MRU in the media

Register now to participate in Foothills Creamery’s All You Can Eat Ice Cream Contest: https://mru.ca/d576 (To Do Canada – MRU Amphitheatre) 

Iowa State scientists and students combine research and adventure in the Himalayas: https://mru.ca/f9eb (Iowa State University News) 

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The environmental cost of fireworks: https://mru.ca/9f764 (CBC Radio One – Gwen O’Sullivan, faculty)

Rules around fireworks a mixed bag in northern Ontario as officials weigh the risks amid wildfire season: https://mru.ca/f79d (CBC website – Gwen O’Sullivan, faculty)

Pierre Polievre debuts new look: https://mru.ca/4c28 (City News Radio Vancouver/Calgary/Kitchener-Waterloo/Toronto/Ottawa/Halifax – Lori Williams, faculty)

Poilievre sports new summer look aimed at improving likability: https://mru.ca/a622 (City News website – Lori Williams, faculty)

‘This is a crime’: Chestermere council challenges governance investigation again, accuses inspector of criminal offence:  https://mru.ca/5518 (Calgary Herald – Lori Williams, faculty)

Independent media can help fill local news void as legacy media consolidate: Experts: https://mru.ca/efa6 (BNN Bloomberg – Brad Clark, faculty)

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Affirmative action: US Supreme Court overturns race-based college admissions: https://mru.ca/4c26 (BBC)

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Postmedia’s merger talks with Toronto Star owner a ‘Hail Mary pass’: expert: https://mru.ca/4d0ec (The Canadian Press, CTV News – Brad Clark, faculty) 

Merger could be next step in decimation of news: https://mru.ca/c594 (CityNews, Canadian Press broadcast – Brad Clark, faculty) 

‘That’s too many’: Halifax Regional Police lose 30 members in six months: https://mru.ca/634e (Global News – Doug King, faculty) 

Shoutout to Crowchild Classic: https://mru.ca/c7de (TSN 2 – MRU Cougars)

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There are a ton of free classes you can take from the U of A this summer: https://mru.ca/f080a (Curiosity) 

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Mount Royal University Hosts Inaugural HealthTech Challenge: https://mru.ca/ee2d (Education News Canada – Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship) 

Faculty, students and alumni in the media

Former junior hockey player shares personal battle with alcohol, depression: https://mru.ca/5c9a (Global News – Tanner Mortenson, student) 

Hong Kong basketball star Glen Yang relishing life in ‘high level’ Canadian league – despite ‘struggle’ with peculiar rule: https://mru.ca/02ff (South China Morning Post – Glen Yang, alum) 

Langdon property owners fearful of accused serial rapist Robert Mantha’s potential release: https://mru.ca/58ed1 (CTV News – Kelly Sundberg, faculty) 

Being rewarded at work: https://mru.ca/5129 (CBC Radio, Alberta at Noon – Christian Cook, faculty) 

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Report on UPEI allegations describes ‘dire, toxic’ issues, calls for ‘urgent action’: https://mru.ca/69ec (CBC News) 

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6 ways universities can promote health on campus — and measure progress: https://mru.ca/be3f (The Conversation – Chad London, provost) 

Faculty, students and alumni in the media

3D printed guns an emerging risk in Canada: https://mru.ca/5510 (QR News – Doug King, faculty) 

MRU student creates app that promotes friendly mingles and supports local businesses: https://mru.ca/2a50 (The Reflector – Bianca Veltri, student) 

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UBC’s Wine Research Centre offers micro-credential in wine tasting: https://mru.ca/6308 (Castanet) 

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Murder, they joked: Brothers Will and Ian Ferguson have fun with the genre in I Only Read Murder: https://mru.ca/850e (Calgary Herald – Ian Ferguson, alum)

Faculty, students and alumni in the media

Quirks and Quarks: Our fabulous listener question show: https://mru.ca/2c0c (CBC Radio – Tonya Mousseau, faculty) 

‘I’m Not Afraid of the Fire’: https://mru.ca/a91b (The Tyee – MRU Journalism students) 

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Kurt Blind, Bow Valley College School of Community Studies valedictorian, beat the odds:  https://mru.ca/bfa85 (CTV Calgary)

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How the 2013 flood continues to impact mental health and changed mental health response after disasters: https://mru.ca/36ab (Calgary Herald – Caroline McDonald-Harker, faculty)

Floods, Fires, and Why Tech Won’t Save Us: https://mru.ca/e224 (Real Talk Ryan Jespersen – Caroline McDonald-Harker; Tim Haney, faculty) *starts at the 45:00 minute mark

10 years: The 2013 Calgary flood brought people together: https://mru.ca/8fd3 (Calgary Journal – Tim Haney, faculty)

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U of C gets multimillion-dollar legacy gift for brain research: https://mru.ca/eef6 (Calgary Herald)

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How the 2013 flood continues to impact mental health and changed mental health response after disasters: https://mru.ca/36ab (Calgary Herald – Caroline McDonald-Harker, faculty)

Ten years after the big flood: https://mru.ca/a74c (630 CHED/QR Calgary – Caroline McDonald-Harker, faculty)

Calgary better equipped to handle a 2013-level flood event but work remains: https://mru.ca/8962 (CTV Calgary – Tim Haney, faculty)

Ottawa allowed in half of foreign nationals red-flagged as security risks, audit finds: https://mru.ca/7656 (QR Calgary – Kelly Sundberg, faculty) 

Calgary man’s terrorism charges stem from TikTok video he posted: court documents: https://mru.ca/a287 (CTV Calgary – Doug King; Kelly Sundberg, faculty)

NDP calls on RCMP to investigate if premier’s ethics breach warrants criminal charges: https://mru.ca/5087 (CBC Radio One Canada wide – Duane Bratt, faculty)

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What Ontario’s rising high school grades mean for university admissions: https://mru.ca/1749 (CBC Toronto) 

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Calgary floods: Preventing another disaster: https://mru.ca/9a4b (City News website – Tim Haney, faculty)

COLUMN: Overcoming the feeling of imposter syndrome: https://mru.ca/0889f (Airdrie City View – Ethan Seaborn, student)

10 years: The 2013 Calgary flood brought people together: https://mru.ca/5ad9 (Livewire Calgary – Tim Haney, faculty)

20 QUESTIONS: With TIAPEI CEO Corryn Clemence: https://mru.ca/0289 (Saltwire – Corryn Clemence, alumna)

Aspiring educator latest recipient of the BDM scholarship award: https://mru.ca/d167 (UFCW – Chantelle Gilmour, alumna)

Mixed reactions, uncertainty as Tinubu unveils student loan: https://mru.ca/6d584 (The Times – Ademola Adesola, faculty)

Danielle Smith’s notorious restaurant up for sale: https://mru.ca/e20c7 (Rabble.ca – Duane Bratt, faculty)

David Parker: McInnis & Holloway — more than a century of dignity in the funeral business:  https://mru.ca/12e1 (Calgary Herald – Jeff Hagel, alum)

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Journalism programs adapting to the changing news industry amid layoffs, pressures:  https://mru.ca/0fff (Toronto Star)

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Indigenous students face systemic barriers as they pursue higher education: report: https://mru.ca/f6b7 (Calgary Herald – Nikki Ballantyne, alumna, Tori McMillan, faculty)

Alberta midwives could help fill rural maternity gaps, but obstacles remain, they say: https://mru.ca/950f (CBC News)

Faculty, students and alumni in the media

Faces of the flood: The people who lived through the 2013 floods, and where they are now:  https://mru.ca/1891 (Calgary Herald – Tim Haney, faculty)

Josh Armstrong named new athletic trainer: https://mru.ca/35f8 (Penticton Herald – Josh Armstrong, alum)

HR veteran raises the question: Is there ever a ‘perfect’ time to retire?: https://mru.ca/77f6 (Human Resources Director – Melanie Peacock, retired faculty)

Political Pondering – West of Centre Podcast: https://mru.ca/6489 (CBC West of Centre podcast – Lori Williams, faculty)

Will there be a federal cabinet shuffle?: https://mru.ca/268d (City News Radio Toronto/Vancouver/Calgary/Halifax/Kitchener-Waterloo/Ottawa – Lori Willaims, faculty)

A look at the federal political landscape: https://mru.ca/3302 (CBC News Network – Lori Williams, faculty)

Judicial recounts for Calgary ridings ‘more symbolic than substantive’: political scientist: https://mru.ca/c8c9 (Calgary Herald – Lori Williams, faculty)

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Would you share a single room with 3 other people? Why student housing is in a crisis: https://mru.ca/78e0 (Radio Canada)

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Alberta Premier decries big tech and government censorship as Facebook account temporarily suspended: https://mru.ca/086a (Global News – Duane Bratt, faculty) 

The boss is going crazy! She’s practically giving her restaurant away! Plus, big tech is censoring her!: https://mru.ca/639e (AlbertaPolitics.ca – Duane Bratt, faculty) 

Premier Smith’s Facebook ban claims ‘curious’: https://mru.ca/ca16 (iNews 880 – Duane Bratt, faculty) 

Alberta premier claims her Facebook was blocked from posting: https://mru.ca/dfcd (City News – Lori Williams, faculty)

When It Comes To Branding, Be Careful Who You Associate With: https://mru.ca/a927 (Retail Insider – Neil Brigden, faculty)

Canada’s potential Next Prime Ministers recognized with scholarships in Aurora: https://mru.ca/e25a (Yahoo via The Auroran – Liam Adamson, student)

Surviving, in Their Own Words:  https://mru.ca/392a (The Tyee – MRU Journalism students)

This Tiny Fish Can Acknowledge Itself in Photographs: https://mru.ca/c403 (Global Business Newswire – Alain Morin, faculty)

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3 Alberta universities receive $25M in funding for quantum physics research: https://mru.ca/3adc (Global News)

Yale, University of New Haven partnership celebrates first degrees awarded to inmates: https://mru.ca/b1e2 (Associated Press)

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