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University student launches talk show aimed at Gen X: https://mru.ca/2e51 (Global News – Aisha Nazar Sheikh, student & Gareth Wenzel, faculty) 

League announces recipients of 2023-24 BCHL Scholarship Program, supported by Rogers: https://mru.ca/f8dc (BCHL)

Faculty, students and alumni in the media

Possibly the biggest rollback of public health insurance in Canadian history gets underway in Alberta with barely a peep of protest: https://mru.ca/dc965 (Albertapolitics.ca – Keith Brownsey, faculty)

Starting with a cellphone ban, K-12 students face many changes heading back to class: https://mru.ca/8670 (Calgary Herald – Sarah Hamilton, faculty) 

McMaster undergrads stand out and make their mark doing research at Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre on Vancouver Island: https://mru.ca/5e6d0 (McMaster – Sara Smith, faculty) 

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Stoney Nakoda First Nations reclaim heritage through name change: https://mru.ca/5607 (Global News)

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MRU instructor named one of Canada’s top immigrants: https://mru.ca/fb93 (Education News Canada – Kelly Kaur, faculty)

Presley Hopf settles in with Mount Royal University women’s hoops squad: https://mru.ca/95b4 (NNSL – Presley Hopf, incoming student athlete)

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CBE expands personal electronic device restrictions to laptops, tablets: https://mru.ca/7faa (LiveWire Calgary – Sarah Hamilton, faculty)

Canada as a settler colony on the question of Palestine: MEMO in conversation with Muhannad Ayyash: https://mru.ca/6e81 (Middle East Monitor – Mark Muhannad Ayyash, faculty)

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First-of-its-kind research facility opens in Manitoba’s Arctic: https://mru.ca/9e3fe (Global News/U Manitoba)

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Postsecondary institutions see demand increase for food support programs: https://mru.ca/3983 (Academica Top Ten via CBC) *original CBC article shared in Aug. 21 report

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Oil Baron Confronts Skepticism Over His $1.5 Billion Railroad to Banff: https://mru.ca/1ee3 https://mru.ca/9bb1 (Financial Post/Bloomberg – Joe Pavelka, faculty)

Government tightens rules for temporary foreign workers: https://mru.ca/8eb3 (CTV News Channel – Lori Williams, faculty) 

Cabinet focuses on Canada US relationship on final day of retreat: https://mru.ca/6e1c (CTV News Channel – Lori Williams, faculty)

Arbitration may not be enough in railway stoppage: https://mru.ca/1f41 (630 CHED – Lori Williams, faculty) 

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Saint Dunstan’s University alumnus Allan Curran donates $6 million to UPEI: https://mru.ca/7e0b5 (Education News Canada)

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Calgary leaders drive innovation and community impact: https://mru.ca/7bc4a (Calgary Herald, Calgary Economic Development – Melanie Rogers, VP) 

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Breakfast Club of Canada launches back-to-school campaign amidst rising need: https://mru.ca/dbc2 (Global News – Lynne Lafave, faculty) 

Kids going to school hungry: https://mru.ca/60ca0 (iNews 880 –  Lynne Lafave, faculty) 

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U of A team working to improve health care access in Alberta and beyond: https://mru.ca/deda (CTV News) 

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Calgary Eyeopener Summer School Friday segment: https://mru.ca/5ce38 (CBC radio Calgary)

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‘Dangerous precedent’: Teamsters union reacts to labour board ordering rail employees back to work: https://mru.ca/8e72 (Global News TV stations across the country – Lori Williams, faculty)

New K-6 social studies curriculum pilot begins in September: https://mru.ca/e488 (CBC website – Sarah Hamilton, faculty)

New K-6 social studies curriculum pilot begins in September: https://mru.ca/bceb (CBC radio Calgary & Edmonton – Sarah Hamilton, faculty)

The Science Behind… conflict!: https://mru.ca/9f7c7 (QR Calgary – Dan Devoe, faculty)

Feds identify 56 government properties for conversion to affordable housing: https://mru.ca/fa51 (CTV Network News – Lori Williams, faculty)

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First-year University of Calgary students feel the squeeze of student housing shortage: https://mru.ca/fa2e (CTV Calgary)

SAIT furthers commitment to Indigenous student success through new partnership agreement: https://mru.ca/94529 (Education News Canada)

Here’s what you need to know about Calgary’s water situation: https://mru.ca/b03d (CBC Calgary)

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Skin products shown to contain harmful ingredients: https://mru.ca/1eb5 (Education News Canada – Nausheen Sadiq, faculty & Birhan Gezahegn, alum)

T-Birds enter season as favourites to re-take CW crown: https://mru.ca/d0b6 (BVM Sports)

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Ottawa forces labour talks back on the rails: https://mru.ca/bf2d8 (CTV Calgary – Christian Cook, faculty)

Trains could start rolling ‘within days,’ labour minister says after sending dispute to binding arbitration: https://mru.ca/e204 https://mru.ca/4c3ca (CBC Calgary radio – Rajbir Bhatti, faculty) 

Wildfire aftermath: the impact to our ecosystem: https://mru.ca/373e8 (MSN via Global News – Felix Nwaishi, faculty) *original interview shared earlier this month

Utah Grizzlies Sign Defenseman Kyle Pow for 2024-25 Season: https://mru.ca/3f261 (Our Sports Central – Kyle Pow, alum)

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Record-breaking number of first-year students moving into U of C residence in fall 2024: https://mru.ca/4c5c (CTV Calgary) 

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Young Rankin Inlet pilot begins earning his wings: https://mru.ca/dfb3 (Wings Magazine & Penticton Herald – Sidney Nichol, student)

U of C Dinos add eSports as official club sport: https://mru.ca/bd436 (The Gauntlet)

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Here’s how Calgary school boards are handling Alberta’s classroom cellphone ban: https://mru.ca/68ba (CTV Calgary – Sarah Hamilton, faculty)

Calgary police officer speaks out after fellow cop pleads guilty to sharing sex video: https://mru.ca/5ae7 (CTV Calgary – Kelly Sundberg, faculty)

Haronga signs with Foinikas Syros V.C.: https://mru.ca/acef (BVM Sports – Max Haronga, alum)

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‘This is going sideways fast’: How Dalhousie scrapped a program’s 63% tuition hike: https://mru.ca/ed57d (CBC News Nova Scotia)

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Calgary universities seeing increased demand for food banks: https://mru.ca/e7af (CBC News – Anisa Tilston, SAMRU REC VP Student Affairs)

Ex Wheat King Wiens goes U Sports route with Mount Royal: https://mru.ca/eac69 (Q Country – Jayden Wiens, incoming student)

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Double duty at the polls? Federal and Alberta municipal elections fall on same day: https://mru.ca/2614a (City News website – Lori Williams, faculty)

David Finch on post-secondary education and the economy: https://mru.ca/94ff (CBC Calgary radio’s The Eyeopener – David Finch, faculty)

UBC Okanagan volleyball player going pro in Poland: https://mru.ca/8feb (Kelowna Capital News – Mitchell Newman, alum)

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B.C. Premier David Eby pledges $300-million towards 1,508-bed student housing project at UBC: https://mru.ca/8b2e (The Globe and Mail)

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BU president announces plans to step down in early 2026: https://mru.ca/e684 (Brandon Sun)

Concerns over housing as Calgary post-secondary students return to class: https://mru.ca/286c2 (Global Calgary – Tala Abu Hayyaneh, SAMRU REC President)

Alberta student employment programs cancelled by government funding cuts: https://mru.ca/7c05 (CBC Edmonton)

As Calgary’s postsecondary housing hits capacity, students grapple with housing insecurity: https://mru.ca/1179 (Academica Top Ten)

Faculty, students and alumni in the media

Here’s how a possible railway stoppage would land in Alberta: https://mru.ca/3152 (CBC News website – Rajbir Bhatti, faculty)

Here’s how a possible railway stoppage would land in Alberta: https://mru.ca/ee07 (CBC radio Calgary – Rajbir Bhatti, faculty)

Now You Know with Rob Snow | August 19, 2024 – Episode 166 – DNC happening in Chicago: https://mru.ca/3cc9 (City News Radio stations across Canada – Duane Bratt, faculty) *interview starts at 1:09:48

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Expansion to U of Manitoba’s clinical psychology program must go further to address shortage, experts say: https://mru.ca/abca (CBC News)

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University residences fill up as students look for accommodations: https://mru.ca/28c2 (CBC News at 6:00 – Tala Abu Hayyaneh, SAMRU REC President)

Calgary’s university residences unable to accommodate many incoming students: https://mru.ca/2989 (CTV Calgary website – Tala Abu Hayyaneh, SAMRU REC President)

Calgary’s university residences unable to accommodate many incoming students:  https://mru.ca/2296b (CTV Calgary broadcast – Tala Abu Hayyaneh, SAMRU REC President)

Calgary post-secondary schools at max capacity in ongoing housing crisis: https://mru.ca/6dc2 (City News Calgary website – Mark Keller, Director of Residence Services) 

Presenting the Top 25 Canadian Immigrant Award winners of 2024: https://mru.ca/c997 (Toronto Star/Postmedia – Kelly Kaur, faculty)

Faculty, students and alumni in the media

The Science Behind… using swear words: https://mru.ca/e388 (QR Calgary – Dan Devoe, faculty)

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Calgary’s Ambrose University looks to Taylor Swift to raise money for scholarships, financial aid: https://mru.ca/8b11 (QR Calgary)

Lethbridge post-secondary schools trying to help students feeling the financial pinch: https://mru.ca/04b7 (CTV Calgary)

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