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Artificial intelligence (AI) is making its presence felt in all scientific fields and every sphere of daily life, from astrophysics to medicine, from law and finance to sustainable development.TimeWorld, a major international conference…

Fungi, specifically those that are “mycorrhizal,” are natural allies of the forest because they improve tree nutrient acquisition. But which of the mycorrhizal feeding strategies yields the greatest tree diversity in a forest: strategy A…

The James Webb Space Telescope is scheduled to be launched on December 22 with sophisticated instruments on board, including a Canadian guidance sensor largely developed by researchers at Université de Montréal.Led by Professor René Doyon…

A research team led by Dr. Despoina Manousaki of the CHU Sainte-Justine Research Centre and the Université de Montréal has identified three circulating proteins as promising molecules for the development of drugs and early detection tools…

Published today in the scientific journal Genome Medicine, the study results show that more than a dozen of these genes, which contribute to the development of Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, help fight viral and bacterial…

On October 25, the Diversity Council of the Women’s Executive Network, or WXN, announced its Top 100 Award winners and Claudel Pétrin-Desrosiers, a UofM graduate in family medicine, is one of them. She is also one of five recipients of…

Université de Montréal microbiologist Yves Brun made the discovery several years ago: an aquatic bacterium called Caulobacter crescentus produces an extremely powerful glue that adhere to its surrounding wet surfaces, such as pipes and…

Three projects from Université de Montréal have been selected by the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) to help inaugurate NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, to be launched Oct. 31 aboard the Ariane 5 rocket.The James Webb is the first of a new…

Frantz Saintellemy has been appointed Chancellor and Chair of the Board of Université de Montréal. His begins today, October 1, and will end in May 2025.. He succeeds Louis Roquet, who has occupied the position since 2018. Mr.…

Seven Université de Montréal faculty members have joined the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences (CAHS). CAHS Fellows are elected by their peers based on outstanding contributions to health and biomedical sciences. They demonstrate…