MRU in the media

Twenty-six amazing craft breweries in Calgary: https://mru.ca/5684 (Look-travels)

Faculty, students and alumni in the media

JMH LaunchPad winner highlights her business: https://mru.ca/9e23 (CBC Radio One – Dina Ibrahim, student)

‘Blood sport:’ Observers say purported emails suggest decline of Alberta politics: https://mru.ca/da5e (Calgary Herald – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Pierre Poilievre draws out staggering crowds: https://mru.ca/8986 (CBC Radio One – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Kenny urges party to back him or risk division, election loss: https://mru.ca/be26 (Eckville Echo – Duane Bratt, faculty)

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Ribbon Rouge aims to close gaps in health equity for Black Albertans: https://mru.ca/dedb (Taproot Edmonton) 

MRU student entrepreneurs get a boost: https://mru.ca/2230 (CBC Radio News – LaunchPad finalists,full  audio not yet available) 

Millions spent funding COVID vaccine ‘encouragement’ programs: https://mru.ca/6f50b (Western Standard)

Faculty, students and alumni in the media

Barrel half empty or full: https://mru.ca/ad38d (West of Centre Podcast – Lori Williams, faculty) 

Hyped up! Behind our obsession with the latest greatest: https://mru.ca/b6e1 (Calgary Journal – Maria Mikova, student) 

Strong rhetoric from Kenney in speech to party members: https://mru.ca/143c (News 770, CHQR – Duane Bratt, faculty) 

Questions about voting process in leadership review likely: https://mru.ca/33e0 (News 770, CHQR – Lori Williams, faculty) 

Jonathan Denis, political fixer allegations raise questions: https://mru.ca/83d2 (News 770, CHQR – Duane Bratt, faculty) 

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University of Guelph students’ privacy not violated by vaccine mandate: privacy commissioner: https://mru.ca/6031 (Global News) 

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Illegally off-leash dogs put stress on city’s wildlife, say researchers: https://mru.ca/7f42 (Calgary Herald, Calgary Sun – Tracy Lee, Miistakis Institute) 

Province announces boost for Women in STEM Scholarships: https://mru.ca/8ef52 (Education News Canada – Rachel Timmermans, SAMRU; Theresa Tayler, alumna; Yasaman Amannejad, faculty)

Faculty, students and alumni in the media

‘Bullets don’t discriminate’: Calgary homicides more than double the average for the time of year: https://mru.ca/2fd96 (Calgary Herald, Calgary Sun – Doug King, faculty) 

Calgary police officer leaves woman by the side of the road after man stalked her, exposed himself: https://mru.ca/86cd (Calgary Herald – Doug King, faculty) 

The 2022 Stampede Lottery Dream Home artist revealed: https://mru.ca/6589 (Calgary Herald – Christy Niedersteiner, alumna) 

Why all Albertans should be paying attention to the UCP leadership review: https://mru.ca/8094 (Global News – Lori Williams, faculty) 

Kenney leadership review: https://mru.ca/543e (CTV News Channel – Duane Bratt, faculty) 

Kenney pleads for UCP members ‘not to compare him to the Almighty, but the alternative’: https://mru.ca/b02e (CBC News – Lori Williams, faculty) 

‘Not going to settle these divisions’: Political scientists react to Kenney’s leadership review speech: https://mru.ca/f48e (CTV News – Lori Williams, faculty) 

‘The rhetoric was over the top’: Political scientist Duane Bratt on Kenney’s speech to UCP members: https://mru.ca/809c (Global News – Duane Bratt, faculty) 

Kenney urges unity in last speech before leadership ballots are mailed to UCP members: https://mru.ca/28ca (Edmonton Journal – Duane Bratt, faculty) 

Jason Kenney urges UCP to back him or risk election loss to Alberta NDP: https://mru.ca/ae89 (Global News – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Alberta’s Kenney urges party to back him or risk division and election loss to NDP: https://mru.ca/c3ef (National Post, The Canadian Press – Duane Bratt, faculty) 

Jason Kenney’s UCP leadership review begins: https://mru.ca/999a (CityNews – Keith Brownsey, Lori Williams, faculty) 

Premier of Canada’s Alberta province faces crunch vote on his leadership: https://mru.ca/6e18 (Reuters – Duane Bratt, faculty) 

UCP annual general meeting being held this weekend: https://mru.ca/5183 (Global News – Duane Bratt, faculty) 

‘We want him replaced’: Kenney quiet ahead of vote as trust, unity become central issues: https://mru.ca/f22d (CTV News – Lori Williams, Duane Bratt, faculty) 

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Is Canada ready for open access?: https://mru.ca/7967 (University Affairs) 

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More scholarships supporting women in STEM: https://mru.ca/2130 (Government of Alberta – Yasaman Amannejad, faculty; Rachel Timmermans, SAMRU; Theresa Tayler, alumna) 

Calgary-based Chic Geeks clearing the path for women in tech: Scholarship awarded to more women in STEM: https://mru.ca/7e24 (Calgary Herald – Yasaman Amannejad, faculty, Rachel Timmermans, SAMRU; Theresa Tayler, alumna) 

Celebrate! Calgary Girls Choir 25th Anniversary Concert: https://mru.ca/4b6 (To Do Canada – Bella Concert Hall) 

Faculty, students and alumni in the media

Those left behind: He was a former child soldier who struggled with PTSD. Now, his family fights for his memory: https://mru.ca/cc26 (CBC News – Dan Devoe, faculty) 

Sundberg: Can we please move beyond the thin blue line debate?: https://mru.ca/7f325 (Calgary Herald – Kelly Sundberg, faculty)

‘Crisis in the justice system’: Alberta prosecutors issue ultimatum to premier amid strike talk: https://mru.ca/43d3 (CTV News – Lori Williams, faculty) 

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney gets letter of support from 19 former MLAs: https://mru.ca/9a1a (CBC News – Duane Bratt, faculty) 

Former MLAs endorse Kenney in open letter days ahead of ballots going out for leadership review: https://mru.ca/89e8 (Calgary Herald/Edmonton Journal – Duane Bratt, faculty) 

Departure of AHS head doctor a shot out of the blue: https://mru.ca/aa29 (News 770, CHQR – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Walleye gives K’s reality check: https://mru.ca/c8b9 (The Journal Gazette  – Bradley Kennedy, student)

From MRU Cougar to pro hockey player: Meet Tyson Helgesen: https://mru.ca/3687 (The Calgary Journal – Tyson Helgesen, student)

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University of Calgary launches new cybersecurity hub: https://mru.ca/bd66 (Calgary Herald)

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HBO series “The Last of Us” has been filming in a Calgary alley and the footage is wild: https://mru.ca/86ca (Daily Hive)

Ribbon Rouge aims to close gaps in health equity for Black Albertans: https://mru.ca/dedb (Taproot Edmonton) 

Faculty, students and alumni in the media

Grassfire near railway tracks under investigation by CP, Calgary Fire Department: https://mru.ca/0f05 (CTV News – Gwen O’Sullivan, faculty) 

Suncor to divest its wind and solar assets: https://mru.ca/f176 (iNews 880, Global News Radio – Tim Taylor, faculty) 

Why is Suncor getting out of wind and solar business?:  https://mru.ca/2287 (News 770, CHQR, The Drive  – Tim Taylor faculty) 

No evidence to suggest ‘thin blue line’ patch used in Canada for white supremacy: Criminologist: https://mru.ca/15df (CTV News – Kelly Sundberg, faculty) 

David Finch on Unity Software moving to Calgary: https://mru.ca/e0fd (CBC Radio, Calgary Eyeopener) 

Calgary attracts software giant: https://mru.ca/2972 (CBC Radio News – David Finch, faculty) 

Under The Dome: All roads in Alberta lead back to Jason Kenney’s leadership review: https://mru.ca/e0fd (Edmonton Journal – Duane Bratt, faculty; Don Braid, honorary degree recipient) 

Liberals set to unveil federal budget that promises billions in new spending: https://mru.ca/c547a (CityNews – Keith Brownsey, faculty) 

Liberal, NDP deal may not last: https://mru.ca/7573 (CityNews 660 – Keith Brownsey, faculty) 

Jason Kenney’s leadership review: https://mru.ca/0fdf (CTV News Channel – Duane Bratt, faculty) 

NHL Prospect Notebook: Takeaways from a weekend watching USNTDP: https://mru.ca/4aa3 (Sportsnet.ca – Nolan Yaremko, student)

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Indigenous Awareness Week underway at U of L: https://mru.ca/fc8b (Lethbridge Herald)

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MRU in the media

Citizen science project puts Calgary biodiversity in focus – MRU students contribute to Calgary Captured through Miistakis Institute: https://mru.ca/fe40 (Municipal Information Network) 

Innovation and research capacity grants boost MRU discoveries: https://mru.ca/a406 (Education News Canada – Michael Quinn, AVP; Gwen O’Sullivan, Meg Wilcox, Brad Clark, Michael Asmussen, faculty)

Getting set for post-secondary: https://mru.ca/a302 (Calgary Herald – Kaylene McTavish, staff)

Why Major Film and Television Productions are Coming to Southern Alberta: https://mru.ca/8750 (Avenue Magazine) 

Why Alberta oil and gas workers are pivoting to tech jobs: https://mru.ca/4c6c (CBC News – AWS training program)

Faculty, students and alumni in the media

‘Rx for parks’ initiative prescribes getting outside for good health: https://mru.ca/e287 (CBC News – Sonya Jakubec, faculty)

Calgary officers defy directive to remove ‘thin blue line’ patches: https://mru.ca/5a90 (CityNews – Doug King, faculty) 

Calgary police to delay removal of thin blue line patches, citing internal discord: https://mru.ca/c175 (MSN, CBC News – Kelly Sundberg, faculty)

The improbable political comeback of Danielle Smith: https://mru.ca/8380f (CBC News – Duane Bratt, faculty)

NHL Prospect Notebook: Takeaways from a weekend watching USNTDP: https://mru.ca/4aa3 (Sportsnet.ca – Nolan Yaremko, student)

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U of T and Ryerson University plan to end masking, vaccination mandates May 1: https://mru.ca/23fb (CBC News) 

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Mount Royal University: Student life on campus: https://mru.ca/0e72 (Maclean’s – Cassidy McKay, student) 

Calgary Influential Women in Business Awards: https://mru.ca/2d6a (Business in Calgary – Dawn Farrell, chancellor; Eleanor Chiu, donor) 

Directly to the source – MRU’s chancellor attends classes to hear directly from students: https://mru.ca/b5c41 (Education News Canada – Dawn Farrell, chancellor; Chelan McCallion, faculty)

Faculty, students and alumni in the media

Photojournalism project may be the last event for U of C domestic abuse advocacy club: https://mru.ca/8d5e (Calgary Journal – Viviana Heather, student; Gaye Warthe, faculty)

Calgary police officers defy order to remove thin blue line patches from uniforms: https://mru.ca/a4c8c (Global News – Kelly Sundberg, faculty) 

Airdrie volleyball player reflects on national silver medal with MRU Cougars: https://mru.ca/6141 (Airdrie Today  – Haley Roe, student) 

Former Alberta Wildrose leaders hope to blossom with return to politics: https://mru.ca/4390 (CityNews – Lori Williams, faculty) 

Ex-Wildrose leader returns to Alberta politics to vote against Kenney leadership: https://mru.ca/e7a75 (Red Deer Advocate, The Canadian Press – Lori Williams, faculty) 

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Lost campus: Virtual tour exposes bizarre, forgotten history at University of Manitoba: https://mru.ca/d4e5 (CBC News)

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New Ways of Thinking – Adventures in Advising: https://mru.ca/4954 (Adventures in Advising Podcast – Shea Ellingham, staff)

What Makes an Excellent Childcare Centre?: https://mru.ca/4d41 (Alberta Views – MRU Child Care Centre) 

Faculty, students and alumni in the media

Study sheds light on why young adults are leaving Alberta – and how to bring them back: https://mru.ca/32d0a (Globe and Mail – David Finch, faculty) 

Athlete of the Week: Haley Roe: https://mru.ca/f1a8 (CTV News – Haley Roe, student) 

N.W.T. nursing students concerned nursing shortage will affect critical mentorships: https://mru.ca/53e8 (CBC News – Samantha Goodwin, student)

Danielle Smith re-entering politics could cause waves within UCP, pundits say: https://mru.ca/a2a9 (Calgary Herald, Calgary Sun – Lori Williams, faculty)

Also worth noting

Muslim student association wants U of Sask. to offer exam deferral during Ramadan: https://mru.ca/2dd5b (CBC News) 

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