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News Pitches (Dec 21)
News Pitches! 🗞
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Hey everybody — Areeha here!I hope you are doing well and finished all your final exams! Make sure to take lots of time to relax after such a hectic semester!Just a heads up that I am travelling out of the country over the break, so will be a bit slower responding to emails and Slack messages! However I will respond as soon as I can :) Here are News pitches for the week. Let me know if you're interested in any of them!
Six northeastern Alberta First Nations have formed a new partnership with the University of Alberta with the aim of training more Indigenous physicians and improving health care for their members.
Community members at the U of A are calling on the university to make the first two weeks of winter semester online due to the Omicron variant. Interview one of the professors behind this request.
The winner of the ST Innovations Challenge at the U of A has been awarded $150,000 to develop a novel innovation for children living with brain injury and diseases.
The U of A is offering 2 new courses on sustainability this Winter (open for all students)! Interview the professors teaching these courses!
U of A study showed that living in high-pollution areas or farther than 500 metres from green space or water is associated with lower quality of life for people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Interview the researcher behind this!
A team of U of A researchers focused on aging Albertans has found that urinary incontinence could be a contributing factor in falls among older adults.
Four U of A Law graduate students are the recipients of Alberta Graduate Excellence Scholarships in recognition of their impressive academic achievements.
As always feel free to pitch me a story idea! Reach me at [email protected] or at Slack with any questions or concerns.Have a great week and happy holidays!
Cheers, Areeha