News Pitches May 24

News Pitches! 🗞

May 24, 2022

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Hi everyone,I hope you all had a great long weekend! Here are the news pitches for the week.

AnnouncementsWe are looking for a Deputy News Editor! If you are interested in taking on a senior volunteer position, please check it out! We also have postings for the Deputy Arts & Culture, Deputy Opinion, and Deputy Photo Editor positions. The deadline to apply is Friday!We have created a Discord server! We will be using this for casual conversations, if you are interested, you can join here.  

News pitches for the week!

  • A University of Alberta expert on influenza in birds is diving into the recent increase in avian influenza cases, outlining when extra caution is prudent – and sharing that most people have little to be concerned about.

  • University of Alberta nutrition experts have created a new cookbook, the High Protein Cookbook for Muscle Health During Cancer Treatment is designed to help people with the disease get enough of the essential nutrient to maintain healthy muscle mass.

  • Donna Wilson, a nursing professor, is the lead author of a study on how humor can trigger moments of intense grief for people who have recently lost a loved one but can also be helpful in the recovery process.

  • Work done by a U of A research team on the process of lichen may be starting to change the way we understand the marriage of fungus and algae

  • Mattieu Figeys, a PhD candidate in the faculty of rehabilitation medicine is part of a research team examining the effects and potential applications of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS), the attachment of electrodes to a patient's scalp.

  • John England, an earth and atmospheric sciences professor, was invested into the Order of Canada. England was honoured for his five decades of arctic science research.

Feel free to pick up a story or pitch of your own!You can reach me on Slack or at [email protected] with any questions or concerns.

Have a good week,Martin