MRU in the media

University of Lethbridge cancels controversial Frances Widdowson lecture: https://mru.ca/3988 (Global News Lethbridge) 

Alberta university cancels speech by fired anti-wokeism professor: https://mru.ca/6d53 (National Post) 

University of Lethbridge says speech from controversial professor moved off campus: https://mru.ca/4318 (CBC News)

In reversal, University of Lethbridge cancels controversial professor’s guest lecture: https://mru.ca/9bfc (Calgary Herald/Calgary Sun) 

University of Lethbridge cancels guest lecturer after pushback: https://mru.ca/2336 (My Lethbridge Now) 

Fired MRU prof vows to give talk despite cancellation: https://mru.ca/fcadf  (Western Standard) 

Former MRU prof says she’ll proceed with lecture: https://mru.ca/8b50 (Global News at 6) 

U of L cancels controversial guest speaker: https://mru.ca/7f88 (CTV News at 6) 

Controversial talk moved of campus at U of L; minister reacts:  https://mru.ca/c659 

(CBC News at 6) 

Controversial prof calls on supporters to rally: https://mru.ca/0d29 (QR Calgary)   

Lecture moved off campus at U of L; minister criticizes decision: https://mru.ca/f91a (CBC Radio News) 

University panel examines collegial governance reform: https://mru.ca/51fd (Lethbridge Herald – Marc Schroeder, MRFA) 

Goaltender turned broadcaster Kelly Hrudey discusses mental health: https://mru.ca/a6d3 (Moj on Sports – Kelly Hrudey, honorary degree recipient) 

Faculty, students and alumni in the media

How companies can improve the retention of employees returning from abroad: https://mru.ca/0d31 (The Conversation – Adam Cave, associate dean)  

Varcoe: Two scorpions in a bottle, Alberta and feds need to quit stinging and strike a CCUS deal: https://mru.ca/ac72 (Calgary Herald – Duane Bratt, faculty) 

UCP has narrow lead over NDP in ‘two-horse race’: poll: https://mru.ca/0c787 (Calgary Herald/Calgary Sun – Lori Williams, faculty) 

Celebrating Black History Month: Sarah George is creating safe spaces for the next generation: https://mru.ca/0e9f (Carleton Newsroom – Sarah George, alumna) 

Mossleigh businesswoman recognized in top 100 Canadian Professionals magazine: https://mru.ca/d390 (Chestermere Anchor – Serena Donovan, alumna) 

Murray undergoing testing on ankle injury; Samsonov starts Sunday: https://mru.ca/bd07 (TSN – Demaine Wray, alunnus) 

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SAIT, in collaboration with Indigenous elders, creating strategy to improve how it works with First Nations: https://mru.ca/1c90 (Calgary Herald/Calgary Sun) 

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Dinos hockey men set wins record; Cougars women win in shootout at Dome-hosted Crowchild Classic: https://mru.ca/01041 (Calgary Sun/Calgary Herald – Cougars Hockey)

University of Lethbridge students push back against controversial speaker: https://mru.ca/f9b0 (CTV News) 

Students petition controversial former MRU prof’s University of Lethbridge speech: https://mru.ca/f2d9 (Calgary Herald/Calgary Sun) 

U of L has no plans to cancel Widdowson talk: https://mru.ca/cea3 (CityNews 660, Canadian Press)

Panel discusses need for faculty involvement in university decision making: https://mru.ca/2649 (Global News Lethbridge)

Faculty, students and alumni in the media

Alberta police chiefs condemn violence by Memphis officers in death of Tyre Nichols: https://mru.ca/1b4d (Calgary Herald/Calgary Sun – Doug King, faculty) 

Calgary Police Service joins calls for tougher bail reforms: https://mru.ca/389b (Calgary Herald/Calgary /Sun – Doug King, faculty) 

Alberta premier wants meeting with Trudeau before ‘just transition’ bill tabled: https://mru.ca/8155 (CBC News – Lori Williams, faculty) 

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Presidential Task Force on Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Accessibility launches: https://mru.ca/1e5e (UCalgary News) 

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Calgary’s Mount Royal University unveils new laboratories: https://mru.ca/3e49 (CityNews  – Gwen O’Sullivan, Michael Asmussen, faculty; Jonathan Withey, dean) 

New MRU labs explore ‘environmental crime scenes’, walking and runnning: https://mru.ca/66bf (CTV News – Gwen O’Sullivan, Michael Asmussen, faculty; Jonathan Withey, dean) 

Mount Royal University opens two new labs: https://mru.ca/c9e6 (CityNews at 6) 

Mount Royal University unveils cutting-edge science labs: https://mru.ca/8e33 (Education News Canada) 

Hockey’s Crowchild Classic to light up Dome: https://mru.ca/008c (Calgary Sun/Calgary Herald – Cougars Hockey) 

Calgary’s arts and culture sector is booming – so why aren’t we celebrating it more?: https://mru.ca/0a57 (Marketing News Canada) 

Opinion: On International Holocaust Remembrance Day, bearing witness in a broken world: https://mru.ca/a26a (Calgary Herald – Holocaust education symposium) 

Destruction of knowledge bundle, silence from university: https://mru.ca/19cb (Windspeaker) 

Faculty, students and alumni in the media

Not ‘isolated incidents’: Recent transit attacks reflect larger issues, says union: https://mru.ca/c3de (CTV News – Kelly Sundberg, faculty) 

Trudeau focusing on affordability: https://mru.ca/b14d  (CTV News Channel – Lori Williams, faculty) 

Kenna Burima’s new songs navigate depression, motherhood and rebirth: https://mru.ca/4991 (Calgary Herald – Kenna Burima, alumna) 

Alberta premier wants meeting with Trudeau before ‘just transition’ bill tabled: https://mru.ca/8155 (CBC News – Lori Williams, faculty) 

Mossleigh businesswoman recognized in top 100 Canadian Professionals magazine: https://mru.ca/d390 (Chestermere Anchor – Serena Donovan, alumna) 

Also worth noting

Niagara Falls bets on a new private university for economic growth: https://mru.ca/c26c (University Affairs)

University of Calgary AI project asks students, teachers about the use of ChatGPT: https://mru.ca/fefe3 (Global News) 

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David Finch on the Edelman Trust Barometer: https://mru.ca/6e4b (CBC Radio, Calgary Eyeopener – David Finch, faculty) 

Pandemic trauma continues to affect Alberta youth: (See attachment) (Calgary Herald, Mental Health Awareness – Christina Tortorelli, faculty

How a hobby can boost your mood: (See attachment) (Calgary Herald, Mental Health Awareness – Dan Devoe, faculty

Sources say Smith pressured justice minister: https://mru.ca/6fb (CBC News Channel – Duane Bratt, faculty) 

Premier calls CBC News story defamatory: https://mru.ca/9a75 (Lethbridge News Now – Duane Bratt, faculty) 

Discussing federal politics, cabinet retreat:  https://mru.ca/b441 (CBC Radio News – Duane Bratt, faculty) 

Also worth noting

University of Alberta moves 500 employees to Downtown Edmonton offices: https://mru.ca/c2f2 (Edmonton Journal) 

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Revv 52 choir performing 70th anniversary show at Bella Concert Hall: https://mru.ca/d25c (Global News at 5)

Faculty, students and alumni in the media

Real Weddings: Dean Paddock and Ivan Malyshev’s impromptu elopement: https://mru.ca/f045 (Avenue Magazine – Ivan Malyshev, alumnus)

Therapy influencers changing approach to mental health, not always for the good: https://mru.ca/e431 (CBC Radio across Canada – Dan Devoe, faculty) 

Alberta NDP says it would scrap COVID-19 review panel if party wins election: https://mru.ca/f81d (Global News – Lori Williams, faculty) 

Danielle Smith just can’t quit the pandemic: https://mru.ca/89f3 (National Observer – Duane Bratt, faculty) 

Manning named to head Covid inquiry, mirroring fictional report he penned: https://mru.ca/14bd (QR Calgary – Duane Bratt, faculty) 

Wider investigation needed into alleged emails: https://mru.ca/224d (CBC News at 6 – Duane Bratt, faculty) 

Search for emails to prosecutors too narrow: https://mru.ca/7c5e (CBC Radio News – Duane Bratt, faculty) 

Also worth noting

Whistleblowers allege U of T data project collected 600K patient records without consent: https://mru.ca/0654 (Global News) 

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Calgary filmed production The Last of Us premieres with rave reviews: https://mru.ca/158d (Calgary Economic Development) 

Faculty, students and alumni in the media

Stuff the British Stole: The Crow Flies: https://mru.ca/c2e8 (CBC Gem – Gabrielle Lindstrom, faculty; Clarence Wolfleg Sr., advisor, honorary degree recipient) 

Alberta’s tech sector hit by layoffs after boom investment year: https://mru.ca/1a05 (CBC News – Eric Myers, faculty) 

Alberta says no evidence found of email contact with prosecutors about Coutts: https://mru.ca/a76c (CityNews – Lori Williams, faculty) 

Alberta government says no evidence of emails to prosecutors on border blockade cases: https://mru.ca/667c (Canadiaan Press, Victoria Times Colonist – Lori Williams, faculty) 

Will Danielle Smith find a use for the Sovereignty Act — fighting Trudeau’s oilsands plan?: https://mru.ca/414f3 (Toronto Star – Lori Williams, faculty) 

He trained Calgary police long after ‘scam’ warnings: https://mru.ca/ee26 (TheTyee – Kelly Sundberg, faculty) 

PM and cabinet gathering to discuss priorities: https://mru.ca/500 (CityNews 66 – Lori Williams, faculty) 

Trucker convoy one year later: https://mru.ca/0e62 (CBC Alberta News – Lori Williams faculty) 

Discussing Alberta politics:  https://mru.ca/37cd (News 770 Charles Adler – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Premier promises public service, IT department will investigate emails: https://mru.ca/9f84 (CBC Radio News – Duane Bratt, faculty) 

Alberta emergency caucus meeting: https://mru.ca/02b2 (CBC News Channel – Duane Bratt, faculty) 

Alberta interference allegations: https://mru.ca/597c (CBC News Channel – Lori Williams, faculty) 

Also worth noting

University of Windsor admin hopes ChatGPT AI program will teach students limitations of technology: https://mru.ca/f330 (CBC News) 

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The Alberta Legislature just made a big appearance in HBO’s “The Last of Us”: https://mru.ca/2c33 (Daily Hive) 

Faculty, students and alumni in the media

Thunder Player of the Week is Jared Miller: https://mru.ca/6361 (Discover Airdrie – Jared Miller, student) 

Danielle Smith orders email review over prosecution pressure reports: https://mru.ca/f65b (CTV News – Duane Bratt, faculty) 

‘I think she’s doing a great job’: UCP MLAs show support for Premier Smith after emergency caucus meeting: https://mru.ca/5cce (Global News – Lori Williams, faculty) 

Alberta premier orders review after CBC reports of emails over Coutts cases between her office, prosecution: https://mru.ca/fe163 (CBC News – Duane Bratt, faculty) 

Danielle Smith’s credibility ‘materially damaged’ amid report her office contacted prosecutors over border blockade charges, critics say: https://mru.ca/ea387 (Toronto Star – Lori Williams, Duane Bratt, faculty) 

Ex-Reform leader Preston Manning picked to chair review of Alberta’s COVID-19 response: https://mru.ca/admin/redirects (Global News – Lori Williams, faculty) 

Also worth noting

Brain drain doesn’t have to be fatal, and universities are part of the solution: https://mru.ca/b4ee (University Affairs) 

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Alberta’s spin on ‘misread’ information leads to inaction over ‘just transition’ plan: Analyst: https://mru.ca/bd75 (Global News – Lori Williams, faculty) 

New associate joins Ogletree Deakins: https://mru.ca/186a (The Lawyer’s Daily – Osaro Obaseki, alumnus) 

Also worth noting

Dr. Digvir Jayas named University of Lethbridge President & Vice-Chancellor: https://mru.ca/ac4c (Lethbridge News Now) 

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MRU welcomes back new Provost and VP Academic: https://mru.ca/4886 (The Reflector – Chad London, Provost) 

Online training helps children exposed to domestic violence: https://mru.ca/013e (Education New Canada – Dawne Clark, professor emerita; Gaye Warthe; faculty) 

Faculty, students and alumni in the media

App created by MRU students helps tackle food insecurity issues: https://mru.ca/3ac29 (The Reflector – Diego Anzola, Christian Shammas, Ramin Radmand and Brandon Bodemer, students) 

Inside Unshelf Design, a New Decor Consignment Boutique and Design Studio in Calgary: https://mru.ca/7feb (Avenue Magazine – Sarah Kirkpatrick, alumna) 

How Annabelle Mastalic Made the Move From Nursing to Interior Design: https://mru.ca/6a828 (Avenue Magazine – Annabelle Mastalic, alumna) 

As affordability payment portal launches, ineligible Albertans share reaction: https://mru.ca/faf7 (CTV News – Anupam Das, faculty) 

Calgary police were directed to stop wearing thin blue line patches — but not pins: https://mru.ca/b18f (CBC News – Doug King, faculty) 

Police say thin blue line pins are OK: https://mru.ca/6068 (CBC Radio News – Doug King, faculty) 

Apocalypse Now? Or apocalypse later? Are we looking at the last days of the UCP, or just another self-inflicted speed bump?: https://mru.ca/dc5e (AlbertaPolitics.ca, The Tyee – Duane Bratt, faculty) 

Also worth noting

Ottawa dedicates $9.7M to hydrogen technology development in Alberta: https://mru.ca/1cdd (CTV News) 

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MRU in the media

As his building lives on, architect of the Saddledome and much of Calgary’s character passes away: https://mru.ca/db0e (Calgary Herald/Calgary Sun) 

Faculty, students and alumni in the media

Calgary’s Lisa Parent making Alberta Scotties debut as first-time skip: https://mru.ca/3c5d (Calgary Herald/Calgary Sun – Lisa Parent, alumna) 

Blue Monday: The ‘most depressing day of the year’: https://mru.ca/727a (Human Resources Director – Melanie Peacock, faculty) 

Economic forecast: https://mru.ca/b3cf (CTV News at 6 – Anupam Das, faculty) 

Wildcats goalie commits to US college hockey: https://mru.ca/3b0f (Swift Current Online – Jerzey Watteyne, student) 

Premier in a corner over Covid prosecution comments: https://mru.ca/8cc8 (iNews 880 – Duane Bratt, faculty) 

Smith says she won’t pursue COVID pardon legislation on advice from justice officials: https://mru.ca/4530b (Canadian Press, CHAT News Today – Duane Bratt, faculty) 

Also worth noting

Graduation rates down in Calgary, below provincial average after pandemic disruptions: CBE: https://mru.ca/756d (Calgary Herald/Calgary Sun) 

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