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MRU in the News

New Music Therapy course at MRU promotes mental health: https://mru.ca/436a4 (News 770, CHQR, The Morning Show, March 30, 8:50 a.m. – Fleur Hughes, faculty)

MRU progress ‘slow’ to offer Indigenous language credit courses: https://mru.ca/2740 (LiveWire Calgary – Jessie Loyer, faculty; John Fischer, Tori McMillan, staff)

Keenan: We are all hikikomori:” https://mru.ca/753 (Calgary Herald)

Students/experts/alum in the news

Alberta school curriculum out of tune with song by premier’s grandfather: musicians: https://mru.ca/178e (National Post, Canadian Press – Jim Brenan, faculty)

Alberta doctors reject tentative agreement following year-long dispute with UCP government: https://mru.ca/2bf6 (CBC News – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Alberta physicians reject new master agreement with provincial government: https://mru.ca/e3d4 (CTV News – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Kenney government should have been prepared in the event of a loss in carbon tax ruling: professor: https://mru.ca/79b2  (660 News – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Also worth noting

Family pairs with SAIT to build certifiably environmental house west of Cochrane: https://mru.ca/2bc4 (CBC News)

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Shortage of microchips puts brakes on car production: https://mru.ca/97b8 (CBC Radio, The Calgary Eyeopener – Rajbir Bhatti, faculty)

Poutine for a Cause in Vancouver: https://mru.ca/933a (Miss 604 – Karen Richards, faculty)

Poll shows Albertans lead nation in worrying about jobs: https://mru.ca/1a9b (CBC Radio News – Lori Williams, faculty)

Also worth noting

Arbitrator rejects wage rollbacks for 2,300 post-secondary education workers in Alberta: https://mru.ca/e1a9 (CTV News)

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TransAlta CEO Dawn Farrell’s advice for women: Don’t leave when the going gets tough: https://mru.ca/b512 (Globe and Mail – Dawn Farrell, Chancellor)

Students, faculty protest provincial cuts to budgets: https://mru.ca/c4ad (News 770, CHQR)

Honkathon protests cuts to post-secondary education: https://mru.ca/3d40 (CBC Radio News – Rachel Timmermans, SAMRU)

Post-secondary students, staff take to streets over budget cuts: https://mru.ca/4498 (660 News – Rachel Timmermans, SAMRU)

Students/experts/alum in the news

Opinion: We need to invest in parks and nature as a prescription for better health: https://mru.ca/e3d1 (Calgary Herald – Sonya Jakubek, faculty)

Why university marketing/communications offices need to hire critical race theory experts: https://mru.ca/713ff (University Affairs – Leah Hamilton and Irene Shankar, faculty)

Canadian NHL teams exploring hosting fans, but no plans as of yet: https://mru.ca/7e7d (CBC News – David Legg, faculty)

Bringing back Alberta carbon tax would require referendum: https://mru.ca/17bd2 (630 CHED – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Also worth noting

Rutgers University requiring COVID-19 vaccine in fall: https://mru.ca/2660 (Yahoo News)

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MRU in the News

MRU addresses budget, capital projects and relationship with province during 2021 town hall: https://mru.ca/036de (The Reflector – Tim Rahilly, President)

Students/experts/alum in the news

Solar Storm Causes Spectacular Aurora: https://mru.ca/7ca0 (Explorersweb – Lynn Moorman, faculty)

Immigration declined during the pandemic but some still took the leap; here’s one family’s experience: https://mru.ca/a09b3 (CBC News – Ranjan Datta, faculty)

Supreme Court’s carbon tax ruling ‘erodes provincial jurisdiction,’ Kenney says: https://mru.ca/a987 (Calgary Herald/ Calgary Sun – Duane Bratt, faculty

Alberta exploring its options after carbon tax ruling: Kenney: https://mru.ca/eca4 (National Observer, Canadian Press – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Justice Minister serious about threat to disband Lethbridge police: https://mru.ca/2e2a (News 770, CHQR – Kelly Sundberg, faculty)

Alberta Prime Time Politics Panel: https://mru.ca/fa78 (CTV Two – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Also worth noting

Local economies in Atlantic Canada hope for return of post-secondary students: https://mru.ca/c299 (National Post)

Lethbridge College launches Niitsitapi strategy: https://mru.ca/d3d2 (Macleod Gazette)

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Post-secondary education in Alberta: https://mru.ca/2c2a (CBC Radio, Alberta at Noon – Tim Rahilly, President)

Students/experts/alum in the news

CPS urged to disassociate from ‘thin blue line’ flag patches: https://mru.ca/2787 (Calgary Herald/Calgary Sun – Kelly Sundberg, faculty)

Energy “war room” has only drawn attention to Bigfoot cartoon: https://mru.ca/ff18 (News 770, CHQR – Lori Williams, faculty)

Lethbridge police respond to minister’s demand for change: https://mru.ca/cb3f (CBC Radio News – Kelly Sundberg, faculty)

Lethbridge police insist they’re taking action on province’s threat to disband them: https://mru.ca/3d1b (Calgary Herald/Calgary Sun – Kelly Sundberg, faculty)

Daily dose of the dub: Unger signs, first WHL goal, NHL roster movement, and more: https://mru.ca/505b (Dubnetwork.ca – Jesse Lees, alumnus)

Also worth noting

Canadian linked to North Korea was part of MacEwan University cyberheist: https://mru.ca/bca3 (Globe and Mail)

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Calgary’s great guidebook debate continues, with council decisions still to come: https://mru.ca/084d (Calgary Herald – Rachel Timmermans, SAMRU)

Streaming benefits stars while smaller music acts suffer: https://mru.ca/02b4 (CBC Radio – Richard Sutherland, faculty)

Also worth noting

University of Lethbridge business school becomes first to add Indigenous course requirement to core degree: https://mru.ca/10cf (Global News)

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MRU’s 2021 series of entrepreneurial workshops to focus on diverse groups: https://mru.ca/cc7e (The Reflector – Dimitra Fotopoulos, staff; Karen Richards, faculty)

Students/experts/alum in the news

Tories vote down climate motion: https://mru.ca/4f20 (CBC News at 6 – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Also worth noting

RDC students fed up with government’s delay in granting degrees: https://mru.ca/2321 (Red Deer News Now)

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Alberta post-secondary institutions told to prepare for full on-campus return this September: https://mru.ca/b6095 (Global News – Tim Rahilly, President)

Government says Alberta post-secondary students could return to classes this fall: https://mru.ca/185e  (660 News – Tim Rahilly, President)

Concerns remain about going back to campus: https://mru.ca/46a08 (660 News Radio – Tim Rahilly, President)

Calgary’s post-secondary schools support return to classes, students want to stay safe: https://mru.ca/bfee (CTV News – Tim Rahilly, President)

Big cuts hinder ability to help economic recovery, post-secondary groups say: https://mru.ca/6051 (CBC News)

Students/experts/alum in the news

(Mis)truths and consequences in Alberta: https://mru.ca/0543 (CBC News – Sean Holman, faculty)

Alberta Prime Time Politics Panel: https://mru.ca/dafd9 (CTV Two – Lori Williams, faculty)

Also worth noting

Here is why UBC says it’s raising tuition: https://mru.ca/e1a5 (The Tyee)

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Esports grows during pandemic; Esports Management course at MRU: https://mru.ca/ff92 (CBC Radio, The Homestretch – Victor Ly, faculty)

Action in film industry a big break for local economy: https://mru.ca/40e7 (Calgary Herald)

Students/experts/alum in the news

Keystone XL legal challenge won’t help Alberta, experts say: https://mru.ca/61a37 (CTV News – Keith Brownsey, faculty)

Threshold for hate crimes charges high in Canada: https://mru.ca/9483 (CityNews, 660 News – Doug King, faculty)

Energy and environment to highlight federal Conservative convention: https://mru.ca/b7b6 (Global News Morning – Lori Williams, faculty)

Energy and environment top of mind for Alberta delegates at Conservative convention: https://mru.ca/2668 (CBC News – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Under The Dome: Can Jason Kenney pivot amidst plummeting polls and an upcoming leadership review?: https://mru.ca/72fe (Edmonton Journal – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Federal Conservative policy convention this weekend: https://mru.ca/8c78 (CBC Radio News – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Liberals planted news stories as Trudeau Sr. feared election wipeout during 1981 recession: https://mru.ca/c8f4 (Western Standard – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Also worth noting

Province expects Alberta post-secondary classes to resume this fall: https://mru.ca/be22 (CBC News)

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MRU launches four-year BSW degree: https://mru.ca/d8fa (Academica Top Ten – Yasmin Dean, faculty)

Students/experts/alum in the news

Alberta is still not protecting its meat packing workers: https://mru.ca/2d32 (Toronto Star – Gillian Steward, faculty)

Also worth noting

The kids are (mostly) alright: Lessons learned in Calgary public schools during the pandemic: https://mru.ca/0465 (CBC News)

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