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Alain Roy, professor at the Faculty of Law at Université de Montréal
Law
Behind the scenes of family law reforms: Alain Roy’s journey
The UdeM law professor has helped modernize family law in Quebec by placing children and others with vulnerabilities at the heart of reforms.
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The study shows that food insecurity and poor eating habits don’t necessarily go together.
A snapshot of food insecurity among immigrants
Nutrition • May 7th
Picture of the “Silent 700”, Columbia Journalism Review, March-April 1983, p.S6.
“Constant tinkering": reporters pioneered portable computer use
Journalism • May 7th
Hashtag hijacking tries to manipulate social media algorithms to gain visibility.
Conspiracy theories meet real news: how QAnon tries to hijack the Internet
Criminology • May 5th
More than just a reading tool, braille is a way for blind people to navigate their surroundings. However, most orientation and mobility specialists incorporate it little or not at all into their work with blind adults.
Braille: an underutilized tool
Optometry • Apr 29th
The systemic imbalances are reflected in the disproportionate impact of femicide on Indigenous, racialized and marginalized women, according to Alain-Guy Sipowo.
Femicide: From aggravating factor to standalone crime
Violence • Apr 28th
The book titled ''Maîtres chez eux: Churchill Falls, la fondation d'Hydro-Québec au Labrador'' is published by Les Presses de l'Université de Montréal
'Masters in our own house' ... and theirs, too
Books • Apr 27th
Online platforms play a facilitating role in the trade of succulent plants: they do not require sellers to display their permits or the conservation status of the species they offer. Participants rely on reviews from other buyers to gauge a seller’s reliability, using this mechanism as a substitute for any verification of legality.
Crimes of passion: the illegal online trade in succulents
Criminology • Apr 24th
The study shows that regions favourable to Homo sapiens were found to be more highly connected than those of Neanderthals.
Why did the Neanderthals disappear?
Archaeology • Apr 22nd
Children who played actively with a parent every day were significantly more physically active at the start of adolescence.
Once active, always active
Public health • Apr 10th
Excavations of Ucanal Structure K-1, a possible Terminal Classic council house
A building fit for a council, not a king
Archaeology • Apr 9th
An independent sex worker manages her own clientele and retains control over her practices. No third party takes a cut of her earnings.
Marginalized and at risk: independent sex workers speak out
Criminology • Apr 7th
The NaijaVoices project is improving speech recognition in Igbo, Hausa, and Yoruba.
AI learns Igbo, Hausa and Yoruba
Artificial intelligence • Mar 27th
Vincent Gautrais, professor at the Faculty of Law at Université de Montréal
Regulating infotech: 'we're still in a state of adolescence'
Law • Mar 19th
There is a profound circularity between inner ecology and outer ecology: by caring for the planet, we care for ourselves, and by cultivating our inner world, we become agents of care for the Earth.
Take care of yourself to take care of the planet
Spirituality • Mar 11th
The concept of Rhythm Workers is simple: players tap the screen of a cellphone in time with the music being played, building virtual structures as their accuracy improves.
Sync to the beat and stutter less
Speech therapy • Mar 9th
When analyzing a request for medical assistance in dying, the clinical ethicist must, among other things, discern the underlying causes of suffering and determine if it is truly intolerable, and ensure that the person's consent is free and informed.
Using ethics to guide end-of-life decisions
Deaths • Feb 20th
According to Guillaume Dubé, lower-risk cannabis users resemble non-users more than higher-risk users.
Cannabis: What is the profile of adults at low risk of dependence?
Drugs • Feb 19th
According to the doctoral student, a relationship with AI can become a frictionless space.
Can AI fulfill our emotional needs?
Psychology • Feb 11th
The use of AI could expand access to mediation for minor conflicts and everyday disagreements, for examples.
Can robots play peacemaker?
Justice • Jan 22nd
Across the groups studied, the overall effect of disciplinary confinement was nil, or even negative.
Disciplinary confinement in prison does more harm than good
Criminology • Dec 18th
It is important to investigate a person’s motives when treating gambling addiction, according to Beáta Bőthe.
Escapism is an important factor in problem gambling
Psychology • Dec 10th
The strategy is simple and actionable with benefits for families, schools and communities.
Sports can breed respect for authority
Sports • Dec 9th
Crime is not gender-neutral, according to Franca Cortoni.
Recidivism rate for female sex offenders remains low
Criminology • Nov 27th
Analysis of 3300-year-old sediments from Lake Laguna Itzan in northern Guatemala challenges the hypothesis that the decline of the Maya was primarily due to repeated episodes of drought.
The collapse of Maya civilization: drought doesn’t explain everything
Anthropology • Nov 25th
Karmann believes that promoting walking can support social cohesion.
Better social health, one step at a time
Public health • Nov 13th
A study was dedicated to the automatic detection of the speech of involuntary celibates on Reddit.
Detecting incel misogyny on Reddit
Information sciences • Nov 11th
A study reveals two realities about the return of Mexicans to the country.
Mexican migrants struggle to reintegrate after being deported
Immigration • Oct 6th
Students enrolled in the History and Civilization program at Collège Lionel-Groulx and CEGEP de Rosemont with their supervisors.
CEGEP students join an archaeological dig at the ancient Greek city of Argilos
Students • Sep 23rd
Students help write a 2,600-year-old story from ancient Greece
Archaeology • Sep 23rd

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