A study by UdeM economics professor Karim Chalak finds that U.S. gun ownership is more closely associated with risk of homicide than was previously thought. In 2017, there were nearly 40,000 gun-related deaths in the United States, including homicides and suicides.

The Ordre de Montréal recognizes eight UdeM faculty and alumni who have enhanced the city's growth and influence. Several distinguished members of the University of Montreal community will be decorated with the Ordre de Montréal at a ceremony on May 15, 2022 at City Hall.

It's time for the science of behaviour to extend beyond humans and embrace machines, says UdeM behaviour analyst Marc Lanovaz.

According to research by Professor Maryse Soulières of the UdeM School of Social Work, living alone doesn't necessarily mean loneliness for seniors. According to the 2016 census, a third of Canadians over 65 live alone.

Fresh from postgraduate work in Berkeley, Ca., assistant professor Glen Berseth is pursuing his life's passion of understanding machines' intelligence - and making robots clean up around the house.

UdeM physicist William Witczak-Krempa studies unusual states of matter in the quantum realm. William Witczak-Krempa, a professor in UdeM's Department of Physics since 2016, is a quantum physicist who studies highly entangled quantum states of matter.

Exercise physiologist and UdeM adjunct professor Guy Thibault is developing a web application for interval training. Interval training is the best way to improve your cardiorespiratory fitness and overall sports performance.

Expressions such as "refugee crisis" and "migrant crisis" are cropping up frequently in media coverage of Ukraine. In the past, they were applied to Syrians, Afghans and others. Luna Vives, Professor in the Department of Geography in the Faculty of Arts and Science and an expert on international migration, believes these terms should be banished from our vocabulary.

Swamps and bogs have a foul reputation but they provide numerous ecological services. Audréanne Loiselle, winner of UdeM's 3-Minute Thesis competition, is determined to spread the word.

Botanist Anna Atkins was the first person in the world to publish a book illustrated with photographs.

A look at the fascinating work of Audrey Laventure, professor and researcher in materials chemistry and now a member of UdeM's new Institut Courtois.

The largest donation ever made for the natural sciences in Canada will enable researchers in chemistry, physics, computer science and operations research to solve the greatest challenges of our time.