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

MRU in the News

Hardship, pride, success highlighted in early Alberta black settler film: https://mru.ca/0525 (CBC News – Black History Month Film Festival)

Mount Royal University Black History Month Film Festival: https://mru.ca/dc27 (YYScene)

Picture it: Blanche, Rose, Dorothy and Sophia live on in Golden Girls puppet show: https://mru.ca/f135 (CBC News – Bella Concert Hall)

Students/experts/alum in the news

Alberta anti-choice advocates secretly supporting candidates to influence legislation: https://mru.ca/fe2 (Star Metro Edmonton, Star Metro Calgary – Bruce Foster, faculty)

Small business survives in Calgary: https://mru.ca/b946 (CTV News – Anupam Das, faculty)

How much debate will we see on new arena?: https://mru.ca/9bd4  (660 News radio – Richard Sutherland, faculty)

Calgarians could be shut out of new NHL arena talks: https://mru.ca/6ce6  (660 News/City News website – Richard Sutherland, faculty)

Podcast: LiveWired in Calgary – Episode 6: https://mru.ca/a21b (LiveWire Calgary, 21:30 – Duane Bratt, faculty)

The Canadian Public Relations Society announces 21 new APRs: https://mru.ca/9f9 (CNW News – Peter Ryan, faculty)

Springbank Trio coming to Rimbey: https://mru.ca/49f (Rimbey Review – Tom Mirhady, faculty)

Also worth noting

Largest investment ever from Calgary’s innovation fund goes to U of C project: https://mru.ca/b622 (CBC News)

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