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

MRU in the News

MRU receives $15M for transformation of student spaces: https://mru.ca/e5ec (Academica Top Ten – Spirit River Striped Wolf, SAMRU)

Calgary program to upskill oil workers for tech jobs to expand: https://mru.ca/c900 (CBC News)

Expanded EDGE UP program offers tech training to more displaced oil & gas professionals: https://mru.ca/4089 (Canadian Insider, Canada NewsWire – Brad Mahon, Dean)

Empowering students to LEAD the way: https://mru.ca/72a5 (Government of Alberta – Jonathan Withey, Dean)

AB Government: Empowering students to LEAD the way: https://mru.ca/ea98 (NationTalk – Jonathan Withey, Dean)

Empowering students to LEAD the way: https://mru.ca/7b5b4 (Red Deer News Now – Jonathan Withey, faculty)

Students/experts/alum in the news

Many Albertans express confusion, frustration over COVID-19 emergency alert message: https://mru.ca/ab8e (CTV News – Keith Brownsey, faculty)

Alberta legislature temporarily suspends spring session as COVID-19 cases surge: https://mru.ca/81e9 (CBC News – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Legislature suspeneded over COVID-19: https://mru.ca/10d4 (CBC Radio News – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Alberta Legislature Temporarily Suspends Spring Session as COVID-19 Cases Rise: https://mru.ca/ff83 (West Island Blog – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Government pleasing no one with COVID-19: https://mru.ca/0d6a  (630 CHED – Lori Williams, faculty)

UCP beating a dead horse in blaming feds for COVID-19 issues: expert: https://mru.ca/0dc (CityNews, 660 News – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Time to move on from blaming Ottawa: https://mru.ca/e322  (660 News – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Alberta Prime Time Politics Panel: https://mru.ca/6639 (CTV Two – Lori Williams, faculty)

Also worth noting

Public Health to review Nova Scotia plan to return students to campuses this fall: https://mru.ca/c717 (CBC News)

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