Artificial intelligence
AI learns Igbo, Hausa and Yoruba
With 1,800 hours of recordings of 5,000 native speakers, NaijaVoices is improving voice recognition of Nigeria’s three main languages and paving the way for more inclusive AI.
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Structure of yeast telomerase determined by cryo-electron microscopy.
Unravelling the secrets of telomerase, an enzyme linked to aging and cancer
Biology • Mar 26th
Astrocytes are responsive to a wide range of hormones and neurotransmitters.
In the brain, astrocytes orchestrate fear
Neuroscience • Mar 25th
As a specialist in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), Alicia Dubinski has focused her research on the role of stress granules and TDP-43 pathology in the progressive death of motor neurons.
An UdeM graduate named a Schmidt Science Fellow
Scholarships • Mar 25th
François Dupont believes that breaking up long periods of sitting several times a day is good for health, but it’s also important to consider the intensity of the physical activity involved.
Do cycling desks drive students to the vending machine?
Nutrition • Mar 24th
Dr. Simon Grandjean Lapierre’s team is working on the development and validation of new diagnostic tools for tuberculosis. From left to right: public health doctoral student Emmanuelle Ametepe; Simon Grandjean Lapierre; microbiology and infectious diseases residents Lucila Baldassarre and Sophie Lefrançois; Floriane Point, research assistant at the CHUM Research Centre; Hugo Leprohon, resident in microbiology and infectious diseases; and Florence Durocher, physician specializing in microbiology and infectious diseases. Residents Nayla Léveillé (clinical-research program) and Karima Zerrouki (internal medicine) are also part of the laboratory.
Tuberculosis is on the rise in Canada
Public health • Mar 23rd

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The winners of the science communication contests “Ma thèse en 180 secondes” and “Three Minute Thesis”: Karlee Lefebvre, Florence Piché, Gabrielle Cadotte, Lyna Hanafi, and William Jubinville.

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The winners of the science communication contests “Ma thèse en 180 secondes” and “Three Minute Thesis”: Karlee Lefebvre, Florence Piché, Gabrielle Cadotte, Lyna Hanafi, and William Jubinville.

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Scholarships
An UdeM graduate named a Schmidt Science Fellow
As a specialist in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), Alicia Dubinski has focused her research on the role of stress granules and TDP-43 pathology in the progressive death of motor neurons.
Public health
Tuberculosis is on the rise in Canada
Dr. Simon Grandjean Lapierre’s team is working on the development and validation of new diagnostic tools for tuberculosis. From left to right: public health doctoral student Emmanuelle Ametepe; Simon Grandjean Lapierre; microbiology and infectious diseases residents Lucila Baldassarre and Sophie Lefrançois; Floriane Point, research assistant at the CHUM Research Centre; Hugo Leprohon, resident in microbiology and infectious diseases; and Florence Durocher, physician specializing in microbiology and infectious diseases. Residents Nayla Léveillé (clinical-research program) and Karima Zerrouki (internal medicine) are also part of the laboratory.
Awards and honours
Gilles Brassard, co-founder of quantum cryptography, receives the A.M. Turing Award
Gilles Brassard, Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Operations Research at Université de Montréal
Funding
UdeM receives major CFI funding for its research infrastructure
La tour du pavillon Roger-Gaudry de l'Université de Montréal
Appointments
Yoshua Bengio elected co-chair of the Independent International Scientific Panel on AI
Yoshua Bengio, professor in the Department of Computer Science and Operations Research at Université de Montréal
Honoris causa
UdeM honours Françoise Barré-Sinoussi, co-discoverer of HIV
Françoise Barré-Sinoussi, accompanied by Daniel Jutras and Patrick Cossette
Law
'We can't evolve in a world without rules'
Hervé Prince, UdeM international trade law expert
Appointments
Stéphane Dion is UdeM's new 'diplomat in residence'
Stéphane Dion
Computer science
Renowned U.S. cryptographer coming to UdeM