Rocio Semino, a way with words
[LUM#15] The Fake News Epidemic
Published on: February 14 , 2022
Social media, blogs, websites… Staying informed about the COVID-19 pandemic has never…
UM atUM [S01-ep11]: From Populism to Masculinity at the Science Bar
Published on: February 11 , 2022
This week, Alexandre Dézé and Emmanuelle Reungoat, political science researchers at Cepel and…
[LUM#15] One Health
Published on: February 8 , 2022
For the past fifteen years or so, the One Health approach—meaning “one health”—has…
UM atUM [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…
Portraits of France: Digital Technology—What Are the Implications for Society?
Published on: February 1 , 2022
In the "metaverse," that fictional virtual universe that seems to fascinate Mark Zuckerberg,…
[LUM#15] Toward a Food Democracy
Published on: January 31 , 2022
Restoring confidence in local food to limit the harmful effects of junk food. These are…
UM atUM [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,…
Mnemons: When Memory Involves Prion Proteins
Published on: January 27 , 2022
Just as we are able to memorize information, organisms…
Tawana Kupe: Charisma in the Service of African Higher Education
[LUM#15] At the Roots of the Forest
Published on: January 18 , 2022
Gaining a better understanding of the evolutionary history of the Annonaceae family and tropical rainforests means…
[LUM#15] Water: A Challenge for Cities
Published on: January 12 , 2022
Good-quality water in sufficient quantities isn't a given. In fact, it's a…
[Launch #1] Winning a European call for proposals
Published on: January 10 , 2022
Valérie Guillard, a researcher at the IATE laboratory, is the coordinator of the Glopack research project…
A university “that supports research careers”
Published on: January 8 , 2022
The University of Montpellier has had its European HR label renewed for three years…
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…