MRU in the media

Blades alumnus Justin Lies commits to Mount Royal University: https://mru.ca/8059 (BVM Sports – Justin Lies, incoming student)

Laser Hume will further his hockey career: https://mru.ca/5e4c (Thompson Online – Laser Hume, incoming student)

Faculty, students and alumni in the media

Alberta continues to insist its renewables pause wasn’t political. Emails and texts show otherwise: https://mru.ca/6467f (The Narwhal – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Newly passed bill gives UCP authority to setup provincial police force: https://mru.ca/58099 (City News website – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Newly passed bill gives UCP authority to setup provincial police force: https://mru.ca/ca70 (City News 660 radio – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Legal scholars, faculty decry police action at UAlberta, UCalgary: https://mru.ca/72d9 (Academica Top Ten – Roberta Lexier, faculty)

SIMPLE MOUTH WASH MAY DETECT SIGNS OF HEART DISEASE: https://mru.ca/c0fc (Watchmen Daily Journal – Trevor King, faculty)

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Keyano closes due to nearby wildfires: https://mru.ca/264a (Keyano)

StatCan releases data on new entrants to postsecondary by Indigenous identity: https://mru.ca/bfe21 (Stats Can)

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Calgary 2024: Top five moments: https://mru.ca/6ab43 (Paralympic.org – Adam Kingsmill, student)

Faculty, students and alumni in the media

Petition to remove mayor comes up well short: https://mru.ca/f35d6 (QR News – Lori Williams, faculty) 

Discussing NDP leadership race: https://mru.ca/a175 (Global News – Duane Bratt, faculty) 

Laser-Hume will Further his Career: https://mru.ca/de45 (Flinflononline – Harmon Laser-Hume, student) 

Protesters return to University of Calgary campus after night of clashes: https://mru.ca/f922 (Global National News – Roberta Lexier, faculty)

Did police act accordingly when clearing Alberta university encampment: https://mru.ca/fd2e (QR Calgary – Doug King, faculty)

Opinion: University presidents must answer for undemocratic response to protests: https://mru.ca/de82 (Calgary Herald – Roberta Lexier, faculty)

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Alberta professors condemn police for ‘violent infringement’ of students’ protest rights: https://mru.ca/c424 (Calgary Herald)

Rural Alberta school moves to 4-day week to boost enrolment: https://mru.ca/553e (CBC)

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MRU in the media 

Experiential learning and collaborations the focus of 2024 3M National Teaching Fellowship Award winner Dr. Samanti Kulatilake: https://mru.ca/b48e (Education News Canada)

Faculty, students, staff and alumni in the media

Luis Lange signs with TSV Jona: https://mru.ca/0208 (BVM Sports – Luis Lange, student) 

Alberta NDP signs up tens of thousands of new members ahead of leadership vote: https://mru.ca/ab91  (Globe and Mail – Lori Williams, faculty)

More than 85,000 people eligible to vote in Alberta NDP leadership race; McGowan bows out: https://mru.ca/2f0e (Global News – Lori Williams, faculty) 

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Public safety minister asks for probe of police actions in clearing campus protests: https://mru.ca/4d71 (CBC News) 

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Calgary 2024: USA, Canada to fight for A-Pool Worlds gold medal: https://mru.ca/fcf4 (International Paralympic Committee – Adam Kingsmill, student) 

Canada wins the gold medal at para ice hockey world championships: https://mru.ca/b566 (Canadian Paralympic Committee –  Adam Kingsmill, student) 

‘We have laws’: Premier Smith says police action justified in Calgary: https://mru.ca/f60c (CTV News – Doug King, faculty) 

Province proposing changes to how emergencies are handled via Bill 21: https://mru.ca/60e8 (CBC Radio Edmonton – Lori Williams, faculty)

IDC Announcing the 2024 Awards Judges: https://mru.ca/8367 (IDC – Kerri Peyton, faculty)

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U of Regina to hike tuition and fees 4% in latest $283M budget: https://mru.ca/45b1 (CTV News) 

U of A president defends move to evict pro-Palestine protest encampment: https://mru.ca/21fa (Calgary Herald) 

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The CalgaryReads Big Book Sale celebrating 20 years of literacy: https://mru.ca/3ee4 (CTV Calgary) 

Student-led pro-Palestinian protests seen at Alberta universities Thursday: https://mru.ca/6766f (Global News)

Faculty, students and alumni in the media

What’s the latest with the NDP leadership race in Alberta?: https://mru.ca/6f6a (Global Calgary – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Alberta Municipalities calls on UCP to scrap ‘deeply flawed’ Bill 20: https://mru.ca/9995 (City News – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Apple gets crushing backlash to its ‘gross’ iPad ad from celebrities and artists: https://mru.ca/bf49 (CBC – AnneMarie Dorland, faculty)

How rallying around divestments helped unify Canada’s pro-Palestinian movement: https://mru.ca/41e5 (CBC – Roberta Lexier, faculty)

Moms long for time alone, but research suggests an unfair division of labour means they seldom get it: https://mru.ca/bba7 (CBC – Tom Buchanan, faculty)

Alberta to move back provincial election date as part of emergency response bill: https://mru.ca/ad5e (City News – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Also worth noting

Police clash with University of Calgary pro-Palestinian protesters left after encampment removal: https://mru.ca/2f4d (CBC Calgary)

‘This is not a negotiation’: Police fire tear gas and clear U of C encampment: https://mru.ca/4625 (Calgary Herald) 

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Revv52 set to transform Bella Concert Hall into Broadway showcase: https://mru.ca/4517 (CTV Calgary – Bella Concert Hall)

FWL Brief 46 | Wildfire season prompts new training methods: https://mru.ca/90e03 (Canada West Foundation – Environmental Forensics and Arson Lab)

Faculty, students and alumni in the media

3rd phase of ‘Alberta is Calling’ is underway, but is province moving too fast?: https://mru.ca/ef2b (Global News – David Finch, faculty)

Police, campus unrest and the power of student protests: https://mru.ca/83c5 (The Decibel/The Globe and Mail – Roberta Lexier, faculty)

Housing a hot button issue for new Calgary student leaders: https://mru.ca/33ac (CBC News at 6:00 – Tala Abu Hayyaneh, student/SAMRU REC President)

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U of R dean highlights need for more Indigenous representation in nursing: https://mru.ca/cd9f (Global News)

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Revv52 Presents: On Broadway!: https://mru.ca/1e90 (Global News Morning – Bella Concert Hall) 

Boardwalk to Develop Marda Loop MF Project: https://mru.ca/f4dd (Connect Canada CRE)

My Trans Awakening—at Age 66: https://mru.ca/971d0 (Macleans)

Faculty, students and alumni in the media

Another public consultation? Skepticism grows as Alberta launches survey on auto insurance: https://mru.ca/e017 (CBC News – Lori Williams, faculty) 

Alberta launches public consultations on auto insurance changes: https://mru.ca/80c1 (CBC Radio, Edmonton AM – Lori Williams, faculty

New student presidents settling into their roles at MRU and U of C: https://mru.ca/ef11 (CBC Calgary – Tala Abu Hayyaneh, student/SAMRU REC President)

Why media policy desperately needs input from health sector and wider civil society: https://mru.ca/8598 (Croakey – Archie McLean & Peter Ryan, faculty)

May 07 Politics Panel on Alberta Primetime: https://mru.ca/bc23 (CTV2/Alberta Primetime – Archie McLean, faculty)

The Science Behind with Dan Devoe… optimism: https://mru.ca/8309 (Re-airing of Friday QR Calgary interview on all Corus radio stations across Canada – Dan Devoe, faculty)

OPINION: Doing the same things over and again will not lead to different results: https://mru.ca/5acdb (The Hill Times – Paul Varella, faculty)

Peculiar produce helping cut grocery bills, amid challenges to healthy eating: https://mru.ca/bce8 (CTV Calgary – Caitlin Zorn, student)

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Researchers from the University of Winnipeg, MacEwan University and Memorial University to analyze workplace stress for public safety officials in Alberta: https://mru.ca/5723 (Education News Canada)

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MRU in the media 

Introducing the 2024 3M National Teaching Fellowship Award Winners: https://mru.ca/0c92 (Maclean’s Magazine – Samanti Kulatilake, faculty)

Faculty, students, staff and alumni in the media

What could proposed ceasefire mean?: https://mru.ca/ed6b (CBC News at 6 – Nazak Birjandifar, faculty) 

Foreign interference inquiry to release first report: https://mru.ca/479e (CTV News Channel – Lori Williams, faculty)

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Lethbridge College Kodiaks esports teams unveil new state-of-the-art studio ahead of winter season: https://mru.ca/e897 (CTV News) 

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Aviation celebration at Calgary university: https://mru.ca/97452 (CTV News at 6 – Kelly Williams–Whitt, dean; Mark Benson, faculty; MRU Aviation Day) 

A huge need right now’: MRU hoping new aviation degree helps meet industry demand: https://mru.ca/c8c2 (CTV News website – Kelly Williams–Whitt, dean; Mark Benson, faculty; MRU Aviation Day) 

Revv52 Presents: On Broadway!: https://mru.ca/1e90 (Global News Morning – Bella Concert Hall) 

Faculty, students, staff and alumni in the media

ASIRT on track for busiest year on record: https://mru.ca/99f21 (CTV News – Doug King, faculty) 

Foreign interference inquiry to release first report: https://mru.ca/479e (CTV News Channel – Lori Williams, faculty)

Smith pays tribute to Sikhs who ‘literally built the foundations’ of Alberta: https://mru.ca/17aa4 (Western Standard – Michael Hawley, faculty) 

Luis Lange signs with TSV Jona: https://mru.ca/0208 (BVM Sports – Luis Lange, student) 

The Science Behind…..with Dan Devoe, discussing optimism: https://mru.ca/c933 (QR News, May 3, 4:18 p.m. – Dan Devoe, faculty)

Another public consultation? Skepticism grows as Alberta launches survey on auto insurance: https://mru.ca/e017 (CBC News – Lori Williams, faculty) 

Also worth noting

Former Acadia prof Rick Mehta charged with intimidating justice system participant in latest alleged bail violation: https://mru.ca/2386 (Saltwire) 

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Postsecondary institutions honour Red Dress Day: https://mru.ca/da83d (Academica)

Faculty, students and alumni in the media

Police step in to deal with protestors at Canadian schools: https://mru.ca/5c56 (QR Calgary – Roberta Lexier, faculty)

Why this Alberta city’s transition away from the RCMP is so different from the bitter political fight in Surrey: https://mru.ca/a797 (The Vancouver Sun – Doug King, faculty) 

Has political culture shifted from policy to soundbites?: https://mru.ca/516c (630 CHED – Lori Williams, faculty) 

Details on new downtown arena deal expected to emerge today: https://mru.ca/d7df (CBC Calgary – Duane Bratt, faculty) 

Cops on campus: Why police crackdowns on student protesters are so dangerous:  https://mru.ca/ed3c (Cobb County Courier via The COnversation – Roberta Lexier, faculty)

What measuring lifespan trends says about inequality: https://mru.ca/52e90 (Scroll.In via The Conversation – Peter Zizler & Shoba Ittyipe, faculty)

A senior Alberta official found the renewables pause ‘very troubling.’ He was pressured to support it anyway: https://mru.ca/30a49 (The Narwhal – Lori Williams, faculty)

Fort Calgary gets a new name: https://mru.ca/a1e1 (QR Calgary/Global News – John Fischer, interim AVP of Indigenization and Decolonization)

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Fort Calgary rebranded as The Confluence: https://mru.ca/761a (CTV Calgary) 

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