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Being Peacemakers For a World of Surging Polarization
"Engaging those we're in deep disagreement with doesn't mean pretending everything is okay... It takes time. It's not only talking about issues but getting to know one another as human beings, to share personal stories of pain and hope, to engage journeys together," says Dr. Chris Rice, Mennonite Central Committee alumnus, and co-founding director of Duke Divinity School Centre for Reconciliation.
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From Winnipeg to Zimbabwe, CMU grad explores resilience (CHVN)
Across Zimbabwe, communities are using innovative farming and conservation methods to fight a changing climate, and Kara LeBlanc's Digging In podcast brings Canadians face-to-face with the people finding real-world solutions.
For Kara LeBlanc, a podcast was the ideal way to make climate research accessible and personal. Her series, Digging In: Unearthing Stories of Climate Adaptation, shares insights from the LINCZ project – Locally Led Indigenous Nature-based Solutions for Climate Change Adaptation in Zimbabwe.
CMU professor gives light to the darkness of history with WSO commission
Neil Weisensel, CMU's Associate Professor of Music, was recently commissioned to write an orchestral composition to be performed by the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra (WSO). "Centuries of Hope: Variations + Theme," was performed by the WSO at the Winnipeg New Music Festival on January 27, 2026.
Inspired by composers such as Karlheinz Stockhausen and Frederick Rzewski, whose work responds to the rise of fascism in the 20th century, "Centuries of Hope" is itself a tribute to citizens' strength and resilience in the face of authoritarianism.
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Telling the story of science
"Science communication is more of a form of storytelling than a kind of data transmission," John Brubacher, Adjunct Professor of Biology, says.
The CMU science programming and facilities provide students with exceptional opportunities to formulate and investigate scientific questions, but the scientific process does not end when an investigator satisfies their own curiosity.
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Bridging traditions: Stan Rogers' folk legacy honoured by CMU Concert Band
Bella Rogers is a part of a musical legacy.
The second-year CMU student, studying a Bachelor of Music, is the grand-daughter of the late Canadian music icon Stan Rogers, but she has found her own way to carry the tune.
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