MRU Media: 05/03/2021
This report is a weekday roundup of news about MRU, faculty experts, students and alumni, and other topics of interest.
MRU in the News
MRU receives $15M for transformation of student spaces: https://mru.ca/e5ec (Academica Top Ten – Spirit River Striped Wolf, SAMRU)
Calgary program to upskill oil workers for tech jobs to expand: https://mru.ca/c900 (CBC News)
Expanded EDGE UP program offers tech training to more displaced oil & gas professionals: https://mru.ca/4089 (Canadian Insider, Canada NewsWire – Brad Mahon, Dean)
Empowering students to LEAD the way: https://mru.ca/72a5 (Government of Alberta – Jonathan Withey, Dean)
AB Government: Empowering students to LEAD the way: https://mru.ca/ea98 (NationTalk – Jonathan Withey, Dean)
Empowering students to LEAD the way: https://mru.ca/7b5b4 (Red Deer News Now – Jonathan Withey, faculty)
Students/experts/alum in the news
Many Albertans express confusion, frustration over COVID-19 emergency alert message: https://mru.ca/ab8e (CTV News – Keith Brownsey, faculty)
Alberta legislature temporarily suspends spring session as COVID-19 cases surge: https://mru.ca/81e9 (CBC News – Duane Bratt, faculty)
Legislature suspeneded over COVID-19: https://mru.ca/10d4 (CBC Radio News – Duane Bratt, faculty)
Alberta Legislature Temporarily Suspends Spring Session as COVID-19 Cases Rise: https://mru.ca/ff83 (West Island Blog – Duane Bratt, faculty)
Government pleasing no one with COVID-19: https://mru.ca/0d6a (630 CHED – Lori Williams, faculty)
UCP beating a dead horse in blaming feds for COVID-19 issues: expert: https://mru.ca/0dc (CityNews, 660 News – Duane Bratt, faculty)
Time to move on from blaming Ottawa: https://mru.ca/e322 (660 News – Duane Bratt, faculty)
Alberta Prime Time Politics Panel: https://mru.ca/6639 (CTV Two – Lori Williams, faculty)
Also worth noting
Public Health to review Nova Scotia plan to return students to campuses this fall: https://mru.ca/c717 (CBC News)
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