this weekend: https://mru.ca/be8c (CBC News at 6 – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Two sessions confirmed for fully-virtual Smart Cities & Sport Summit: https://mru.ca/37dee (Inside the Games – David Legg, faculty)

Also worth noting

As industry begins to take off, Alberta researchers working on lab-grown meat: https://mru.ca/5f0e (Calgary Herald)

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MRU Media 10/19/2020

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

MRU in the News

Will Alberta students be able to apply for university without a diploma exam mark?: https://mru.ca/c9fd (Global News)

Is an education at MRU right for you? Virtual Open House: https://mru.ca/9acb (CTV News, Our Community)

Mount Royal Faculty Association admits to ‘white supremacy culture’: https://mru.ca/0be3 (Post Millennial – D.A. Dirks, faculty)

Students/experts/alum in the news

COVID-19: The Spread of racism: https://mru.ca/6731 (CTV Calgary documentary – Irene Shankar, faculty)

Whether it’s Joe Biden or Donald Trump, America’s choice will alter Alberta’s future: https://mru.ca/0435 (CBC News – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Fire destroys lobster pound in Nova Scotia: https://mru.ca/4175 (CTV News Channel – Lori Williams, faculty)

Alberta Prime Time Politics Panel: https://mru.ca/17ee (CTV Two, Alberta Prime Time, Aug. 15, 8:00 – Lori Williams, Archie McLean, faculty)

Quinterra Legacy Garden unveiled in memory of 5 Calgarians lost in Brentwood tragedy: https://mru.ca/2eeb (Global News – Kaiti Perras, alumna)

Nigerian born Calgary Employment & Business Lawyer named in Top 25 Influential Lawyers in Canada: https://mru.ca/44b0 (Canadian Insider – Joseph Osuji, faculty)

Also worth noting

U of L hires three researchers specializing in agricultural studies: https://mru.ca/ff4f (Lethbridge News Now)

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