News Pitches March 23

Extra, Extra! News Pitches Coming in Hot 🔥

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Hey news team! Hope you all had a relaxing weekend! It's a busy time of year, so make sure to put aside time to practice some self-care! Down below are this week's pitches, if you have any questions about pitches or would just like to chat, feel free to shoot me a message via Slack, or via email at [email protected]!

Interested in mountain pine beetles, Cameron Library, or the PLLC Leadership Case Competition? We have a pitch for you! Here are some leftover pitches from today's meeting! Send Khadra a Slack message or an email to her at [email protected] if you'd like to take one!

  • U of A’s Injury Prevention Centre is warning about the unintended poisonings from hand sanitizer and cleaning products during COVID-19

  • Cameron Library is re-opening for studying on March 29! Talk to someone from the library about how this will work and what safety precautions will take place!

  • U of A biologists examined the mountain pine beetle flight techniques and used genetic information to track their spread in Alberta!

  • A new Lawyers & Leadership course for law students aims to broaden law students’ prospects and prompts them to think about what would make them good leaders

  • ISSS Wellness Week: ISSS is holding multiple events including sushi night, mental health Jack Talk, yoga night, games night, and a virtual escape room. Attend one of these events and cover it!

  • Write about the Campus FoodBanks Cook with Us, which teaches students to cook through zoom!

  • Raylene Whitford, a Métis businesswoman and PhD student in the Faculty of Native Studies & the Alberta School of Business, has been appointed to the new federal Task Force on Women in the Economy.

  • A U of A Archaeologist has found that ankylosaurus dug themselves into the ground to protect themselves.

  • U of A nursing professor Carla Hilario is researching the COVID-19 and the mental health adolescents

Have a great rest of your week! <3