News Pitches April 12 (copy 02)

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Hello news team! My name is Rachel and I'm the incoming News Editor for The Gateway this year. I hope you're enjoying the warm weather (I know I am!). I'm so excited to work alongside you to produce some amazing news stories.

This is a great time to take on some news pitches, so feel free to respond to this email if there is one you want to pick up. And as always, if there's a particular news story you want to write but don't see here, feel free to pitch it to me! I would love to hear more about what you most want to cover.

• U of A scientists develop “nose jello” for skin cancer recovery

• Education researcher reveals history of assimilative tactics on Blood Reserve, hopes her work will help intergenerational survivors.

• U of A student wins Entrepreneur of the year award at inaugural YEG startup community awards

• U of A political scientist launches podcast, Blacktalk, to explore systemic racism, celebrate Black achievement

• More young women turning to higher education during pandemic, says Stats Canada. Talk to young women returning to post-secondary in the pandemic, or an expert on why this might be

• School of Public Health researcher Stephanie Montesanti led the development of a handbook to guide service providers to deliver safe and effective domestic violence interventions virtually.