MRU Media

MRU Media: 06/15/2023

MRU in the media

Wildfire investigators: https://mru.ca/4f4f (CBC Radio, Calgary Eyeopener – Gwen O’Sullivan, faculty) 

Lab at MRU taking forensic approach to wildfire investigations: https://mru.ca/efdb (CBC Radio News – Gwen O’Sullivan, faculty) 

Faculty, students and alumni in the media

Business report with David Finch: https://mru.ca/24c7 (CBC Radio, Calgary Eyeopener – David Finch, faculty) 

Report suggests most Edmonton families support police in public schools, even racialized ones: https://mru.ca/d01d (Global News – Ritesh Narayan, faculty) 

Prime Minister Trudeau: Say “No” to a second extradition for Hassan Diab: https://mru.ca/6f874 (Rabble.ca – Mark Ayyash, faculty)

Also worth noting

Student stunned by 61% price hike in mandatory meal plan at UNB Saint John: https://mru.ca/de4c (CBC News) 

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MRU Media: 06/14/2023

Faculty, students and alumni in the media

Watch: Tatum Amy discusses signing with the Buffalo Beauts, USports title, and pride: https://mru.ca/1452 (The Hockey News – Tatum Amy, alum) 

Calgary heading towards a smoky summer: https://mru.ca/06fcc  (CityNews – Gwen O’Sullivan, faculty) 

Cabinet demonstrates independence from Take Back Alberta:  https://mru.ca/f24a (CBC News at 6 – Duane Bratt, faculty) 

Notley’s future uncertain but will likely stay: https://mru.ca/27eb (iNews 880 – Lori Williams, faculty) 

Prominent Calgary presence in the new UCP provincial cabinet: https://mru.ca/d1b3 (Calgary Journal/LiveWire Calgary – Duane Bratt, faculty) 

Matthew de Grood case no longer a matter of punishment: https://mru.ca/18e6 (QR News – Doug King, faculty) 

Also worth noting

Lethbridge College, U of L offer student housing options to public at lower costs: https://mru.ca/2ddd (CTV News) 

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MRU Media: 06/13/2023

MRU in the media

Innovation is at the heart of Mount Royal University: https://mru.ca/05eb (Calgary Herald – Chad London, provost; Peter Fenwick, IIE; Mauricio Latapí, faculty; Bianca Veltri, Haider Amin, students) 

Faculty, students and alumni in the media

Jullien Ramírez deslumbró tras graduarse en la Mount Royal University de Calgary (Jullien Ramírez dazzled after graduating from Mount Royal University in Calgary): https://mru.ca/53cd (Al Aire Libre – Jullien Ramírez, alum) 

Official election results show Alberta voter turnout dropped compared to 2019: https://mru.ca/9ca9 (CBC News – Lori Williams, faculty) 

National inquiry only option for Liberals: https://mru.ca/5c17 (CityNews 660 – Keith Brownsey, faculty) 

Lack of continuity in cabinet: https://mru.ca/0575 (CityNews 660 – Lori Williams, faculty) 

Also worth noting

‘These stories need to be heard’: Residential school survivor memoirs created through B.C. college course: https://mru.ca/0b11 (CBC News) 

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MRU Media: 06/12/2023

Faculty, students and alumni in the media

‘There’s No Looking Back. Your Past Is Wiped Out’: https://mru.ca/5371 (The Tyee – MRU Journalism students) 

Calgary MLAs land prominent roles in Smith’s cabinet: https://mru.ca/a3749 (Calgary Herald/Calgary Sun – Duane Bratt, faculty) 

What to expect from Alberta Premier Smith’s mostly-familiar cabinet: https://mru.ca/9cd8 (Edmonton Journal – Lori Williams, faculty) 

AfterGlow Lifestyle Coaching Revolutionizes Women’s Health in Banff, Alberta: https://mru.ca/bd2a (EIN Newswire – Ange Helie, alum) 

Johnston resigns as special rapporteur: https://mru.ca/c607 (CTV News Channel – Lori Williams, faculty) 

Trudeau’s handling of foreign interference ‘disastrous’: https://mru.ca/fa1f (CityNews 660 – Duane Bratt, faculty) 

Also worth noting

Manitoba’s Providence College denied official university status, for now: https://mru.ca/2687 (The Citizen)

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MRU Media: 06/09/2023

Faculty, students and alumni in the media

‘It’s Like You Could Feel Moss Growing on Your Teeth’: https://mru.ca/3974b (The Tyee – MRU Journalism students) 

‘There’s No Looking Back. Your Past Is Wiped Out’: https://mru.ca/451d (The Tyee – MRU Journalism students)

Alberta premier selects cabinet: https://mru.ca/4f2d8 (iNews880 – Lori Williams, faculty)

Alberta Cabinet unveiled today: https://mru.ca/579f (CBC The Morning Edition Saskatchewan – Lori Williams, faculty)

Alberta Primetime Politics Panel June 08https://mru.ca/cbf0  (Alberta Primetime/CTV2 – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Also worth noting

ULethbridge launches diploma in Indigenous governance, business management: https://mru.ca/7532a (ULethbridge)

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MRU Media: 06/08/2023

MRU in the media

Economic Development Matters / Edmonton Global: Hydrogen Hack: https://mru.ca/a48c (Edmonton Global – Peter Fenwick, Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship) 

Faculty, students and alumni in the media

Calgary mass killer Matthew de Grood seeks ‘absolute discharge’: https://mru.ca/4746 (CTV News – Doug King, faculty) 

Alberta Election Debrief: https://mru.ca/27c2 (Political Debrief – Lori Williams, faculty) 

New cabinet expected Friday a ‘reset’ for Smith: https://mru.ca/d929 (CityNews 660 – Lori Williams, faculty) 

Also worth noting

University of Calgary cracks top 40 globally for impact on sustainability: https://mru.ca/bb48 (Daily Hive) 

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MRU Media: 06/07/2023

MRU in the media

D2L expands higher education footprint in Canada: https://mru.ca/74ad (Canada News Wire) 

Faculty, students and alumni in the media

Edmonton officers charged after EPS review of man’s death in holding cell: https://mru.ca/99f4 (CBC News – Ritesh Narayan, faculty) 

Foreign interference allegations: https://mru.ca/ed08 (CBC News Channel – Lori Williams, faculty) 

MHC all set for convocation Friday: https://mru.ca/c3a1e (Medicine Hat News – Kristal Lawson, alum) 

Calgary council could open the door to adding more city wards: https://mru.ca/1204 (Calgary Herald/Calgary Sun – Duane Bratt, faculty) 

Rachel Notley built the Alberta NDP into a political force. Is it time for her to move on?: https://mru.ca/1ab9 (St. Catharines Standard, Toronto Star – Lori Williams, faculty)

Also worth noting

Columbia University to pull Out Of U.S. News Undergrad Rankings: https://mru.ca/785f (Forbes) 

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MRU Media: 06/06/2023

MRU in the media

Students and their families reflect on Mount Royal University experience at Convocation: https://mru.ca/5182 (CBC Radio, The Calgary Eyeopener, audio begins at 20:12)   

Faculty, students and alumni in the media

USports All-Canadian Tatum Amy Joins The Beauts: https://mru.ca/8f73 (The Hockey News – Tatum Amy, alum) 

Survivors: CJSW podcast: https://mru.ca/4acd (CJSW – Clarence Wolfleg Sr., advisor, honorary degree recipient; Gabrielle Lindstrom, faculty) 

Identity, not ideology, key to Alberta political divide, survey suggests: https://mru.ca/9099 (Canadian Press, CityNews – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Also worth noting

U of Guelph program cutbacks: a sign of things to come in Ontario?: https://mru.ca/3195 (University Affairs) 

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MRU Media: 06/05/2023

MRU in the media

Special moment at Convocation or MRU’s first Indigenous student president: 

(Global News at 6, Global News at 11 – Spirit River Striped Wolf, alum; Tim Rahilly, president, Dawn Farrell, chancellor)  

MRU sees first Indigenous student president graduate, hoping to help community: https://mru.ca/ca01 (CBC News at 6 – Spirit River Striped Wolf, alum; Tim Rahilly, president, Dawn Farrell, chancellor)  

Mount Royal’s first Indigenous student president reflects at Convocation: https://mru.ca/889d (CBC Radio News – Spirit River Striped Wolf, alum) 

Faculty, students and alumni in the media

Calgary university students struggling to find summer work: https://mru.ca/217e6 (LiveWire Calgary – Julian Romero, student) 

Danielle Smith’s win in Alberta ups tension with Ottawa and economic uncertainty: https://mru.ca/120f (Globe and Mail –  Duane Bratt, faculty) 

Vacant Calgary-Elbow seat opened door to NDP, says university professor: https://mru.ca/bbc8 (Calgary Herald/Calgary Sun – Duane Bratt, faculty) 

Alberta Premier Smith faces balancing act in choosing her new cabinet ministers: https://mru.ca/4e9d (Edmonton Journal – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Searching for truth in the digital age: How investigative journalism is evolving with digital media: https://mru.ca/f013 (Calgary Journal – Brooks Decillia, Archie McLean, faculty) 

Also worth noting

University of Waterloo investigates suspected ransomware attack on email server: https://mru.ca/3748 (CBC News) 

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MRU Media: 06/02/2023

MRU in the media

MRU’s 2023 honorary doctorate recipients bring words of inspiration to graduates: https://mru.ca/9d77 (Calgary Herald – 2023 HD recipients: Gen. John de Chastelain, Cheryl Foggo, Bruce Starlight, Don Baker, Leslie O’Donoghue, Nancy Southern)

Faculty, students and alumni in the media

Alberta’s relationship with Ottawa: https://mru.ca/7729 (Alberta at Noon with Judy Aldous – Duane Bratt, faculty) June 01 episode, starts approx. 4:00 in

Cold case data shows almost 100 unsolved homicides in Calgary since 2005: https://mru.ca/f777 (Calgary Sun – Doug King, faculty)

Alberta Premier Smith’s idea of an Edmonton ‘council’ of unelected still up in the air: https://mru.ca/b679 (Prince George Post – Duane Bratt, faculty)

‘Everything Else from My Whole Past Was All Gone’: https://mru.ca/1094 (The tyee – MRU Journalism students)

Alberta Primetime Politics Panel June 01:  https://mru.ca/84012 (Alberta Primetime/CTV2 – Archie Mclean, faculty)

Also worth noting

Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Rankings 2023 have been announced: https://mru.ca/f21b9 (Times Higher Education) 

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