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Université de Montréal - News @umontreal-en.bsky.social · 9h

“Almost every #Mexican family has a relative who has migrated, yet Mexican society continues to marginalize returnees, sometimes even treating them with contempt," says @anacanedog.bsky.social. #migrants #U.S.-Mexico #border
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Mexican migrants struggle to reintegrate after being deported

A study by UdeM’s Ana Canedo shows that coming from the U.S. is difficult for Mexican migrants: many face economic hardship and struggle with identity loss.

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Université de Montréal - News @umontreal-en.bsky.social · 12d

“Sometimes, in trying to fix one problem, we create an even bigger one."
#microplastics #pollution
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Could mealworms help solve our plastic waste problem?

UdeM doctoral student Chloé Rosa-Teijeiro is studying how mealworms digest plastic and whether there are hidden risks to this promising approach to tackling plastic pollution.

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Université de Montréal - News @umontreal-en.bsky.social · 27d

#COMPUTING "Quantum computers will be a leap forward from the best that exist today," says our recent recruit Hlér Kristjánsson. #quantum #AI #MachineLearning #physics
#Iceland #Taiwan @mila-quebec.bsky.social #InstitutCourtois
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Awarded a research chair at UdeM's Courtois Institute, computer scientist Hlér Kristjánsson jumps into his new role with gusto, bringing with him from England a wealth of international experience.

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Université de Montréal - News @umontreal-en.bsky.social · Sep 8

#NEUROSCIENCE “Criticality offers a powerful framework for understanding #brain function and dysfunction,” says UdeM's Karim Jerbi. He's in the cover story of this week's @newscientist.com. #psychology #chaos
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The crucial role of chaos in our brain’s most extraordinary functions

That the human mind treads a delicate line between order and disorder is a radical idea that’s gaining traction - and is changing our understanding of intelligence, consciousness and creativity

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Université de Montréal - News @umontreal-en.bsky.social · Sep 5

#CATS “They aren’t just cutting off the claws; they’re mutilating the animal." #onychectomy #declawing #veterinary #CHUV #pain #ScientificReports @nature.com @amvq.bsky.social
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The dangers of declawing your cat

A study by UdeM’s animal pharmacology research group reveals that surgically removing a cat's claws is not only painful, it has irreversible long-term effects.

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Université de Montréal - News @umontreal-en.bsky.social · Sep 4

#OBESITY "This is an opportunity to rethink how we do things." @facmed-umontreal.bsky.social #research #Quebec nouvelles.umontreal.ca/en/article/2...

Breaking down barriers to support people living with obesity

With UdeM's Géraldine Layani, Quebec's COLLAB-INTER-360-Obésité research project looks to find new ways to improve obese individuals' health and well-being.

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Université de Montréal - News @umontreal-en.bsky.social · Aug 13

“The planet could have an extremely thin atmosphere, like Mars, making it very hard to detect. It might also be shrouded in thick, high-altitude clouds, like Venus... Or it might simply have no atmosphere at all.”
@nasawebb.extwitter.link #NIRSpec #JWST
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Habitable or not? Astronomers probe exoplanet TRAPPIST-1 d

Could Earth-sized exoplanets be habitable? Based on observations with the James Webb Space Telescope, UdeM graduate Caroline Piaulet-Ghorayeb and her team suggest it’s still too soon to say.

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Université de Montréal - News @umontreal-en.bsky.social · Aug 13

#RESEARCH "Peer review is one of the bulwarks that ensures science remains dedicated to discovering what comes closest to the truth... We now know what happens when the truth is twisted; we must actively combat this type of distortion." nouvelles.umontreal.ca/en/article/2...

Two UdeM peer reviewers cited for excellence

The Canadian Institutes of Health Research honours biomedical researchers Gregory Emery and David Knapp for outstanding work in reviewing other scientists' grant applications, a very rare distinction.

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Université de Montréal - News @umontreal-en.bsky.social · Aug 7

#AI "Ultimately, this is a step forward in understanding how the human brain understands meaning from the visual world." #LLMs @mila-quebec.bsky.social @adriendoerig.bsky.social @timkietzmann.bsky.social @natmachintell.nature.com
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Using AI to 'see' what we see

Fed the right information, large language models can match what the brain sees when it takes in an everyday scene such as children playing or a big city skyline, a new study led by Ian Charest finds.

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Université de Montréal - News @umontreal-en.bsky.social · Jul 23

#MEDIA Do you enjoy watching free online TV? Consider the downside: too many ads, no privacy, and almost nothing that's French or Indigenous. Critics say streamers like Tubi and Pluto show "flagrant disregard for Canada’s cultural diversity."
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Putting the brakes on FAST

UdeM researchers argue that FAST – free ad-supported streaming television – poses a threat to francophone and Indigenous culture in Canada, and should be regulated.

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Université de Montréal - News @umontreal-en.bsky.social · Jul 10

#MICROBIOLOGY Scientists at @brunlabcaulo.bsky.social find "new points of fragility" in how bacteria cell walls expand, and this "could be exploited to develop new #antibiotics.” @mariedelaby.bsky.social ‪@natcomms.nature.com nouvelles.umontreal.ca/en/article/2...

How bacteria grow: evolutionary differences point to new ways to combat infection

Discovering unsuspected flexibility in bacterial elongation, UdeM microbiologists rethink approach to fighting resistance to antibiotics.

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Université de Montréal - News @umontreal-en.bsky.social · Jun 27

#ASTRONOMY ‪10 billion light years away, in a cluster of galaxies, a vast cloud of high-energy particles is revealed, thanks to @umontreal.ca's Julie Hlavacek-Larrondo and @rtimmerman.bsky.social‬. #LOFAR
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Discovery of ‘mini halo’ points to how the early universe was formed

Astronomers co-led by UdeM's Julie Hlavacek-Larrondo detect a gigantic cloud of high-energy particles 10 billions light years away from Earth.

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Université de Montréal - News @umontreal-en.bsky.social · Jun 19

#CLIMATE "What we're proposing is a workflow ... to integrate human systems into Earth-systems models," says anthropologist @burkeam.bsky.social. #hominin #dispersals @natcomms.nature.com @ctrlalttim.com
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A blueprint for adapting to climate change

By expanding an emerging field of study called archaeology of climate change, scientists at UdeM and other universities hope to make human-environment modeling more accurate and complete.

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Université de Montréal - News @umontreal-en.bsky.social · Jun 18

#US "Overt repression, whether through law-enforcement or the armed forces, is hard to sustain against non-violent protest." Theodore McLauchlin on #Trump, #NoKings & more.
@cerium-udem.bsky.social
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When political demonstrations are met by force

A specialist on military responses to protest movements, UdeM political scientist Theodore McLauchlin answers three questions about current developments in the United States.

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Université de Montréal - News @umontreal-en.bsky.social · Jun 16

#RECRUITMENT "We are well-positioned to welcome top minds who are seeking to thrive in an open, dynamic environment where science can flourish freely," says @vpoitout.bsky.social. #U.S. #academia #funding #Canada @usherbrooke.bsky.social @ulaval.ca @mcgill.ca nouvelles.umontreal.ca/en/article/2...

Polaris: a call to action to attract global research talent

Université Laval, McGill University, Université de Montréal and Université de Sherbrooke – are joining forces to launch a series of ambitious initiatives to attract top-tier researchers.

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Université de Montréal - News @umontreal-en.bsky.social · Jun 16

#HIV-AIDS What happened 35 years ago in the middle of Africa that so needed to be kept secret?
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Operation Bangui: the untold story of AIDS research in Africa

In a new book, UdeM pharmacist Pierre-Marie David chronicles a secret research project in the Central African Republic begun in 1989 to test soldiers for HIV and vaccinate them.

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Université de Montréal - News @umontreal-en.bsky.social · Jun 16

"In Quebec and Canada, loneliness is most prevalent among teens and young adults, and in Europe, among adults in their late 20s and 30s,” says @cecile-vandevelde.bsky.social‬.
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Loneliness is spreading. What can sociology tell us about it?

Long regarded as a purely private, individual experience, loneliness is now emerging as an important social issue, says UdeM expert Cécile Van de Velde.

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Université de Montréal - News @umontreal-en.bsky.social · Jun 10

As many as as 165 million people‪ are #deafblind, and "in some countries the condition isn’t recognized, leaving families to bear the full burden," says @walterwittich.bsky.social‬. #visualimpairment #hardofhearing
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'Deafblindness': more than meets the eye and ear

Walter Wittich is the scientific director of an international initiative that has developed a comprehensive set of biopsychosocial criteria for people with little or no hearing and little or no sight.

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Université de Montréal - News @umontreal-en.bsky.social · Jun 10

#VETERINARY "A similar condition with the same symptoms occurs in women and is often linked to high levels of stress or anxiety." #cats #cystitis
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Anxious cats prone to recurring cystitis

UdeM’s veterinarians reveal that anxiety plays a key role in feline idiopathic cystitis, an inflammation of the bladder, highlighting the importance of reducing the stress that cats sometimes feel.

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Université de Montréal - News @umontreal-en.bsky.social · Jun 9

#CLIMATE How do #hurricanes affect people's health? "The disasters impact all dimensions ... physical and mental," says our expert Patrick Cloos, working with doctoral candidate Sarah Cooper. @plosclimate.org‬ @msf.ca #Dominica #Caribbean
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Building climate resilience in the island nation of Dominica

An interdisciplinary study draws on interviews with Dominicans displaced by Hurricane Maria and Tropical Storm Erika to explore the risks associated with climate change in the Caribbean.

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Université de Montréal - News @umontreal-en.bsky.social · Jun 9

The study involves our‪ microbiologist @fredoleroux.bsky.social, whom we profiled in late 2023 as a new hire and Canada Excellence in Research Chair: nouvelles.umontreal.ca/en/article/2...

Université de Montréal - News @umontreal-en.bsky.social · Jun 3

#AI "We believe that at the heart of every AI frontier system, there should be one guiding principle: the protection of human joy and endeavour," says Yoshua Bengio. @mila-quebec.bsky.social @law-zero.bsky.social
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"Safe-by-design"AI: Yoshua Bengio launches LawZero

Supported by a host of donors, the UdeM computer-science professor wants his new non-profit organization to design artificial-intelligence systems that prioritize safety over commercial interests.

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Université de Montréal - News @umontreal-en.bsky.social · May 30

#NEUROSCIENCE "During sleep the brain remains in a more activated, less restorative state under the influence of caffeine," says ‪@karimjerbi.bsky.social‬ @commsbio.nature.com‬ #AI #neuroimaging
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How does coffee affect a sleeping brain?

Coffee can help you stay awake. But what does caffeine actually do to your brain once you're asleep? Using AI, a team of researchers has an answer: it affects the brain's "criticality".

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Université de Montréal - News @umontreal-en.bsky.social · May 28

#PEDIATRICS Behold: "an objective indicator of how brain development is progressing” — thanks to #AI. #EEG #psychology #neurology
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AI takes only minutes to tell how mature an infant's brain is

A study led by UdeM’s Sarah Lippé demonstrates that artificial intelligence can quickly and accurately assess brain maturity in babies, enabling early detection of developmental disorders.

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Université de Montréal - News @umontreal-en.bsky.social · May 27

#HEALTH "What’s really incredible is that by injecting this #microRNA ... we were able to preserve the small blood vessels and limit the damage done to the #kidneys.” ‪#nephrology #renal @crchum.bsky.social‬ @jci-insight.bsky.social‬
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Chronic renal failure: discovery of a crucial biomarker

Millions of kidney patients stand to benefit from early diagnosis and prevention thanks to the breakthrough by scientists at the CRCHUM and UdeM.

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