Enriching research at CMU through cross-disciplinary inquiry and process
For many researchers, ethics review is seen as a required step before a project can begin. At CMU, ethics review reflects a broader commitment to thoughtful scholarship, meaningful dialogue, and respect for the people at the centre of research. It is a cornerstone in the foundation of the institution's identity.
Lee-Anne Dowsett, Chair of the CMU Research Ethics Board (REB) sees ethics review as an opportunity to make the research that happens at CMU stronger.
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How a camper-turned-recording studio became a gratitude mission on wheels (CBC)
Inside a golden yellow circa 1978 camping trailer, strangers are sharing moments of gratitude.
And armed with a microphone and a few prompting words of encouragement, David Balzer is capturing their stories.
Chatterbox — a mobile recording studio — is Balzer's antidote to social isolation and bad vibes.
Balzer, an associate professor of communications and media at Canadian Mennonite University, parks the camper-recording studio at community events and block parties and invites people to share a story of gratitude about a neighbour.
Continue ReadingCMU choir brings community together to raise voices for peace (Winnipeg Free Press)
Decades have passed since We Shall Overcome was deemed the unofficial anthem of the American civil rights and anti-war movements, but the folk song — originally a gospel spiritual — remains as relevant today, and as frequently sung, as it was back in the 1960s. In the last few months alone, the song's lyrics have loudly echoed through the crowds at non-violent rallies, protests and sit-ins around the world, and been performed onstage by renowned artists, social activists and community choirs.
One of those community choirs is the Canadian Mennonite University's (CMU) Voices for Peace. Voices for Peace was launched in March 2026 as an extension of the Anabaptist university's Singing Resistance program. That program had brought like-minded voices together earlier in the winter to sing in solidarity with those being affected by the ICE raids in Minneapolis.
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CMU graduate studies addiction and care in Canada's poorest postal code
David Naylor is never sure what his workday will look like when he starts his shift. "It can be anything from giving out a pair of socks to reviving somebody with naloxone in the back alley," he says.
Naylor works at Union Gospel Mission (UGM), a non-profit organization that does community outreach as Christian ministry in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside, a neighbourhood with some of the highest urban rates of addiction, homelessness, and poverty in Canada.
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Tapping into Manitoba history will be easier with futuristic boost from AI chatbot, creators say (from CBC)
Manitoba's history is being ushered into the future through artificial intelligence.
Canadian Mennonite University in Winnipeg and the Manitoba Historical Society are teaming up to create their own locally developed AI chatbot that will enable the public to reach deep into the province's past in a new and instant way.
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