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Emma Frejinger, professor in the Department of Computer Science and Operations Research at Université de Montréal
Appointments
Emma Frejinger appointed special advisor on AI and digital technology
Emma Frejinger, a professor of operations research who holds two research chairs, will support the strategic, ethical and operational development of AI projects at Université de Montréal.
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Valérie Plante
Back to campus: Valérie Plante returns to UdeM as a guest expert
Politics • Sep 3rd
Epidemiologist Sheryl Magzamen and physical chemist Patrick Charbonneau
Eddie Goldenberg Chairs bring two scientists to UdeM
Professors • Aug 27th
Patrick Charbonneau, physical chemist
Patrick Charbonneau: applying statistical physics to understand AI
Physics • Aug 27th
Sheryl Magzamen, epidemiologist
Sheryl Magzamen: an epidemiologist on a mission
Public health • Aug 26th
Veracity is an open-source model that other teams can build on to create similar tools for different electoral or linguistic contexts.
Veracity: a transparent fact-checker
Artificial intelligence • Aug 26th
Roger-Gaudry Building
Four UdeM luminaries honoured with an Order of Canada
Awards and honours • Jun 29th
Aerial view of the Science Complex, including the future C and D wings
Phase 2 of Université de Montréal’s MIL Campus gets the green light
Funding • Jun 15th
Mehdi Benlarbi and Andrés Finzi
Mehdi Benlarbi awarded the Uta von Schwedler Prize
Awards and honours • Jun 9th
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.
Dentalcorp invests $1 million in the next generation of dentistry
Donors • Jun 2nd
According to David Décary-Hétu, cybercrime has a significant impact on society as a whole.
UdeM expert gets $4.5M to study German cybercrime
Criminology • Jun 1st
In Canada, an estimated 2,000 to 4,000 people have ALS, with about 1,000 dying of it each year.
It's a start: $185,000 to find new drugs for ALS
Biotechnology • May 14th
Louise Arbour
Louise Arbour named Canada’s next governor general
Graduates • May 5th
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.
A major gift to advance research into Parkinson's disease
Donors • Apr 29th
Bob Rae
Bob Rae to chair the CÉRIUM advisory board
Appointments • Apr 14th
Daniel Jutras at Louise Arbour’s home (and her dog Loma’s!) in the heart of the Laurentian forest
At home with Louise Arbour
Law • Mar 30th
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.
An UdeM graduate named a Schmidt Science Fellow
Scholarships • Mar 25th
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.
Tuberculosis is on the rise in Canada
Public health • Mar 23rd
Gilles Brassard, Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Operations Research at Université de Montréal
Gilles Brassard, co-founder of quantum cryptography, receives the A.M. Turing Award
Awards and honours • Mar 18th
La tour du pavillon Roger-Gaudry de l'Université de Montréal
UdeM receives major CFI funding for its research infrastructure
Funding • Mar 13th
Yoshua Bengio, professor in the Department of Computer Science and Operations Research at Université de Montréal
Yoshua Bengio elected co-chair of the Independent International Scientific Panel on AI
Appointments • Mar 6th
Françoise Barré-Sinoussi, accompanied by Daniel Jutras and Patrick Cossette
UdeM honours Françoise Barré-Sinoussi, co-discoverer of HIV
Honoris causa • Mar 3rd
Hervé Prince, UdeM international trade law expert
'We can't evolve in a world without rules'
Law • Mar 2nd
Stéphane Dion
Stéphane Dion is UdeM's new 'diplomat in residence'
Appointments • Feb 27th
Renowned U.S. cryptographer coming to UdeM
Computer science • Jan 26th
Raquel Fernandez
Raquel Fernandez studies women’s housing collectives
Diversity and inclusion • Jan 26th
Yves Brun, professor at the department of microbiology, infectious diseases and immunology of Université de Montréal
Major funding for the discovery of new antibiotics
Funding • Jan 22nd
Vincent Billé
Vincent Billé investigates informal coercion in psychiatric wards
Scholarships • Jan 21st
Saja Farhat
Tackling social injustice via collective responsibility
Scholarships • Jan 19th
Yoshua Bengio, professor in the department of computer science and operations research at Université de Montréal
Six global leaders join Yoshua Bengio to guide LawZero
Appointments • Jan 15th

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