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We are facing three concurrent existential crises: biodiversity loss, planetary change, and emerging infectious diseases. We cannot look for a non-existent, one-size-fits-all solution.

Health

Understanding pathogens and parasites – and the future of the planet

15 January 2025

Article

The main campus of Université de Montréal on Mount Royal

Community

Université de Montréal releases its first carbon footprint report

12 December 2024

Article

Julien Arsenault, Jean-François Lapierre and Émilie Jolin around a natural pond in the Grande-Plée-Bleue peat bog in Lévis. Covering nearly 1,500 hectares (15 square kilometres), this peat bog is one of the largest and rarest peat bogs in southern Quebec still in its natural state.

Science

Restoring peatlands to their (almost) natural state

28 November 2024

Article

Wetlands are particularly important carbon sinks, as they cover as little as five and per cent of the Earth's surface area, yet they contain up to 30 per cent of its carbon.

Society

Over $609,000 to UdeM to study carbon in wetlands

12 November 2024

Brief

The Roger-Gaudry campus

Health

UdeM is a leader in the global One Health movement

12 November 2024

Article

There is a critical need for a science-based, interdisciplinary approach to accurately weigh the costs and benefits of different methods of controlling invasive species.

Science

Insect invasions: Why we must act responsibly and act now

18 October 2024

Article

Ben Brisbois

Community

Ben Brisbois: Working together for social and environmental justice

3 October 2024

Article

Timothée Poisot

Health

Taking biodiversity in 'One Health' to the next level

20 September 2024

Article

The Frédéric-Back Park

Society

Turning landscaping projects green

7 August 2024

Article

An infested specimen

Science

How do parasitic worms affect the oxygen uptake of sunfish?

25 July 2024

Article

Biomass burning produces smoke composed of a complex mixture of gases and particles, including carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides, ozone and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), all airborne contaminants with adverse effects on human health.

Science

Wildfires in Ontario and Manitoba affect air quality in Montreal

23 July 2024

Article

The municipality of Baie-Saint-Paul and a site visit in March 2024.

Society

Helping municipalities cope with flooding

16 April 2024

Article

This study shows that during the pollen season, trees increase a child’s risk of actually developing asthma, possibly due to prolonged pollen exposure.

Health

Living near leafy trees doesn’t always protect kids from asthma

5 March 2024

Article

The results show that despite the St. Lawrence waters' significant dilution effect, concentrations of caffeine, carbamazepine, diclofenac and ibuprofen are high enough to negatively impact growth and reproduction in aquatic fauna.

Science

Medicinal drugs pollute the St. Lawrence River

30 January 2024

Article

The results indicate that de-icing salt does not impair the resilience of the three native plant species or reduce their ability to absorb contaminants.

Science

Bioretention plants not impaired by road salt

22 January 2024

Article

Reuse and recycling rates for agricultural plastic waste are currently very low, at less than 10 per cent.

Science

Finding more sustainable ways to use plastics in agriculture

12 December 2023

Article

Lake Pulse Network (Blue, Red, Green and Purple teams); from upper to lower and left to right low impacted lakes from Semi-Arid Plateaux, Taiga Plains, Pacific Maritime, Boreal Shield, Mixed Wood Plain, Taiga Cordillera, Montagne Cordillera, Boreal Plain, Boreal Cordillera

Science

Mapping the health of Canada's lakes

20 November 2023

Article

Roger-Gaudry

Community

UdeM cuts down on waste

20 November 2023

Article

Society

When AI helps protect the environment

10 November 2023

Article

Flooding in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana, after Hurricane "Katrina".

Society

Climate refugees: millions on the move

24 October 2023

Article

Discovering medicinal plants on the UdeM campus with Alexandre Beaudoin

Community

Medicinal plants thrive here at UdeM

23 October 2023

Article

Maeva Perez has elucidated how marine worms genetically manage to adapt to extreme deep-sea conditions.

Science

How do marine worms adapt to deep-sea conditions?

11 October 2023

Article

Science

Bees around the apple trees

2 October 2023

Article

Science

Lake water quality at risk

30 August 2023

Article

Some ideas on how best to cope with heatwaves this summer.

Health

Body heat: what to do when the mercury gets the better of you

25 July 2023

Article

Society

Thinking about environmental, social and governance issues in business

19 June 2023

Article

Micheal D. Penner

Community

University of Montreal launches the Michael D. Penner Institute on ESG

19 June 2023

Press release

Yan Kestens et Julie Karmann

Health

Condos: status symbol or worrying sign of gentrification?

17 February 2023

Article

Community

Shedding light on how plants function

7 February 2023

Press release

There are now more than eight billion people on Earth. Ten thousand years ago, our planet was home to some four million people, according to some estimates.

Society

8 billion and counting: will the Earth survive?

25 January 2023

Article

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