News Section Pitches!

News Section Pitches!

September 17, 2019

Some News Section pitches for you to write about! From volleyball players going national, an Indigenous judge teaching, to treatments for Alzheimer's.

Thanks to everyone who came out to the meeting yesterday.

If you were not able to make it, that is completely okay! Feel free to email me and I can fill you in on what you missed. Here are some News Section pitches you can take if you are interested. Please let me know and I will give you the contact information for the interviews :)Additionally, if you have something YOU would like to PITCH ME, please feel free to send an email! I'd love to speak with you about it.

A retired federal Indigenous judge will be teaching at the U of A

Justice Leonard Mandamin will teach about restorative justice and how it has a place in the Canadian justice system. Interview him about his experiences and how he sees restorative justice taking a bigger place in courts across the country.

Researchers are closer to finding effective treatments for Alzheimer's

Researchers at the U of A have discovered that two short strings of amino acids could pave the way to new

treatments for Alzheimer’s disease.

UASU Get out the Vote Campaign

  The SU is starting its Get out the Vote campaign for the upcoming federal election. Talk to organizers to see why students should get involved and how they can vote!

U of A volleyball athletes lead the way in participation on national teams

This summer alone, nine future, current, or past Golden Bears and Pandas have represented Canada at some point. Three have been asked to captain. Talk to some of these players and coaches to see how the U of A program facilitates this type of talent.

U of A researchers have developed a new affordable test for dengue fever

This has big implications on testing and prevention of the disease in developing countries. Talk to the researchers behind the effort, see what the development journey was like, and discuss the opportunities this presents!