Keyword: Scientist in Residence

CMU welcomes Dr. Allyson Menzies as the 2024 Scientist in Residence

What is responsible environmental monitoring? How do STEM research and curricula unitingly participate in colonial practices that further degrade the spaces they seek to protect?

How can we dignify the past as we look to care for the future?

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2023 Scientist in Residence Presentations with Dr. Francis Su (Videos)

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CMU welcomes Professor Francis Su as Scientist in Residence of 2023

"How can mathematics connect to our deepest human longings, such as for beauty and for truth?" "What can we do to move towards making STEM spaces more just, where the dignity of each human being is valued?"

These are some of the key questions Professor Francis Su asks in his work, which he will explore as the Scientist in Residence at Canadian Mennonite University (CMU) on February 2-3, 2023.

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2020 CMU Scientist in Residence | Dr. Deborah Haarsma (3 videos)

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Astrophysicist is CMU’s 2020 Scientist in Residence

Dr. Deborah Haarsma (PhD) is no stranger to frontier work. She has studied galaxy clusters, the curvature of space, and the expansion of the universe using telescopes around the world and in orbit. Privately, her research in astrophysics takes her to the very edge of human knowledge and comprehension.

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Scripture and science: Biology professor explores evolution

Dr. Dennis R. Venema travels across the country engaging in conversations about how evolution and Christian faith can co-exist. While, as an Evangelical Christian, he grew up convinced that belief in evolution meant being an unfaithful, his views have shifted significantly over time.

Venema is Professor of Biology at Trinity Western University (TWU) in Langley, B.C. and was Scientist in Residence at Canadian Mennonite University (CMU) from February 4-6, 2019. He spoke in classes, in a student forum and chapel, and offered a public lecture, exploring Christian understandings of creation in light of evolution, and how studying the created order can serve as a form of worship.

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2019 CMU Scientist in Residence | Dr. Dennis R. Venema (videos)

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CMU welcomes Dr. Dennis R. Venema as 2019's Scientist in Residence

Were Adam and Eve humanity's first parents? Genetics show that our beginning comes from a population much larger than one couple. Can belief in evolution and Christianity mix?

These are some of the key questions Dr. Dennis R. Venema will address as Scientist in Residence at Canadian Mennonite University (CMU) on February 4-6, 2019.

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2018 CMU Scientist in Residence | Dr. Rick Lindroth (videos)

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CMU welcomes Dr. Rick Lindroth as Scientist in Residence

In a world of "alternative facts," what does science have to offer?

That's one of the questions Dr. Rick Lindroth will address when he visits Canadian Mennonite University January 29-30 as its 2018 Scientist in Residence.

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