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

MRU in the News

Several Calgarians appointed to Order of Canada for community leadership: https://mru.ca/55db (Calgary Herald – Doreen Spence, Elder, honorary degree recipient; Mark Tewksbury, George Brookman, honorary degree recipients; John Lacey chair of MRU Conservatory Advisory Committee; Ross Glen, benefactor)

Students/experts/alum in the news

Burden to Bear: Calgarians harness power of summer protests to push for racial justice: https://mru.ca/4fde (Calgary Herald/Calgary Sun – Vicki Bouvier, faculty)

Young Albertans facing mental health concerns amid pandemic and tougher restrictions: https://mru.ca/dab5 (Calgary Herald – Michael Huston, staff)

New restrictions seem to please nobody: https://mru.ca/4d80 (660 News – Lori Williams, faculty)

Ottawa to deliver economic update: https://mru.ca/8b16 (CTV News Channel – Lori Williams, faculty)

OPINION | The politics behind Jason Kenney’s ‘tepid’ response to COVID-19: https://mru.ca/5516 (CBC News – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Also worth noting

How testing helped Cornell University become a model of COVID-19 prevention: https://mru.ca/0315 (CBC News)

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