Université de Montréal

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…

Persistent infection with certain types of human papillomavirus (HPV) in pregnant women may increase the risk of preterm birth, according to a study led by CHU Sainte-Justine researcher and Université de Montréal associate professor Helen…

Researchers at Université de Montréal and McGill University have discovered a new multi-enzyme complex that reprograms metabolism and overcomes “cellular senescence,” when aging cells stop dividing.In their study published today in…

The Molson Foundation has awarded a $1-million grant to Université de Montréal’s Faculty of Veterinary Medicine (FMV). This major contribution will allow the faculty to make important technological improvements for the benefit of…

Scientists at the CHUM Research Centre work towards forecasting or at least better detecting when a person with epilepsy will have an attack, thanks to an implantable microchip.Epileptics, listen up: imagine being able to have a “weather…