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

MRU in the News

Alberta Inclusive Innovation Initiative pivots during the pandemic: https://mru.ca/d4d1 (Education News Canada – Dimitra Fotopoulos, staff)

Alberta budget 2021: What’s in it for Calgary?: https://mru.ca/2be2 (Global News)

AB PSE responds to decreased funding in Budget 2021: https://mru.ca/c791 (Academica)

Students/experts/alum in the news

The 100-mile playground; Slow Travel explained: https://mru.ca/d603 (Calgary Herald – Joe Pavelka, faculty)

How Alberta went from Klein’s ‘paid in full’ years to record debt in 2021 budget: https://mru.ca/f7db (Calgary Herald/Edmonton Journal – David Taras, faculty)

2021 Joan Donaldson CBC News Scholarship recipients: https://mru.ca/f29a (CBC News – Karina Zapata, alumna)

Provincial deal with doctors ‘a big deal’: https://mru.ca/8490 (News 770, CHQR – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Budget timing could be trouble for UCP heading into next election: https://mru.ca/9715 (iNews 880 – Duane Bratt, faculty)

“Climate change isn’t just an environmental story, it affects almost every beat we cover”: https://mru.ca/8507 (International Federation of Journalists – Sean Holman, faculty)

Also worth noting

Canada is facing a nursing shortage. Here’s why it’s hard to fill the gap: https://mru.ca/88c5 (CBC News)

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