The number of melanoma cases continues to rise in Canada.
Cancer
An “intelligent tattoo” to detect skin cancer before it appears
Tested on mice, a non-invasive technology developed by scientists at the INRS and Université de Montréal could transform the early detection of micro-melanomas.
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In 74% of the news articles analyzed, the behavior of the AI system is cited as the primary cause of the incidents. However, only 6% of the articles mention other contributing factors, such as a pre-existing medical condition, a difficult family situation, or substance use, for example.
Sounding the alarm about chatbots and mental health
Mental health • May 21st
SIGN/e is a new tool for composing electronic and contemporary music.
SIGN/e: writing music with moving shapes and colours
Music • May 21st
Catherine Duclos places an EEG electrode array on a participant's head.
Could 'pink noise' make anesthesia work better during surgery?
Brain • May 19th
The human brain constantly uses ambient sounds to form a mental picture of its surroundings.
To what extent can hearing compensate for blindness?
Audiology • May 19th
According to Laurent Mottron, in many young children with autism, the first signs of the disorder are often related to sound perception.
How children with autism hear: not better or worse, just differently
Autism • May 19th

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About 50 people from the UdeM community and beyond gathered for the 5th annual Biodiversity Summer School. The event brought together a wide range of perspectives and expertise in public health, psychology, urban ecology, biodiversity, research, greening initiatives, civic engagement, and global health.

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About 50 people from the UdeM community and beyond gathered for the 5th annual Biodiversity Summer School. The event brought together a wide range of perspectives and expertise in public health, psychology, urban ecology, biodiversity, research, greening initiatives, civic engagement, and global health.

Community

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.
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