What works in prevention is equipping young people, not just talking to them about cannabis.
Drugs
Cannabis: what tips the balance for teens to start consuming?
Having friends who use cannabis isn't enough on its own: it's their influence combined with the perception of easy access to the substance that multiplies the risk of initiation among teens.
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Mehdi Benlarbi and Andrés Finzi
Mehdi Benlarbi awarded the Uta von Schwedler Prize
Awards and honours • Jun 9th
Injured drivers in rural areas have higher rates of alcohol detection (24.6%, compared with 14.8% in urban areas) and cannabis detection (17.2%, compared with 14.6%). Above the legal limit of 0.08%, the probability of a positive blood alcohol test remains 23% higher in rural areas.
Rural drivers at greater risk for impaired driving
Alcohol • Jun 9th
The study suggests that there is a direct link between grandparents' income and the likelihood that their grandchildren will go on to pursue postsecondary education.
Bridging the generation gap, financially
Demographics • Jun 8th
The therapeutic alliance refers to the quality of the relationship that develops between a person in treatment and their therapist.
Just connect: preventing child sex offenders from doing it again
Psychology • Jun 8th
One of the program's main goals is to prevent family problems among newcomers to Quebec.
Strengthening support for immigrant parents
Immigration • Jun 8th

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Université de Montréal hosted the 2026 annual conference of the Canadian Astronomical Society, which took place at the MIL campus. The local organizing committee was chaired by Frédérique Baron.

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Université de Montréal hosted the 2026 annual conference of the Canadian Astronomical Society, which took place at the MIL campus. The local organizing committee was chaired by Frédérique Baron.

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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
Law
At home with Louise Arbour
Daniel Jutras at Louise Arbour’s home (and her dog Loma’s!) in the heart of the Laurentian forest
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.