News Pitches Jun 7 (copy 03)

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Hello news team! News Editor Rachel here with some pitches for the upcoming week.

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

• Citizen scientists take to the streets and parks in upcoming Edmonton "BiodiverCity" challenge organized by a U of A researcher

• The Li Ka Shing institute of virology is holding a for public panel discussion "COVID Science: Cutting Through the Noise"

• U of A researchers analyzed public data and found a link between increased visits to supervised consumption sites in Alberta and decreased fentanyl-related overdose deaths

• There's been a lot of talk in the news lately about the difficulty of students finding summer jobs. Talk to students you know about if they found a job for the summer, or if they're still looking, and what the process has been like for them this year!

• 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.