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

MRU in the News

Calgary post-secondary schools eyeing online courses through 2020: https://mru.ca/6d0d (CTV News – Stephen Price, Dean, EOC)

What happens at universities and colleges in the fall: https://mru.ca/e682 (CTV News at 6 – Stephen Price, Dean, EOC)

Calgary schools roll out supports for international students, some see increase in applications: https://mru.ca/73b4 (Academica)

Nearly-graduated nursing students fast-tracked into service after COVID-19 crisis cut practicums short: https://mru.ca/a83f (CBC News website – Elizabeth Van Den Kerkhof, faculty, Director, School of Nursing and Midwifery)

Students/experts/alum in the news

People might break physical distancing as weeks could turn into years: sociologist: (660 News website – Caroline McDonald-Harker, faculty)

Longer COVID-19 restrictions could impact our mental health: https://mru.ca/8211 (CityNews – Caroline McDonald-Harker, faculty)

Mental health at risk from social isolation: https://mru.ca/e1d3  (660 News radio – Caroline McDonald-Harker, faculty)

What it means if Alberta’s Jason Kenney bypasses Health Canada on COVID-19: https://mru.ca/28c0 (Toronto Star – Lori Wlliams, faculty)

Being Stuck Inside Can Lead You To The Stars Via NASA: https://mru.ca/7511 (Strathmore Now – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Also worth noting

Free mental health services for B.C. residents due to COVID-19: https://mru.ca/17fe (The Northern View)

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MRU in the News

MRU Nursing students being fast-tracked to frontlines: https://mru.ca/b842 (CBC Radio News – Elizabeth Van Den Kerkhof, faculty)

Students/experts/alum in the news

Hajdu defends Health Canada after Kenney suggests Alberta may move ahead with steps to combat COVID-19 without its approval: https://mru.ca/8fe0 (Global News – Lori Williams, faculty)

Missed opportunity for Kenney to champion Alberta’s response: https://mru.ca/2694 (Global News at 11 – Lori Williams, faculty)

No ‘compliance’ issues with BC Hydro despite mass fish kill in Squamish: DFO: https://mru.ca/72cc (Squamish Chief – Sean Holman, faculty)

Maintaining legitimacy of restrictions of businesses: https://mru.ca/1c3a (Newstalk 800, CJAD – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Also worth noting

U of C researchers to begin hydroxychloroquine trial on COVID-19 patients: https://mru.ca/5fbe (Calgary Herald)

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Calgary post-secondaries adjusting policies for international students: https://mru.ca/b5e (Calgary Herald/Calgary Sun – Phil Warsaba, AVP)

Students facing steep declines in summer work due to COVID-19: https://mru.ca/d3bb (Calgary Herald/Calgary Sun – Sarah Imran, staff)

Students/experts/alum in the news

Could working from home become new normal after COVID-19 pandemic?: https://mru.ca/561d (Global News, CHQR – Melanie Peacock, faculty)

CBC News Poll: In experts we trust (at least, more than we used to): https://mru.ca/84daa (CBC News – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Also worth noting

SAIT respiratory program lends ventilators, fast-tracks students for COVID-19 response: https://mru.ca/124c (Calgary Herald)

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Alberta’s public education system needs support, not cuts, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic: https://mru.ca/f95a (Rabble.ca – Kit Dobson, faculty)

Premier’s address left some economic questions unanswered: https://mru.ca/32b3 (630 CHED – Lori Williams, faculty)

Expert weighs in on Kenney’s economic plan for Alberta, suggests PST could be an answer: https://mru.ca/67b3 (Global News – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Leadership vital in times of crisis: https://mru.ca/9ddd (630 CHED – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Also worth noting

Feds update wage subsidy and unveil changes to student summer job program: https://mru.ca/06c9 (CTV News)

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Opinion: Health vs. economy debate will come, but it’s a false choice: https://mru.ca/ab2 (Calgary Herald, Vancouver Province – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Covid-19: Instant reaction to premier’s speech: https://mru.ca/beac (CityNews – Duane Bratt, faculty)

High marks for premier’s response to health crisis, but few answers to economic woes: https://mru.ca/a14c4 (News 770, CHQR – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Music at St. Paul’s Presents “16 Strings and 88 Keys” with the Delray String Quartet: https://mru.ca/2b73 (The Boca Raton Tribune – Valentin Mansurov, alumnus)

Also worth noting

What will happen to school grades during the coronavirus pandemic?: https://mru.ca/14f (The Conversation)

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Announcing the CAJ Awards Finalists: https://mru.ca/418e (Canada News Wire – Alannah Page, Huyana Cyprien, Curtis Larson, MRU Journalism students; Calgary Journal)

Students/experts/alum in the news

Calgary blogger’s fund to bridge cash gap for struggling workers: https://mru.ca/80a9 (LiveWire Calgary – Maria Jose, student)

Weighing Alberta’s decision to invest in Keystone XL: https://mru.ca/b1dfc (CBC Radio, Day 6, Episode 488, 17:10 – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Scholarship Helps Single Mom Achieve Her Goals: https://mru.ca/41e (Marketplace – Janine Oliver – Student)

Also worth noting

COVID-19: Schools distribute laptops, paper materials for at-home learning: https://mru.ca/b42 (Calgary Herald)

Trudeau says help coming for students unable to find summer jobs: https://mru.ca/2815 (CTV New)

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One month in: Looking back at how Alberta has handled COVID-19: https://mru.ca/1f40 (CBC News – Lori Williams, faculty)

Life in Alberta has dramatically changed: https://mru.ca/f27d (CBC Radio News – Lori Williams, faculty)

Prime Time Crime: https://mru.ca/4345 (CTV News Alberta Prime Time – Ritesh Narayan, faculty)

NDP calls for Alberta minister to resign after contacting doctor on personal phone: https://mru.ca/f7ff (Global News – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Making it big: Two Cougars go pro: https://mru.ca/af13 (The Reflector – Jessie Lees, Chris Gerrie, students; Bert Gilling, staff)

Also worth noting

U of A moves to online convocation to continue tradition of June convocation: https://mru.ca/54b2 (The Gateway, CTV)

Student group pushes for province to extend delay to funding changes: https://mru.ca/a25b (Calgary Herald)

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Member of MRU Board of Governors resigns from position: https://mru.ca/21db7 (The Reflector – Roberta Lexier, faculty)

The acquittal of former MRU student Matt Brown: https://mru.ca/6cd (The Reflector – Matthew Brown, alumnus; Ritesh Narayan, faculty; Lesley Brown, Provost)

Students/experts/alum in the news

The virus Is causing a rethink of big academic conferences: https://mru.ca/4155 (The Tyee – Sean Holman and Tim Haney, faculty)

CBC News poll: Albertans were already anxious. Then, the floor dropped out: https://mru.ca/8698 (CBC News – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Smoke and mirrors aren’t cutting it — alberta’s health minister still needs to go: https://mru.ca/83c4 (AlbertaPolitics.ca – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Schmiemann learned a lot in WHL career: https://mru.ca/1da0 (Brandon Sun – Dominic Schmiemann, student)

Also worth noting

‘Zoom-bombing’ attacks on video conferencing platform leave victims shaken: https://mru.ca/c91c (CBC News)

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Help available for Calgary university students suffering financially due to COVID-19: https://mru.ca/9ed1 (CBC News – Shereen Samuels, SAMRU)

Students/experts/alum in the news

Rocky Mountain Soap Company launches natural, Health Canada-approved hand sanitizer: https://mru.ca/7a66 (CTV News – Mohammed El Hazzouri, faculty)

Taylor Haux commits to play collegiate softball: https://mru.ca/2bc (Estevan Mercury – Taylor Haux, student, SAIT/MRU softball team)

Alberta backstops Keystone XL: https://mru.ca/618c (CBC Radio, Alberta at Noon – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Alberta suspends all environmental reporting, cuts back fossil war room: https://mru.ca/e9c0 (The Energy Mix – Lori Williams, faculty)

Risk and reward for province in Keystone XL Pipeline investment: https://mru.ca/4724 (Global News – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Daily dose of the dub:  Ludvig signs with Panthers, Sawchuk and Gilliss commit to Mount Royal and more: https://mru.ca/0a7c (Dubnetwork.ca – Lane Gillis, Riley Sawchuk, students)

Also worth noting

Saskatchewan universities decide on grading after COVID-19 disrupts semester: https://mru.ca/4c65 (CBC News)

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Students/experts/alum in the news

Coronavirus: The struggle to distance social teens during a pandemic: https://mru.ca/cf8b (Global News – Spencer Castle, student)

COVID: B.C.’s two biggest cities, Vancouver and Surrey, kept in the dark about coronavirus patient stats: https://mru.ca/351b (TheBreaker.news – Sean Holman, faculty)

Why Alberta is throwing billions behind the Keystone XL pipeline: https://mru.ca/8af8 (CBC News – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Province investing in Keystone XL, while laying off school staff: https://mru.ca/6dc8 (CBC Radio News – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Province investing in Keystone XL: (CBC News at 6, March 31, 6:05 p.m. – Duane Bratt, faculty, clip unavailable)

Also worth noting

Alberta college and university performance-based funding changes delayed by pandemic: https://mru.ca/c496 (CBC)

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