What Role Does Science Play in Times of Crisis? Perspectives in the Interconnected Fields of Health, the Environment, and Agriculture
Published on: April 5 , 2022
David Nabarro, the WHO’s Special Envoy for COVID-19, will open the conference…
Accelerating Societal Transitions with MAK’IT
Published on: April 4 , 2022
Since 2019, the Institute for Advanced Studies at the University of Montpellier, known as MAK’IT…
Science at theUM [S01-ep15]: From Research on Aniridia to the Gravimeter
Published on: March 21 , 2022
This week, Frédéric Michon, an Inserm researcher at the Montpellier Institute of Neuroscience…
"UM : Science" [S01-ep14]: From the Hero robot to MedXCell
Published on: March 15 , 2022
This week, Frédéric Venail, medical director at Gui de Chauliac University Hospital, gives us a glimpse into…
How the Omicron BA.2 variant 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#16] The Mysterious Case of the Thau Bloom
Published on: March 8 , 2022
Waters that suddenly turned green, oysters that are wasting away and dying in droves, a…
[LUM#15] Loan, age 10: When you have sleeping sickness, do you sleep all the time?
Published on: February 22 , 2022
That’s an excellent question that can’t be answered with either “yes” or…
Science at theUM [S01-ep10]: From Circulating Tumor Cells to Robots Inspired by Climbing Plants
Published on: February 7 , 2022
This week, Catherine Alix Panabières, head of the Rare Circulating Cells laboratory…
Tardigrades in the Quantum Realm?
Published on: February 1 , 2022
Biology—including “molecular” biology—has traditionally been the exclusive domain of the well-off…
Portrait(s) of France(s): Digital Technology—What Are the Implications for Society?
Published on: February 1 , 2022
In the “metaverse,” this fictional virtual universe that seems to fascinate Mark Zuckerberg,…
At theUM : Science [S01-ep09]: From Oyster Vaccination to the Abiophen Greenhouse
Published on: January 27 , 2022
This week, Caroline Montagnani, a researcher at Ifremer and director of the IHPE unit,…
Mnemonics: When Memory Involves Prion Proteins
Published on: January 27 , 2022
Just as we are able to memorize information, organisms…
[LUM#15] At the Roots of the Forest
Published on: January 18 , 2022
Gaining a better understanding of the evolutionary history of the Annonaceae and tropical rainforests means…
[LUM#15] Water: A Challenge for Cities
Published on: January 12 , 2022
Good-quality water in sufficient quantities—it’s not a given. In fact, it’s a…
Science at theUM [S01-ep08]: From Zebrafish Regeneration to the Year-End Highlights
Published on: January 3 , 2022
This week, Farida Djouad, a research director at Inserm, talks to us about the amazing…
Science at theUM [S01-ep07]: From Flax Fibers to Eco-Friendly Packaging
Published on: December 10 , 2021
This week, Olivier Arnould from the Laboratory of Mechanics and Civil Engineering takes us back in time to…