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

MRU in the News

Snow penguin protests against cuts to PSE spread across AB: https://mru.ca/49c7 (Academica)

Trillium grant funding program for Seneca students experiencing dating violence on campus: https://mru.ca/a28d (New Market Today)

Students/experts/alum in the news

Trudeau Won’t Commit To Strengthening Federal Whistleblower Law, Despite Calls For Transparency: https://mru.ca/931c (Huffington Post – Sean Holman, faculty)

Hockey Night in Punjabi’s Harnarayan Singh expanding the definition of what hockey can be: https://mru.ca/a51f (The Athletic – Harnarayan Singh, alumnus)

Mayors cool to proposed Alberta police force: https://mru.ca/62f1 (St. Albert Gazette – Doug King, faculty)

Remorse a factor in hate speech charges not being laid after shooting of Colten Boushie: document: https://mru.ca/6f3a (CBC, The Canadian Press – Kelly Sundberg, faculty)

What an Alberta controversy tells us about climate disinformation: https://mru.ca/a4d5 (CBC Radio News, What on Earth, Feb. 5 – Sean Holman, faculty)

Is Premier Kenney’s popularity in his own party sliding?: https://mru.ca/4b69 (CityNews, 660 News – Lori Williams, faculty)

Braid: UCP machine needs a rebuild after disastrous start to 2021: https://mru.ca/b70b (Calgary Herald – David Taras, faculty)

Doubts raised over protections from reinstated 1976 Alberta coal policy: https://mru.ca/49d7 (Global News, Canadian Press – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Kenney defends COVID-19 caucus criticism, says final decisions rest with government: https://mru.ca/cc59 (Lethbridge Herald, Canadian Press – https://mru.ca/4915  (660 News – Lori Williams, faculty)

Also worth noting

Students fed up with woke culture at universities launch free-speech group: https://mru.ca/b27a (Daily Mail)

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