Archaeology
Why did the Neanderthals disappear?
A new modelling study suggests that greater connectivity between groups may have given Homo sapiens the edge over Neanderthals.
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The technique developed by researchers at Université de Montréal offers a new way to probe neural pain networks.
Confirmed: ultrasound neuromodulation helps manage pain
Brain • Apr 21st
The challenges in studying myalgic encephalomyelitis include the heterogeneity of triggers, symptom clusters and disease progression.
A glimmer of hope for people living with chronic fatigue syndrome
Medicine • Apr 21st
The formation of leaves in moss and the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana relies on very similar cellular dynamics
We now know how moss leaves grow
Biology • Apr 20th
Jewelweed flowers are generally larger in urban areas.
Flowering in the city: the bumblebee connection
Biology • Apr 20th
The cerebral blood vessels of a baby mouse.
Putting brain development on the map
Brain • Apr 20th

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Université de Montréal awarded an honorary doctorate to economist Esther Duflo in recognition of her exceptional career.

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Université de Montréal awarded an honorary doctorate to economist Esther Duflo in recognition of her exceptional career.

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Appointments
Bob Rae to chair the CÉRIUM advisory board
Bob Rae
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