MRU in the media 

Inside Avenue’s 2024 Innovation Event: https://mru.ca/a80a (Avenue Magazine – MRU sponsored the event) 

Faculty, students, staff and alumni in the media

Challenges facing gender diverse community during Pride Month: https://mru.ca/16a1 (QR News – Corrine Mason and Leah Hamilton, faculty) 

Winners of the 2024 CAUAC Chief David Crowchild Memorial Award and Isgaakuwa (Young Persons) Award announced: https://mru.ca/4e6c (City of Calgary Newsroom – Magel Labelle, student)

Fired Chestermere mayor denies improper spending claims, questions timing of lawsuit: https://mru.ca/fd30 (Calgary Herald/Calgary Sun – Lori Williams, faculty) 

Calgary’s first municipal political party — A Better Calgary Party — unveiled, with more expected: https://mru.ca/ab8b (Calgary Herald – Lori Williams, faculty)

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Ontario Provincial Attestation Letters data shows colleges faring much better than unis: https://mru.ca/6e70 (The Pie) 

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Calgary cat owner warns others after pet killed by bobcat: https://mru.ca/84e6 (Global Calgary – Miistakis Institute) 

Faculty, students and alumni in the media

Calgary’s first municipal political party launches: https://mru.ca/be64 (CBC News – Lori Williams, faculty)

Ferguson brothers skewer Hollywood with new Miranda Abbott mystery: https://mru.ca/c24a4 (Calgary Herald – Ian Ferguson, alum) 

10 ways to support LGBTQ youth this Pride Month: https://mru.ca/ee62  (Waterloo Region Record via The Conversation – Corinne Mason & Leah Hamilton, faculty) *original article shared June 14.

When should top athletes be treated differently? THE MENTAL GAME — PART 5: ELITE ATHLETES: https://mru.ca/9d1d (Brandon Sun – Shawn Sky, faculty & men’s volleyball head coach)

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Post-secondary minister demands answers in stinging letter to UVic following overdose death: https://mru.ca/9410 (Vancouver Sun)

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Hundreds sign petition to stop parking fees at St. Mary’s University: https://mru.ca/2710 (CTV Calgary)

Faculty, students and alumni in the media

No more cell phones in Alberta classrooms: https://mru.ca/1628 (Edmonton AM on CBC Radio – Sarah Hamilton, faculty)

Chestermere gears up for council overhaul with byelection next week: https://mru.ca/f8a7 (CTV Calgary – Lori Williams, faculty)

‘Not just about the sport’: Basketball’s impact on Calgary’s Filipino community: https://mru.ca/90a8 (City News – Steve Trinidad, alum)

School boards want to ‘review in detail’ Alberta classroom phone ban rules before accessing impact: https://mru.ca/683e (CTV News – Sarah Hamilton, faculty)

June 18, 2024: Cellphones in schools: https://mru.ca/8b0c (CBC Calgary radio The Eyeopener – Sarah Hamilton, faculty)

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Ripple effects of water crisis: No swimming, working at pools; no rides on Heritage Park steam engine: https://mru.ca/4012 (CTV News)

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Models hit the catwalk in Calgary over the weekend for a good cause.: https://mru.ca/4c34 (CTV News) 

Faculty, students, staff and alumni in the media

How does momentum change games, if at all?: https://mru.ca/c887 (Brandon Sun – Shawn Sky, faculty) 

New nurse practitioner sets up clinical practice in small-town Alberta: https://mru.ca/6798 (University of Alberta News – Christie Brulhart, alum) 

Looking at the NDP leadership vote: https://mru.ca/c549 (630 CHED – Lori Williams, faculty) 

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Meet the University of Toronto’s youngest ever graduate: ‘I am 16’: https://mru.ca/9daa (Global News) 

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Doing the honours at Mount Royal Convocation: See photo below (Calgary Herald, April 15 – Wayne and Eleanor Chiu, Lois Mitchell, Ron Ghitter, honorary degree recipients; Chad London, provost; Tim Rahilly, president) 

Faculty, students, staff and alumni in the media

Calgary police officer cleared in fatal 2022 Forest Lawn shooting: https://mru.ca/9faf (Calgary Herald/Calgary Sun – Doug King, faculty) 

The Science Behind… adhering to water restrictions:  https://mru.ca/9f24 (QR News – Dan Devoe, faculty) 

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Sask. great grandmother realizes her university graduation dream: https://mru.ca/7cb29 (Saskatoon StarPhoenix) 

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Mount Royal University celebrates community builders with honorary Doctor of Laws: https://mru.ca/c715 (Calgary Herald – Gord Gillies, Eleanor Chiu, Wayne Chiu, Charles Osuji, Ron Ghitter, Lois Mitchell; 2024 HD recipients, Chad London, Acting President & Provost)

Call him Dr. Gillies: Gord Gillies receives HD from MRU: https://mru.ca/5c68  (QR Calgary – Gord Gillies, HD recipient)

Year of the Dragon has Dragon Boat Race and Festival paddling towards August competition: https://mru.ca/ee41 (LiveWire Calgary)

Faculty, students and alumni in the media

Ottawa tells B.C. RCMP contract policing for municipalities, provinces will continue: https://mru.ca/0bbd (The Province – Doug King, faculty)

Family of Colton Crowshoe grows frustrated over Alberta justice system delays: https://mru.ca/9ea1 (CTV Calgary – Doug King, faculty)

NDP leader says he’s more alarmed after reading unredacted intelligence report: https://mru.ca/7121 (CBC News Network – Lori Williams, faculty)

10 ways to support 2SLGBTQIA+ youth this Pride Month: https://mru.ca/3cd8 (The Conversation – Corinne Mason & Leah Hamilton, faculty)

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11 Canadian universities among top 100 in THE University Impact Rankings 2024: https://mru.ca/3980 (Times Higher Education)

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Gord Gillies honoured with Honorary Degree: https://mru.ca/bfa8 https://mru.ca/6d98 (Global News at 6:00 and the Morning Show – Gord Gillies, HD recipient)

Call him Dr. Gillies: Gord Gillies receives HD from MRU: https://mru.ca/4413 (QR Calgary – Gord Gillies, HD recipient)

Birds-eye view: How drones are being used by professors and students at MRU: https://mru.ca/e74c (Education News Canada – Gwen O’Sullivan & Shane Steininger, faculty; Charter Beselt, student)

Faculty, students and alumni in the media

May has ‘no worries’ about traitors in Parliament after reading intelligence committee report: https://mru.ca/e6150 (CTV National News channel – Lori Williams, faculty)

Shannon Phillips stepping down as Lethbridge-West MLA: https://mru.ca/26d7 (CTV – Lori Williams, faculty)

Professor concerned with anti-Israel protests on campuses: https://mru.ca/9e4f (QR Calgary (Afternoons with Rob Breakenridge) – Kelly Sundberg faculty)

June 12 Alberta Primetime Politics Panel: https://mru.ca/01df (CTV2/Alberta Primetime – Archie McLean, faculty)

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UBC receives $5.4M to establish wealth, income inequality centre: https://mru.ca/b84a (UBC)

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Gord Gillies among honorary doctorate recipients at MRU this week: https://mru.ca/64ae  (Global News at 5) 

MRU presenting honorary doctorates at Convocation: https://mru.ca/cbb3  (QR News – Gord Gillies, Wayne Chiu, Eleanor Chiu, Charles Osuji, Roy Bear Chief, Ron Ghitter, Lois Mitchell, honorary degree recipients) 

Faculty, students and alumni in the media

Ready for the next step in your career? Here’s how to get ready for your first leadership position: https://mru.ca/3e52 https://mru.ca/b50d (The Conversation and the Winnipeg Free Press – Leda Stawnychko, faculty) 

Homesickness and our mental well-being: https://mru.ca/28448 (Calgary Journal – Mona Bruckberger, student) 

Could Calgary’s water crisis help public perception of Mayor Gondek?: https://mru.ca/2f83 (City News website – Keith Brownsey, faculty)

Could Calgary’s water crisis help public perception of Mayor Gondek?: https://mru.ca/3fd6d (City News 660 radio – Keith Brownsey, faculty)

June 12, 2024: David Finch on scaling up small businesses: https://mru.ca/7ca4 https://mru.ca/1b75c (CBC Calgary’s Eyeopener – David Finch, faculty)

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No guaranteed spots in residence for incoming first-year students at U of G: https://mru.ca/bcb6 (CTV Kitchener)

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Bridging academia and innovation in the age of AI: https://mru.ca/8814 (Digital Journal – Lauren Dwyer, faculty) 

Shannon Phillips leaving politics: https://mru.ca/3ff2 (CBC News at 6, CBC Radio News – Lori Williams, faculty) 

Phillips leaving ‘huge loss’ for NDP: https://mru.ca/37a7 (Global News – Duane Bratt, faculty) 

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‘Needle-free’: UBC develops oral insulin drops for diabetes patients: https://mru.ca/a096 (Global News) 

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Motionball Marathon of Sport coming MRU: https://mru.ca/c3c3 (Global News Morning) 

Faculty, students, staff and alumni in the media

The Science Behind… rumours, gossip and how they spread: https://mru.ca/f42f (QR News – Dan Devoe, faculty) Full interview available here, June 7, 4:13 p.m. 

Calgarians face third day of water restrictions: https://mru.ca/e57e (CityNews – Tim Haney, faculty)

This Jewish professor has lost his patience with anti-Israel encampments: https://mru.ca/d18b (National Post, Ottawa Citizen, Vancouver Province and other Postsmedia outlets  – Kelly Sundberg, faculty) 

Documentary community demands CBC confront alleged Islamophobia and anti-Palestinian racism: https://mru.ca/7326a (POV Magazine – Muhannad Ayyash, faculty)

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Canadian universities flag foreign influence registry’s potential ‘chilling effect’: https://mru.ca/a866 (CityNews) 

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