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

MRU in the News

Not your average test anxiety: How universities are using AI at the expense of student mental health and privacy: https://mru.ca/eb78 (The Gauntlet)

Students/experts/alum in the news

Province cancels coal leases: https://mru.ca/9378 (News 770, CHQR – Lori Williams, faculty)

Keystone XL poses another loss for Alberta: https://mru.ca/d2ba (Global News – Lori Williams, faculty)

What to expect on Joe Biden’s inauguration day: https://mru.ca/a8b6 (Global News – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Southern Alberta MLA calls on province to ease COVID-19 restrictions: https://mru.ca/7cc9 (Global News – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Alberta braces for Biden’s Keystone XL decision: https://mru.ca/3fe2 (CBC News – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Pending Keystone XL cancellation adds new obstacle to Kenney’s political fortunes: https://mru.ca/5085 (CTV News – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Also worth noting

The free-market gamble: has COVID broken U.K. universities?: https://mru.ca/5a05 (The Guardian)

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