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Hello lovely volunteers! Here are the leftover pitches from August's meeting!

Research/ Institutional 

• Researchers are creating chatboxes (like siri or alexa) that can respond to emotion to keep lonely seniors company! https://www.folio.ca/researchers-aim-to-create-ai-companion-for-lonely-seniors/ Contact: Osmar Zaiane- [email protected]

• Dr. Florence Glanfield has been appointed to the role of Vice-Provost (Indigenous Programming and Research) in the Office of the Provost and Vice-President (Academic)  Contact: Dr. Chris Andersen Professor and Dean Faculty of Native Studies- [email protected]

Cool people doing cool things

• U of A prof heading a national contest to name stellar bodies: stars and exoplanets currently named star HD136418 and exoplanet HD136418b Contact: Andrew Lyle | Communications Coordinator, Faculty of Science  E: [email protected]

Let me know if you wanna take a story!! Also, feel free to pitch your own or do a streeters! Aiming for a Friday night deadline, Saturday at the latest (especially since I'm sending this email out late) so we can get edits done by Sunday night!As always, talk to me if you're interested in a story but need an extension! Let me know if you have any questions or concerns about any of the pitches!

Also, Adam will be back to take over as News Editor this September! So, this will be the last extra af email you'll be getting from me!

  It was super fun being acting News Editor and thank you to all the volunteers that put up with my learning curve! Please come join us at News meetings in September!!  

Hope the rest of everyone's summer is great!!

(Go Glamping like Miss Alyssa Edwards!!)