
Psychological Counseling for Students at theUM
Published on: July 6 , 2023
The University of Montpellier offers enhanced psychological support to…

COVID-19: A New Modeling Method to Better Assess Epidemic Risks
Published on: June 23 , 2023
For millennia, humanity has been struck by epidemics… Each time, it has…

Science at theUM [S01-ep27]: From the Seventh Wave to the Beach
Published on: July 6 , 2022
For this latest issue of *A l’UM *—Science Before Summer—Mircea Sofonea…

Resurgence of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Why the Omicron BA.4 and BA.5 Variants Are Spreading in France
Published on: June 28 , 2022
After being overlooked by the media for several weeks, the COVID-19 outbreak is back in the news…

How the Omicron BA.2 variant has pushed the initial boundaries of COVID-19
Published on: March 14 , 2022
While the COVID-19 pandemic has taken a back seat in the news, it is by no means over…

[LUM#15] The Fake News Epidemic
Published on: February 14 , 2022
Social media, blogs, websites… Staying informed about the COVID-19 pandemic has never…

In Africa, more sequencing is needed to better monitor variants
Published on: January 5 , 2022
The rapid spread of the Omicron variant, first identified in South Africa and in…

Omicron, Delta, Alpha… Understanding the Round of Variants
Published on: December 13 , 2021
Discovered on November 25 and declared a “cause for concern” by the WHO the following day, the…

“If the outbreak continues at this rate, stronger measures will be needed to prevent strain on the hospital system.”
Published on: November 29 , 2021
While the Omicron variant and its many mutations are the focus of everyone’s attention,…

Why It Is Unlikely That the SARS-CoV-2 Coronavirus Will Lose Its Virulence
Published on: September 6 , 2021
Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, strong opinions have been expressed on a regular basis…

GAVO Program: A chemical library dedicated to nucleic acid constituents
Published on: July 25 , 2021
Four French laboratories, including the Max Mousseron Institute of Biomolecules,…

COVID-19: What Do We Know About the Delta Variant (and Others)?
Published on: July 13 , 2021
Like all living things, the SARS-CoV-2 virus evolves. During each infection, there are…

Declining cases, the impact of reopening: What is the current status of the COVID-19 pandemic, and what can we expect as the school year begins?
Published on: June 21 , 2021
Reopening of restaurants and cultural venues, lifting of the curfew, end of the mask mandate…

Conversation with Mircea Sofonea: “In France, control of the epidemic remains fragile”
Published on: May 7 , 2021
On May 3, we entered the first phase of a plan to ease lockdown restrictions, which is scheduled to last…

Regional Mergers: New Bottle, Same Wine?
Published on: May 5 , 2021
Life sometimes offers compensations that are as unlikely as they are unexpected. The residents of…

What do we know about the role of schools in the COVID-19 pandemic? Five experts weigh in
Published on: April 8 , 2021
The issue of school closures has been the subject of recurring debates since the beginning of…