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News Pitches for Reading Week (Nov 6) (copy 01)
Extra, Extra! News Pitches Coming in Hot 🔥
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Hi News Team! Welcome back!
I hope everyone had a great reading week!!
If you have some spare time this week, why not get back into news writing and pick up a pitch!
Here are some sick pitches:
The Faculty of Native Studies is also offering two new courses online for Winter 2021: Countering Stereotypes of Indigenous Peoples & Indigenous Peoples and Technoscience
A new study from the University of Alberta is trying to help health professionals and patients reduce needless laboratory tests
A new(ish) UAlberta prof is studying the evolution of honey bees! Interview him about his work and what he's trying to get done at the uni!
UAlberta researchers create a portable headband with built-in EEG may help improve diagnosis of stroke patients before they even reach the hospital
Our Wikipedian-in-residence is giving a talk on how editing Wikipedia be an act of social justice! Nov 19 at 11 am MST! You can cover this talk and write a recap!
The Alberta School of business is holding a free workshop for business students called "Healing Through Laughter and Improvisation," hosted by Rapid Fire Theatre!
U of A Alum startups are competing for an investment of $150,000 into their companies at the Startup TNT investment summit. Takes place Nov 19 with winners announced at 6pm! If you want to cover a winner I can set something up with the comms person!
Recreational sport helps people cope with adversity, a U of A study shows
The landing is having a Trans Day of Remembrance Virtual Wall starting that started on Monday and lasts till Saturday! This will have a quicker turnover so that we can post before the wall is taken down!
Local startup founded by U of A graduates teaches basics of programming in more than 30 Edmonton-area schools!
U of A heart transplant expert Lori West is exploring why people with different blood types react differently to COVID-19! She just got a Federal grant that will assist her research! Always interesting to see all the COVID-19 research coming out of the uni!
Three U of A profs (all women!) have been named one of Edmonton's Top 40 under 40 by Edify magazine! Interview them for an article!
On a similar note, four School of Business alumni have also been named one of Edmonton's top 40 under 40! This includes the co-owner of Love Pizza!
Instructors develop an interactive tool for studying microscopy online: professors in the department of earth and atmospheric sciences have included photos of rock samples to teach students microscopy!
Stigma makes pandemics worse for marginalized groups, according to a U of A paediatrics professor who has recommended ways to help overcome harmful biases. Talk to her to learn more about these recommendations and who's at risk of stigma!
As usual, these will be due next Friday around 6 pm! If you want to take a story but need more time, let me know and we can work out a different deadline!
