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

MRU in the news

Students offer study tips from the trenches: https://mru.ca/53d (Calgary Herald – Courtenay Smart, staff; Josh Hauck, student)

Disarm school stress with these strategies: https://mru.ca/b571 (Calgary Herald – Michael Huston, Wellness)

Home-grown education, business degrees are the next goal for Red Deer College: https://mru.ca/b5b2 (Red Deer Advocate)

 ‘Absurd to ban it’: University of Alberta cannabis policy leads by example: https://mru.ca/ff2 (Edmonton Journal)

Cannabis 101 course isn’t ‘Cheech and Chong,’ says Red River College: ‘This is very serious stuff’: https://mru.ca/4af (CBC News)

Students/experts/alum in the news

Dramatic change may be coming after Quebec election: https://mru.ca/a95 (Global News – David Taras, faculty

Opponents of Bill C-69 hold rally in Calgary hoping to suspend energy legislation: https://mru.ca/9359 (Global News – Duane Bratt, faculty)

SACPA to discuss Palestinian-Israeli conflict: https://mru.ca/0040 (Lethbridge Herald – Mark Ayyash, faculty)

Online Learning Consortium Announces 2018 OLC Fellows, Effective Practice Awardees and Scholarship Recipients: https://mru.ca/607 (KEYC News 12 – Norman Vaughan, faculty)

Also worth noting

Jane Goodall to deliver commencement speech at Simon Fraser University on Thursday: https://mru.ca/f49 (Vancouver Sun)

This post by pglenn@mtroyal.ca
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