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Sunday@CMU: September 2024
Sunday, September 1, 2024 @ 12:00 AM
A Theology of Communications
This month on Sunday@CMU, we are kicking off the academic year with a new series from David Balzer, Associate Professor of Communications and Media at CMU. In these meditations, he delves into some key points of a theology of communications, considering how we might develop a biblical response to our unique technological era.
Read MoreCMU professor receives federal funds to study cultural, religious differences in family caregiving (WFP)
Friday, August 16, 2024 @ 11:15 AM
In 2018, more than 375,000 Manitobans spent 230 million hours looking after ill or aging family members—care worth $3.9 billion.
That same year, about one in four Canadians, or 7.8 million people, provided care to a family member or friend with a long-term health condition, a physical or mental disability or problems related to aging.
Those figures, the most recently available, come from Statistics Canada General Social Survey on Caregiving and Care. And over the next five years, they will form the background to new research by Canadian Mennonite University Prof. Heather Campbell-Enns.
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Read MoreSunday@CMU: August 2024
Sunday, August 11, 2024 @ 12:00 AM
Seasonal Reflections on Food, Faith, and Land
This month on Sunday@CMU, we are rebroadcasting reflections from Kenton Lobe, Teaching Assistant Professor of International Development and Environmental Studies at CMU. In addition to teaching part-time, Kenton runs a small community shared agriculture farm in Neubergthal, Manitoba. Throughout this series, he explores the relationship between food, faith, and land.
Read MoreCMU professor awarded prestigious Canada Research Chair
Thursday, August 8, 2024 @ 10:40 AM
Dr. Heather Campbell-Enns, Associate Professor of Psychology at Canadian Mennonite University (CMU), has been awarded a Canada Research Chair (CRC) Tier 2 in Families and Aging.
This is the first time CMU has received a CRC award, which will contribute $120,000 to the university annually over a period of five years, for a total of $600,000 in funding.
Read MoreStep inside CMU’s special collections room
Monday, July 29, 2024 @ 3:35 PM
Step inside the doors of Canadian Mennonite University's (CMU) library, and you'll find yourself at the institution's heart. Each shelf holds stories of the past, present, and future, ready to be explored. The CMU library is more than just a resource; it's a place where curiosity thrives and community bonds are strengthened.
Over 135,000 items are in CMU's collection, but a significantly smaller subset sits in the special collections room. It's a place where Professor of English Paul Dyck says the utility and value of printed books will remain eternal.
Read MoreSunday@CMU: July 2024
Sunday, July 7, 2024 @ 12:00 AM
God at Work in the Lives of Abraham and Sarah
This month on Sunday@CMU, we're rebroadcasting meditations by Kennedy Froese, Associate Pastor at Sterling Mennonite Fellowship in Winnipeg. Kennedy is a CMU alumna who graduated with a degree in Biblical and Theological Studies. In this series, she examines the story of Abraham and Sarah, how God was at work in their lives, and continues to work in our lives today.
Read MoreCMU’s social work program receives pre-accreditation from Canadian governing body of social work
Wednesday, June 26, 2024 @ 2:37 PM
Canadian Mennonite University (CMU) is pleased to announce that its social work program will be pre-accredited by the Canadian Association for Social Work Education (CASWE) effective July 1, 2024. This significant recognition ensures that students who earn a Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) at CMU will be fully entitled and prepared to practice in the field of social work anywhere in Canada.
Read MoreCMU students connect to global project
Wednesday, June 19, 2024 @ 11:28 AM
Near the end of a research leave that I spent at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, I had the opportunity to train as a partner instructor in the Tiny Earth program that's headquartered there. This program, launched in 2018, is a microbiology lab curriculum being pursued by a growing international network of students and instructors. The program's goal is to "studentsource" the discovery of new antibiotics—one avenue of response to the emerging crisis of antibiotic resistance in disease-causing bacteria. Tiny Earth is the brainchild of one of my scientific and pedagogical heroes: Jo Handelsman, a soil microbiologist and director of the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery at UW Madison.
Read MoreFace2Face | Let’s Get Dirty: The Lowdown on Earth’s Fabric in your own Yard (video)
Wednesday, April 17, 2024 @ 8:49 AM
From Zimbabwe to Winnipeg, science has uncovered the potential that lies within the soil. From nutrient-rich food production to life-saving antibiotics, learn how the dirt in the fields and in your own yard can be harnessed to make our world a better, healthier place. Hear from scientists, researchers, conservationists, and farmers as they unearth the impact we can all make on local and global communities.
Read MoreSunday@CMU: April 2024
Sunday, April 7, 2024 @ 12:00 AM
Thirsting for Faith, Quenching Doubt: Stories of Water in Life and Scripture
This month on Sunday@CMU, we're hearing a series from CMU's Residence Director, Mackenzie Nicolle. In her reflections, she explores stories from the Bible and her own life in which water, faith, and doubt weave together.
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