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

MRU in the media: 

Initiatives aim to help tourism businesses, visitors respect the land: https://mru.ca/f8a4 (Rocky Mountain Outlook)

Faculty, alum, students in the media: 

Guest Opinion: Cuts at post-secondary level will hurt Alberta: https://mru.ca/7544 (Calgary Sun – Lee Easton, faculty)

Meet the Calgary songwriter-producer behind BTS’s Butter, one of the year’s biggest singles: https://mru.ca/b76d (Calgary Herald – Jenna Andrews, alumna)

Alberta woman helped BTS write hit song: https://mru.ca/001d (CTV News – Jenna Andrews, alumna)

Going from pandemic isolation to massive Stampede crowd could be shocking, warns expert: https://mru.ca/dd70 (660 City News – Tom Buchanan, faculty)

Big events could be startling for people used to isolation: https://mru.ca/769c (660 News – Tom Buchanan, faculty)

Alberta Party to narrow focus on constituencies in effort to get back into the legislature: https://mru.ca/0ef3 (CBC News – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Athletic Therapy Scholarship Dedicated to Memory of Dayna Brons: https://mru.ca/6d2d (Discover Humboldt – Dayna Brons, alumna)

Alberta Liberals need to carve new space in political centre, interim leader says: https://mru.ca/1ce7 (CBC News – Lori Williams, faculty)

Alberta Liberals look to make changes: https://mru.ca/bd8a (CBC Radio News – Lori Williams, faculty)

Brittany Lausen earns RDC Outstanding Student Award: https://mru.ca/071e (Red Deer Advocate – Brittany Lausen, student)

Ellen Parker has a proven track record of strong leadership and helping businesses thrive: https://mru.ca/63e7 (Canada’s Podcast – Ellen Parker, alumna)

Also worth noting: 

U of A student launches app to help students find accommodation: https://mru.ca/b5d1 (CTV News)

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