News Pitches Aug 24

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Hey everybody — Areeha here! 

I hope everyone is having a great end of their summer, and getting ready to go back-to-school in a couple of days! 

Next week I will be sending out a DoodlePoll to figure out a time for News volunteer meetings! Let me know if you have any questions or concerns and I'd be happy to help out. 

If there's a particular news story you'd like to write, feel free to pitch it to me. If you need anything at all, shoot me an email at [email protected]. 

Without further ado, here are the pitches for this week! 

• Interview Billy Strean from the Faculty of Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation about the health effects that come from sitting for extended periods of time

• Taking transit will look different this year for students with the implementation of Arc Cards. Interview someone from ETS on what this will look like for the upcoming year!

• Edmonton's notable Soaring mansion, twhich was gifted to University of Alberta, is to be demolished. Interview the U of A's spokesperson on this decision. 

• Interview U of A biology grads Alessandro Palci and Aaron LeBlanc on their research on the evolution of snake fangs!

• Nutrition researcher Catherine Field from the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry has received $4.8 million in funding to find out why diet affects immunity!

• A U of A researcher is working to capture the power of sunshine to boost canola yield for western Canadian farmers.

• Interview the Marketing & Promotions Campaign Coordinator of the Golden Bears & Pandas on their new marketing campaign!               

• University of Alberta researcher Patricia Dolez is working on sensors that can detect when firefighters' protective clothing is no longer safe! 

• $2.85 million was awarded to a project led by U of A neuroscientist Sanjay Kalra to accelerate and support ALS research!