Criminology
Disciplinary confinement in prison does more harm than good
A meta-analysis reveals that punishing inmates by segregating them does not reduce recidivism and may even reinforce offending behaviour.
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More vulnerable people may begin to perceive chatbots as human.
A digital 'folie à deux'
Artificial intelligence • Dec 16th
The partnership main objective is to foster the development of a sustainable ecosystem of innovative technology start-ups.
A new partnership to fast-track research from lab to market
Innovation • Dec 16th
An artistic representation of hazy exoplanet LP 791-18 c.
Webb reveals a hazy world that shows not all planet twins are identical
Astronomy • Dec 12th
The results reveal a possible association between exposure to cotton fibers and an increased risk of postmenopausal breast cancer. Women exposed to these fibers had a 42% increased risk of cancer compared to unexposed women. When exposure occurred before the age of 36 or before the first full-term pregnancy, the risk reached 63%.
Can working in a textile factory give you breast cancer?
Public health • Dec 11th
It is important to investigate a person’s motives when treating gambling addiction, according to Beáta Bőthe.
Escapism is an important factor in problem gambling
Psychology • Dec 10th

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Université de Montréal honoured its new retirees on November 25 at the MIL campus. The annual celebration brought together around one hundred employees, including retirees and their former colleagues.

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Université de Montréal honoured its new retirees on November 25 at the MIL campus. The annual celebration brought together around one hundred employees, including retirees and their former colleagues.

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Innovation
A new partnership to fast-track research from lab to market
The partnership main objective is to foster the development of a sustainable ecosystem of innovative technology start-ups.
International
$1.7 billion to attract international researchers to Canada
Daniel Jutras, rector of the Université de Montréal, welcomes the dignitaries present at the press conference.
Rankings
UdeM and its affiliated schools rank second among Canada’s research universities
Université de Montréal
Environment
COP 30: Québec universities more united than ever for the climate
The MIL Campus, Université de Montréal
Conferences
Royal Society of Canada's annual conference comes to Montreal
Université de Montréal, HEC Montréal and Polytechnique Montréal will host the Royal Society of Canada's annual conference.
Artificial intelligence
Yoshua Bengio reaches 1 million citations on Google Scholar
Yoshua Bengio
Computer science
A quantum leap
Hlér Kristjánsson
Academic affairs
Daniel Jutras named as the next chair of U15 Canada
Daniel Jutras
Medicine
Two UdeM peer reviewers cited for excellence
Gregory Emery et David Knapp