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Alumni Profiles: Natural Sciences
A CMU student's research journey reaches Zimbabwe
Posted in Alumni Profiles | Thursday, May 7, 2026 @ 3:57 PM
As Canadian Mennonite University marks its first Research Month this May, stories like Asher Warkentin's show how student research can extend far beyond the classroom, from Manitoba to wetlands in southern Africa.
To Asher Warkentin, studying at CMU means travelling to southern Africa to look at microscopic invertebrates.
Continue ReadingTwo CMU alumni prove the value of creative veterinary care
Posted in Alumni Profiles | Monday, November 14, 2022 @ 10:51 AM
The first veterinary college was created in response to a cattle plague decimating southern France in the middle of the 18th century. Though microbiology had not yet been established as a concrete area of study, the first veterinary scientists worked tirelessly in search of a remedy, and within a few years, the plague was controlled, the cattle population was revived, and France resumed economic stability.
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