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

MRU in the News

Students sprint toward their next great idea: Five-week intensive course offers hands-on entrepreneurial work-integrated learning: https://mru.ca/6cbb (Education News Canada)

Students/experts/alum in the news

Reading or writing poetry can help mental health, says Calgary’s Poet Laureate: https://mru.ca/257c (CBC Radio, The Homestretch – Natalie Meisner, faculty)

Experts and parliamentarians look ahead to SMR action plan to be released in near future: https://mru.ca/4db6 (The Hill Times – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Photo of maskless Alberta premier and ministers sparks outrage, official complaints: https://mru.ca/d6b3 (CBC News – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Justice minister taking heat for photo: https://mru.ca/8073 (CBC News – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Pandemic exposes flaws in our health-care system: https://mru.ca/82b4 (Troy Media – Lori Williams, faculty)

Also worth noting

USask researchers creating filter to clean viruses like the one behind COVID-19: https://mru.ca/21b1 (Global News)

Temporary hospital under construction in U of A’s Butterdome: https://mru.ca/feda (CBC News)

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