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After completing his third year at CMU, biology student Ryan Bilous presented his team's mathematical biology research alongside graduate students and researchers at a national mathematics conference.

How one biology student found himself among PhD researchers

Ryan Bilous is getting used to being mistaken for a PhD candidate in mathematics, even though, in reality, he just finished his third year as a biology undergrad at CMU.

Bilous recently presented his mathematical biology research project at the 2026 Canadian Applied and Industrial Mathematics Society conference in Regina, Saskatchewan. His project focused on mathematically modeling neurons in epileptic seizures. The goal of the project was to mathematically predict when benzodiazepines, the first-line drug, should be delivered to prevent a seizure.

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'The Chatterbox', David Balzer's 1978 camping trailer retrofitted to be a mobile audio-recording studio used to collect neighbourly stories of kindness, gratitude, and community.

CMU student's involvement in Chatterbox research project leads to deeper understanding of storytelling

Amanda Dueck may have a background in filmmaking, but her experience at CMU in an audio recording studio has given her a whole new perspective on storytelling.

Dueck, who entered CMU's Communications and Media program to follow her passion for filmmaking, has, for the past two months, been helping run a special mobile audio-recording studio retrofitted out of a 1978 camping trailer called 'the Chatterbox'.

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Rosalyn Dao (front row, centre) and her team celebrate a third-place finish at Sprint to Innovate: The Innovation Challenge, powered by Canada Life.

CMU student helps team place third in innovative business competition

When Rosalyn Dao, a student in the Redekop School of Business at CMU, heard about an opportunity to spend her weekend solving a business challenge for a real company and presenting it before an audience—all within 48 hours, and with a team she had never met—she was eager to take on the challenge.

The opportunity was Sprint to Innovate: The Innovation Challenge, powered by Canada Life. This year's edition, running January 30 to February 1, brought together about 100 students in technology and business from post-secondary institutions across Manitoba. Each team of four to six students raced to create a solution and viable prototype for a challenge presented by an industry organization, then prepare and deliver a pitch before the weekend was over. Dao's team, which included her and five RRC Polytech students, placed third.

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#myCMUlife: Four things I wish I knew before starting my degree at CMU | Cloe Penner

#myCMUlife: Four things I wish I knew before starting my degree at CMU | Cloe Penner

When applying to CMU, I didn't really have a firm idea of what I wanted to major in. I had interests, sure, and knew that any sort of science was going to be more than I could handle. Ancient history had always been something I enjoyed (being a Percy Jackson kid), and when browsing the registration guide, I saw a few classes that I wanted to know more about.

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#myCMUlife: Four pieces of advice for my first-year self entering CMU’s music program

#myCMUlife: Four pieces of advice for my first-year self entering CMU’s music program

When I first stepped into the Bachelor of Music program at CMU, I thought I had a pretty good idea of what to expect—music theory, extensive practice, and plenty of performance. What I didn't expect were the lessons that would shape me as both a musician and a person. After two years in the program, I've grown in ways that I couldn't have imagined.

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