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Associate Professor Heather Campbell-Enns (left) works alongside research assistants Kayden Brown and Rachel Neufeld on dementia and family caregiving research projects at CMU.

Learning research from the inside out

As part of Research Month at CMU, stories throughout May are highlighting the people, partnerships, and projects shaping research across the university. For students working alongside faculty as research assistants, that work means gaining hands-on experience while contributing to meaningful research projects.

Behind the scenes of any published academic paper is an army of research assistants (RAs) who help aggregate, organize, and shape the research itself.

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Dr. Tim Rogalsky received a Manitoba Solutions Grant for approximately $150,000 from Research Manitoba to develop an ethical AI chatbot that will help people explore Manitoba’s history through the Manitoba Historical Society’s Historic Sites database.

CMU professor receives grant for innovative AI research

Dr. Tim Rogalsky, Associate Professor of Mathematics at CMU, has received a Manitoba Solutions Grant for approximately $150,000 over two years from Research Manitoba. It will fund a project titled, "Ethical AI for Manitoba: The MHS Agentic Chatbot Project," led by Rogalsky and his co-investigator Dr. Gordon Goldsborough of the Manitoba Historical Society (MHS).

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Dr. Sheila Klassen-Wiebe, Associate Professor of New Testament at Canadian Mennonite University, is the author of a new commentary on the biblical book of James.

CMU professor publishes biblical commentary on the book of James

After years of research, reflection, and writing, CMU Associate Professor of New Testament Dr. Sheila Klassen-Wiebe has published a new commentary on the biblical book of James.

The book, part of the prominent Believers Church Bible Commentary series, will be launched on Monday, May 4 at 7:00 PM. Hosted by CommonWord Bookstore and Resource Centre in Marpeck Commons, and available via livestream, the event will include reflections from Cheryl Braun and Moses Falco, along with Klassen-Wiebe's own insights on the text.

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What does it mean to live with AI?

What does it mean to live with AI?

Before taking The AI Revolution course, Elizabeth Schellenberg thought artificial intelligence began and ended with ChatGPT.

"Before the course, I absolutely thought AI was ChatGPT, full stop," she says. "Now I'm realizing the broader implications and how it penetrates every area of our lives."

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Dr. Nora Murdock, recipient of the 2026 CMU PAX Award for a career in education and leadership marked by work alongside First Nations communities.

CMU to honour Dr. Nora Murdock with 2026 CMU PAX Award

Dr. Nora Murdock, an educator, consultant, and administrator whose career has been committed to strengthening First Nations education in Manitoba, will be awarded the 2026 CMU PAX Award.

Murdock is a leader whose dedication to First Nations education, guided by a postcolonial theoretical framework, is informed by the experiences, perspectives, and lives of Indigenous peoples.

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