MRU in the media

DHR Global Appoints Leader for Houston Office: https://mru.ca/32db (Hunt Scanlon)

Faculty, students and alumni in the media

Alberta separatist party gaining popularity:  https://mru.ca/952b (CTV National News Channel – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Party for Two – Chief Resilience Officer – Iranian Officials in Canada – Touchdowns and Fumbles: https://mru.ca/2cf2 (Newstalk 1010 Toronto – Kelly Sundberg, faculty) *Kelly’s segment starts just after the 21:00 mark

Political scientist Lori Williams unpacks the Alberta Next panel: https://mru.ca/a7b8 (QR Calgary – Lori Williams, faculty)

Gen Z is struggling to find work: 4 strategies to move forward: https://mru.ca/a6cd (The Conversation – Leda Stawnychko, faculty) *also shared by the Brandon Sun

Also worth noting

York University president announces plans for end of term: https://mru.ca/695a (York)

Dalhousie University facing $20M deficit, across-the-board cuts: https://mru.ca/c9b2 (CBC News)

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Helping wildlife cross Highway 3 in southwest Alberta: https://mru.ca/3864 (Education News Canada – Danah Duke & Tracy Lee, Miistakis Institute)

Recipients of the National Housing Strategy Research and Planning Fund: https://mru.ca/764a7 (CMHC)

Spotlight shines on MHC graduates at Convocation 2025: https://mru.ca/9ccd (Medicine Hat College)

Mount Royal faculty get 12% raise: https://mru.ca/b9e6 (Albertaworker.com)

Development of biogeochemical processes on a residual in-situ oil well pad undergoing restoration to a boreal peatland: https://mru.ca/8ecd (Springer Nature Link – Murdoch McKinnon & Felix Nwaishi, faculty)

Faculty, students and alumni in the media

Alberta Next poll now live: https://mru.ca/13b1 (QR Calgary – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Result of new survey presented at Calgary Police Commission: https://mru.ca/ddd9 (CBC Calgary Radio – Doug King, faculty)

Emma Boyd named to Volleyball Canada’s Next Gen program for second straight year: https://mru.ca/2638 (BVM Sports – Emma Boyd, alum)

Iranian officials are banned from Canada — but this former regime member landed in April: https://mru.ca/941cb (CBC News – Kelly Sundberg, faculty)

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UofT opening its doors to international students from Harvard: https://mru.ca/e85f (CP24)

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Calgary powers innovation: Data, talent and opportunity driving the city’s future: https://mru.ca/47e7 (Calgary Herald – Mia Smith, student)

University-bound Falcons named Foothills’ Athletes of the Year: https://mru.ca/75d4 (Western Wheel)

Faculty, students and alumni in the media

Why corporations are backing away from supporting Pride this year: https://mru.ca/c7cad (CHED Edmonton – Leah Hamilton & Corinne Mason, faculty)

Premier Danielle Smith announces details about the Alberta Next Panel: https://mru.ca/6859 (CHED Edmonton – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Alberta Next Panel set to tour province this summer:  https://mru.ca/64a0 (CBC Radio Calgary – Lori Williams, faculty)

Alberta to launch panel tour to ‘chart a path forward’ amid new pipeline talk: https://mru.ca/f9ad (CBC News – Lori Williams, faculty)

What the US and Israel really want from Iran: https://mru.ca/6f621 (Al Jazeera – Muhannad Ayyash, faculty)

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Calgary’s Trade Accelerator Program extended for a further five years: https://mru.ca/73d7b (LiveWire Calgary)

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Stamp honouring local First Nations Elder has been unveiled: https://mru.ca/2c94 (High River Online – Bruce Starlight, 2023 HD recipient)

Valedictorians of 2025: McCoy’s top student passionate about environmental sciences: https://mru.ca/89d1 (Medicine Hat News – Jaida Wald, incoming student)

Blackline Safety wins social impact award: https://mru.ca/3f18 (OHS Canada)

Faculty, students and alumni in the media

Canmore election sign restrictions remain after Alberta legislative changes: https://mru.ca/93446 (Rocky Mountain Outlook – Lori Williams & Duane Bratt, faculty)

Woman accused of sex crimes involving teens enters into peace bond on some charges: https://mru.ca/0c9f (CTV News – Doug King, faculty)

We see friends far less than we used to: https://mru.ca/5c11 (CBC Calgary Radio – Dan Devoe, faculty)

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Calgary Stampede and University of Calgary continue research into animal welfare:  https://mru.ca/1d71 (Calgary Herald)

Alberta government to fund 16 new collegiate programs for career preparation: https://mru.ca/8490d (CBC News)

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New stamp honours First Nations Elder and Knowledge Keeper Bruce Starlight: https://mru.ca/2ef25 (Anishinabek News – Bruce Starlight, 2023 HD recipient)

2025 Alberta Hockey Hall of Fame gala to be held in Red Deer next month: https://mru.ca/b5449 (Red Deer News Now – Carla MacLeod, former hockey coach)

Faculty, students and alumni in the media

Albertans vote in three byelections Monday: https://mru.ca/6280 (City News – Lori Williams, faculty)

A UCP byelection win in Edmonton-Ellerslie would be a big defeat for the NDP: analysts: https://mru.ca/1f85 (Edmonton Journal – Duane Bratt, faculty)

‘Chaotic and fragmented’: Report highlights extra work, distractions plaguing workers: https://mru.ca/6d88 (Canadian HR Reporter – Christian Cook, faculty)

Also worth noting

Calgary Airports launches YYC AeroNex aviation technology and infrastructure hub: https://mru.ca/c52e (Skies Magazine)

UCalgary PhD grad to use art to help sick children express what words can’t: https://mru.ca/862c (LiveWire Calgary)

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‘Significant demand’: Canada’s aviation and aerospace industries may be short 55,000 workers by 2035: https://mru.ca/ed25 (Calgary Herald – Aviation programs) *also shared by MSN

Calgary transforms old, empty office building into new 226-room hotel: https://mru.ca/a7e00 (CTV Calgary)

Calgary opens first office-to-hotel conversion with Element by Westin: https://mru.ca/b515 (LiveWire Calgary)

City cuts ribbon on first office-to-hotel conversion project downtown: https://mru.ca/e230d (Calgary Sun)

The evolution of Downtown West continues with Calgary’s first incentivized office-to-hotel conversion ready to welcome guests: https://mru.ca/8da9 (City of Calgary)

Downtown building conversion open to the public: https://mru.ca/5566 (City News 660)

Faculty, students and alumni in the media

United Conservative Party releases CPP survey results 21 months late: https://mru.ca/8f13 (Global News – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Why corporations are backing away from supporting Pride this year: https://mru.ca/e243 (The Conversation – Leah Hamilton, Corinne Mason & Gini Webber, faculty) *also shared by the Brandon Sun

Ottawa Charge sign Norwegian D Emma Bergesen: https://mru.ca/c59c (Deadspin – Emma Bergesen, alum) *also shared by Yahoo Sports and the Daily Mail

It’s byelection day in three Alberta provincial electoral districts: https://mru.ca/88632 (CBC News – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Also worth noting

Indigenous grads at Red Deer Polytechnic surprised with gifts by student services staff: https://mru.ca/dcc3 (CBC News)

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Honouring Bow Valley College’s Indigenous elder, knowledge keeper and advocate – Dr. Clarence Wolfleg Sr.: https://mru.ca/4802 (Bow Valley College – Elder Miiksik’am)

New stamp honours First Nations Elder and Knowledge Keeper Bruce Starlight: https://mru.ca/db9e  (Associated Press – Bruce Starlight, 2023 HD recipient)

Faculty, students and alumni in the media

Westmount School getting new vice principal: https://mru.ca/7a2b (Strathmore Now – Rachel Cool, alum)

No wait too long – Calgarians’ weird love for lineups: https://mru.ca/5e04 (CBC News – Neil Brigden, faculty) 

B.C. man acquitted of sexual assault after blaming ‘automatism’ on magic mushrooms: https://mru.ca/484a (CBC/Yahoo – Matthew Brown, alum) 

Alberta Has Real Work to Do. Separatist Dreams Just Distract: https://mru.ca/3a73a (The Tyee – Roberta Lexier, faculty)

Also worth noting

Carleton Celebrates Installation of President Wisdom Tettey: https://mru.ca/4813 (Carleton)

Impact of $500M campaign will be felt ‘for generations’: U of S president: https://mru.ca/655a6 (Saskatoon StarPhoenix)

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Posthaste: Finance emerges as the hot job for new grads: https://mru.ca/48ec (Financial Post) 

Faculty, students, staff and alumni in the media

Life’s a beach: Penticton-area business keeping Okanagan sands clean: https://mru.ca/b43c (Vernon Morning Star – Kade Jensen, alum) 

Aidan Dumoulin: the backbone of a championship and the journey back: https://mru.ca/5645 (BVM Sports – Aidan Dumoulin, student) 

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Committee votes to close funding gap for post-secondary office conversion incentive program: https://mru.ca/4cb7 (Calgary Herald) 

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Bow Valley College Levels Up with Calgary’s First Esports Arena: https://mru.ca/5ffa (Avenue Magazine)

Citizenship award winners plan higher education: https://mru.ca/595e9 (The Albertan)

Estimating the Replicability of Sports and Exercise Science Research: https://mru.ca/a272 (Springer Nature Link)

Faculty, students and alumni in the media

How some locals in tourism hotspots around the globe are pushing back against what they call ‘overtourism’: https://mru.ca/47a1 (CBC Radio West Kelowna – Joe Pavelka, faculty)

Jim Toth show June 16 – Tariffs & the G7: https://mru.ca/28ec (CJOB Winnipeg – Lori Williams, faculty) *segment with Lori starts at approx. 20:00 mark

‘Less viable to engage’: Why G7 protests have been limited: https://mru.ca/f0a5 (CTV News – Roberta Lexier, faculty)

Reframing retirement: https://mru.ca/6974d (QR Calgary – David Jackson, student) *re-airing of clip from Friday interview

What happened at the G7: https://mru.ca/bd31 (CJOB Winnipeg – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Alberta Primetime Political Panel: https://mru.ca/9ab22 (Alberta Primetime/CTV 2 – Lori WIlliams, faculty)

Political analyst discusses Canada-U.S. trade ties amid G7 summit: https://mru.ca/ad4b6 (CHCH News – Lori Williams, faculty)

Alberta teacher inspires Jimmy Kimmel to better know his staff — sorta: https://mru.ca/5f4e1 (Calgary Herald – Mackenzie Gill, alum)

Also worth noting

Geographic mobility of Canadian bachelor’s degree graduates, 2012 to 2021: https://mru.ca/e05d (StatCan) 

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MRU installs new chancellor, celebrates community builders with honorary doctors of laws: https://mru.ca/5789 (Calgary Herald – Arlene Strom, Chancellor; 2025 HD recipients Bob Steadward, Patti Pon, Cynthia Provost, Rosella Bjornson and Thomas Wood)

‘Much of our history is nothing to be proud of’: Dignity Forum premieres new Alberta human-rights documentary: https://mru.ca/d02a (Calgary Herald – Ron Ghitter, 2024 HD recipient)

Instructors create new resource fostering joy in teaching: https://mru.ca/22fa2 (Academica – Samanti Kulatilake, faculty)

Faculty, students and alumni in the media

​​PWHL Draft: Plenty Of Goaltenders, But Most Will Not Be Picked: https://mru.ca/4c00 (The Hockey News – Kaitlin Ross, alum) *story also shared via Yahoo News

How are protests fairing during G7 Summit: https://mru.ca/554b (CBC Radio Calgary – Roberta Lexier, faculty)

Canadian destinations seeing same overtourism concerns as Europe: prof: https://mru.ca/b65f (CBC News – Joe Pavelka, faculty)

How some locals are pushing back against what they call overtourism: https://mru.ca/03ef (CBC Radio On the Coast Vancouver – Joe Pavelka, faculty)

PM Carney and President Trump meet Monday morning ahead of G7 Summit: https://mru.ca/90ff (CHED Edmonton – Lori Williams, faculty)

Advanced polls open in 3 Alberta byelections: https://mru.ca/9164 (CBC Radio Calgary – Duane Bratt, faculty)

What you need to know about 3 Alberta byelections as polls open: https://mru.ca/7f2f (CBC News – Duane Bratt, faculty)

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Why Western wants to create a new and controversial entry pathway for international students: https://mru.ca/bdfd (CBC News Windsor)

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