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

MRU in the News

TransAlta Corp. CEO Dawn Farrell to retire in March: https://mru.ca/928b (Calgary Herald – Dawn Farrell, Chancellor)

Opinion: Calgary has a secret weapon to keep its best and brightest: https://mru.ca/cfb4 (Calgary Herald – David Finch, faculty)

Former Calgary MLA Barry Pashak dies at 83: https://mru.ca/454f (Calgary Sun/Calgary Herald)

Leonard Barry Pashak, former NDP MLA, dies at age 83: https://mru.ca/5414 (CBC News)

Students/experts/alum in the news

Carbon monoxide leak prompts warning from fire officials, EMS: check your furnace, detectors: https://mru.ca/bd0c (CTV News – Melanie Peacock, faculty)

Iain Rankin selected Nova Scotia premier designate: https://mru.ca/5451 (CTV New Channel – Lori Williams, faculty)

Media must do more reporting climate change: https://mru.ca/f226 (CBC Radio News – Sean Holman, faculty)

Video shows UCP whip at wedding with 2 children over 10 person limit: https://mru.ca/fed4 (Calgary Herald – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Jason Kenney has a growing chorus of ‘armchair quarterbacks’ — where are they coming from?: https://mru.ca/320a (CBC News – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Also worth noting

Quebec universities, CEGEPs prepare for gradual reopening: https://mru.ca/f772 (CBC News)

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