The lists of signatories to petitions denouncing the war became a kind of “technology of judgment”: a tool for mutual evaluation. Before signing a petition, people would check the names of those who had signed it before them to make sure that respected colleagues were among them. Friendships were strengthened or broken depending on whether a name appeared on the list or not.
Politics
“Stop the war!”: the paradox of "pressure petitions"
They knew their gesture was futile and could have serious personal repercussions, but that didn't stop over 1.5 million Russians from signing anti-war petitions after their country invaded Ukraine.
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Across all waves, age and healthcare worker status were the characteristics most strongly associated with the risk of being among the first 25 per cent of cases within a cluster.
In Quebec, young adults were hit first by the pandemic
COVID-19 • Jun 30th
Roger-Gaudry Building
Four UdeM luminaries honoured with an Order of Canada
Awards and honours • Jun 29th
The problem stems in part from TikTok’s format, which forces creators to simplify information.
Is TikTok a reliable source of information on torn ACLs?
Social media • Jun 29th
Oysters could become sentinels of marine ecosystem health, according to Frédérique Le Roux.
Oysters: nature’s petri dish
Bacteria • Jun 23rd
Professor Marie-Odile Benoit-Biancamano observing a mealworm larva
Researchers aim for hardier herds of worms
Bacteria • Jun 22nd

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David Saint-Jacques, Valérie Amiraux, Daniel Jutras, and Yoshua Bengio at the opening conference of the Science Diplomacy Summit on June 15

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David Saint-Jacques, Valérie Amiraux, Daniel Jutras, and Yoshua Bengio at the opening conference of the Science Diplomacy Summit on June 15

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Awards and honours
Four UdeM luminaries honoured with an Order of Canada
Roger-Gaudry Building
Funding
Phase 2 of Université de Montréal’s MIL Campus gets the green light
Aerial view of the Science Complex, including the future C and D wings
Awards and honours
Mehdi Benlarbi awarded the Uta von Schwedler Prize
Mehdi Benlarbi and Andrés Finzi
Donors
Dentalcorp invests $1 million in the next generation of dentistry
Representatives from Dentalcorp and the Université de Montréal mark the announcement of the Dentalcorp Fund, a $1 million commitment to the Faculty of Dental Medicine. From left to right: Nate Tchaplia, President, Dentalcorp; Dr. Hugo Ciaburro, Dean, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Université de Montréal; Alexandra Murray, Director, Associate Recruitment, Quebec, Dentalcorp; Emilie L. Cayer, Executive Director of Philanthropy, Université de Montréal; Joe Farra, Vice President, Associate Recruitment, Dentalcorp; Alain Maranda, Director, Partnership Development, Quebec, Dentalcorp; Joe Spagnuolo, Senior Vice President, Quebec, Dentalcorp.
Criminology
UdeM expert gets $4.5M to study German cybercrime
According to David Décary-Hétu, cybercrime has a significant impact on society as a whole.
Biotechnology
It's a start: $185,000 to find new drugs for ALS
In Canada, an estimated 2,000 to 4,000 people have ALS, with about 1,000 dying of it each year.
Graduates
Louise Arbour named Canada’s next governor general
Louise Arbour
Donors
A major gift to advance research into Parkinson's disease
From left to right: Riley Krembil, Chief Operating Officer of the Krembil Foundation; Kate Williams, Chief Scientific Officer of the Krembil Foundation; Louis-Éric Trudeau, professor in the Department of Pharmacology and Physiology at Université de Montréal and researcher at the Courtois Institute of Biomedical Innovation; Reese Whitaker, Research Program Coordinator at the Krembil Foundation; and Tae Joon Yi, Associate Director of the Krembil Foundation.
Appointments
Bob Rae to chair the CÉRIUM advisory board
Bob Rae