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In Montreal, for every 1,000 black English-speaking children, 19.6 had their situation assessed by the youth centre, compared to 5.9 for other visible minority children and 3.5 for white children.

Society

Black children are overrepresented in Quebec's child welfare system

16 March 2021

Article

Quebec’s strict confinement rules have greatly reduced the possibility to prepare for the death of loved ones, to be able to thank them, say goodbye and bring some peace to the relationship – all steps that help survivors grieve.

Society

COVID-19: when mourning is put on hold

10 March 2021

Article

Health

Could existing drugs be used against COVID-19?

16 December 2020

Article

Photo de neurones reprogrammés par Janelle Drouin-Ouellet à partir de cellules de peau de patients atteints de la maladie de Parkinson. Les noyaux cellulaires sont marqués en bleu, tandis que les marquages vert et rouge montrent deux protéines exprimées dans des neurones matures.

Health

A novel approach to Parkinson's disease

4 December 2020

Article

Ravi Rungta

Health

What makes a healthy brain?

4 December 2020

Article

Science

Young autistic children can read before they speak

13 November 2020

Article

Society

Tobacco trafficking: retailers snub the dark Web

28 October 2020

Article

Culture

Cinema as therapy? Three research projects look at the options

15 September 2020

Article

Culture

Music in times of pandemic

9 September 2020

Article

Caroline Gélinas

Community

UdeM has a new advisor on aboriginal peoples

20 July 2020

Article

Health

Girls more negatively affected by pot than boys

14 July 2020

Press release

Science

Global consultation on the ethics of AI begins in Montreal

9 July 2020

Article

When the COVID-19 pandemic hit last winter, there were more than 5,500 international students at UdeM, some for short stays, others for the duration of their studies.

Community

Giving international students the UdeM experience despite the pandemic

7 July 2020

Article

Increasingly frequent heat waves in Europe are benefiting the vegetation at high altitudes in the Alps. But this unusual plant growth - which could become more common with climate change - may deplete the water reserves that percolate from mountain streams to the rivers below.

Society

Hot summers in the Alps deplete water reserves

30 June 2020

Article

The seminar is essentially interdisciplinary. History, anthropology, public health, philosophy, public policy, comparative politics and international relations will be addressed by some 20 professors.

Community

A new course on the pandemic

19 May 2020

Article

A study aims to understand what protects children from the disease and thereby guide treatment in adults who are most affected.

Health

The kids are alright … but not the elderly

2 April 2020

Article

Community

Fish, fish and more (sustainable) fish

25 November 2019

Press release

The MIL Campus of the Université de Montréal will be hosting a cross-sector and transdisciplinary discussion on December 5-6 on “The Sources of Rhythm.”

Society

Could rhythm be at the root of everything around us?

4 November 2019

Article

The mission of the UNESCO Chair in Urban Landscape at Université de Montréal is focused on education, awareness-raising and support for municipal experts, governments and citizens in the development of their landscapes in order to ensure the quality of urban living environments.

Society

The UNESCO Chair in Urban Landscape at Université de Montréal builds bridges

25 October 2019

Article

David Saint-Jacques et René Pelletier

Science

René Pelletier, the osteopath who helped David Saint-Jacques readjust to life on Earth

15 October 2019

Article

At Université de Montréal, IRIC's researchers had some good news to announce on World Cancer Day.

Health

10 years of research lead the way to more effective treatment of a fatal cancer

22 February 2019

Article

On March 30, 2021, the James Webb Space Telescope will be sent into orbit in search of extraterrestrial life.

Science

The search for ET

11 December 2018

Article

Yakov Rabkin

Society

The road to modernity is not a one-way street

10 December 2018

Article

Science

AI set to revolutionize analytical chemistry in neuroscience

4 December 2018

Article

Society

AI’s huge potential to transform education

4 December 2018

Article

Les efforts des organismes subventionnaires canadiens pour rendre la production scientifique accessible pourraient être améliorés.

Science

Open-access research publications: Canada is dragging its feet

1 November 2018

Press release

L'auteure a analysé 481 affaires de proxénétisme survenues entre 2000 et 2014 à Montréal.

Society

Pimps: they’re not all alike

27 September 2018

Article

Isabelle Peretz

Health

BRAMS celebrates 10 years of making brains sing

5 November 2015

Article

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