News Pitches October 3

News & Sports Pitches! đź—ž

October 03, 2022

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Hello everyone!!!Thank you to everyone who came out to the pitch meeting!Here are the pitches left! Let me know if you would like to pick up a pitch or if you have any questions! And as always, feel free to pick up a story or pitch of your own! Announcements We have extended the deadline to apply for the Deputy Photo Editor position! News pitches .

  • Belcourt Brosseau MĂ©tis Awards (BBMA) has reached a monumental milestone approving over $1 million in scholarships for Alberta MĂ©tisStudents this year, a first since their 2001 inception.  

  • The U of A has renewed an agreement with Infosys, an internship program, that will help cultivate the next generation of tech talent.

  • A U of A professor has been awarded a 3M national teaching fellowship award.

  • Canada’s nursing school graduates are not as ready as they should be for the digital transformation happening in health care, according to a University of Alberta researcher. 

  • A new study by University of Alberta researchers shows a link between horn size and female reproductive fitness in bighorn sheep.

  • Researchers are working to make the university commons, a century-old building, a model of smart energy use.

  • Edmonton-based study shows promise for treating the main symptom of progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis (PFIC) — a debilitating “itch from the inside.”

  • Both dead and alive, trees are an important ally for farmers in helping the environment, a new University of Alberta study shows.

  • U of A lab is working with three newly created American research centres to identify drugs to fight viruses with the potential to cause outbreaks or the next pandemic 

Sports pitches 

If you are interested in a sports pitch, let me know and I can get you a media pass to attend in-person or the webcast link to watch online! If you want to attend a home game and take pictures, please let me know and I can set you up with a camera and a media pass! 

  • On October 3 and 4, the Bears and Pandas golf are competing at the Canada West Championship

Upcoming Games:Friday, October 7

  • Pandas hockey v MacEwan @7pm (Downtown community arena) 

  • Bears hockey v MacEwan @7pm

  • Bears basketball v UNBC @7pm

Saturday, October 8

  • Pandas soccer v Lethbridge @ 12pm

  • Bears hockey v MacEwan (Downtown community arena) @2pm

  • Beras and Pandas cross country

  • Bears basketball v Ontario Tech @7pm 

Sunday, October 9

  • Pandas soccer v MRU @ 12pm

You can reach me on Slack or at [email protected].

Have a great week,Martin