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Anna Murynka, a master’s student from psychology and the winner of the GRADflix 2021 Showcase, discusses her winning short film, her thesis, and her goal of increasing mental health services. The president announces an update on the resumption of in-person classes that were suspended due to the stay-at-home order. St. Paul’s University College's new chancellor, Michaëlle Jean, invites people to find inspiration and courage from Black History Month. And the Keep Learning Team encourages students to respond to the Winter 2021 Student Survey.

Links in this episode:

President’s announcement: https://uwaterloo.ca/daily-bulletin/2021-02-08#limited-in-person-instruction-may-resume-february-22

Black History Month: https://uwaterloo.ca/daily-bulletin/2021-02-03#black-history-month-is-shared-history-month

Ajoah Mintah: https://uwaterloo.ca/daily-bulletin/2021-02-05#the-inside-scoop-on-four-all-ice-cream

Ebele Mogo: https://uwaterloo.ca/daily-bulletin/2021-02-08#she-started-university-at-14-then-found-her-purpose-by-iterating

Benefits changes: https://uwaterloo.ca/holistic-benefits-working-group/public-information-session-materials

https://uwaterloo.ca/daily-bulletin/2021-02-09#board-of-governors-approves-changes-to-employee-benefit-plan

Student survey: https://uwaterloo.ca/institutional-analysis-planning/winter2021studentsurvey

Mediums for Self-Help Film: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-z_hyiNCHjg

Urban Realities Lab: https://uwaterloo.ca/urban-realities-laboratory/

Places of the Heart by Professor Colin Ellard: http://colinellard.com/writings/

Professor Daniel Roehr: https://sala.ubc.ca/people/faculty/daniel-roehr