A man is checking his smartphone.
Research
Mental health and peer support: sometimes online communities can help
While social media often take heat for their negative effects on mental health, a recent study of Facebook and Reddit support groups reveals a positive side.
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An image of elliptical galaxy NGC4696 located at the center of the Centaurus Cluster taken by the Hubble Space Telescope. This image shows dusty filaments surrounding the center of the galaxy.
How do supermassive black holes 'feed' themselves?
Astronomy • Jul 14th
“Femcels”—or women who are single against their will—are more likely to suffer from sexual depression than those who are single by choice. They are also more prone to sexual anxiety, which is largely fueled by the fear of abuse by potential partners.
Femcels feel doomed to loneliness
Sexuality • Jul 7th
For Stéphane Potvin, it is essential to avoid conflating psychosis with violence.
Schizophrenia and violence: the brain on high alert
Brain • Jul 6th
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.
“Stop the war!”: the paradox of "pressure petitions"
Politics • Jun 30th
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

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"I wish you to remain curious and generous. To share with the world the skills your degree attests to. To embrace change with confidence. And, above all, to keep intact the convictions that will give meaning to your journey." – Her Excellency the Right Honourable Louise Arbour, Governor General of Canada. A graduate of the Université de Montréal's Faculty of Law in 1970, Governor General Louise Arbour was back at her alma mater this morning to address the university's new doctoral graduates at the convocation ceremony.

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"I wish you to remain curious and generous. To share with the world the skills your degree attests to. To embrace change with confidence. And, above all, to keep intact the convictions that will give meaning to your journey." – Her Excellency the Right Honourable Louise Arbour, Governor General of Canada. A graduate of the Université de Montréal's Faculty of Law in 1970, Governor General Louise Arbour was back at her alma mater this morning to address the university's new doctoral graduates at the convocation ceremony.

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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