
[LUM#2] Weather: Hot!
Published on: March 1 , 2016
Check out the second issue of Lum, the University of…’s science and society magazine

[LUM#1] Hard to Put Into Words
Published on: February 9 , 2016
How do you tell a patient that they have a serious illness? To help…

50 Years of Success for the IUTs
Published on: February 5 , 2016
They train talented future professionals who are in high demand among recruiters. The IUTs have 50…

Tropical fish and corals are not adequately protected
Published on: February 2 , 2016
The global network of marine protected areas is reportedly insufficient to preserve…

[LUM#1] Flavor Hunter
Published on: January 26 , 2016
A range of craft beers featuring flavors from around the world: that’s the challenge facing a former…

[LUM#1] In Search of Alexandre Grothendieck
Published on: January 19 , 2016
Who remembers Alexandre Grothendieck? The man who was considered the greatest…

[LUM#1] Knowledge Put to the Test of Doubt
Published on: January 12 , 2016
“What do I know?” Montaigne asked. Faced with the sheer volume of information that…

Strategy and Uncertainty: The “New Normal” for Management Education
Published on: January 8 , 2016
The FNEGE, the National Foundation for Business Management Education, recognized…

[LUM#1] Very patient robots
Published on: January 5 , 2016
How can we help healthcare professionals get their start? At the Faculty of…

[LUM#1] Citizen Science: A Growing Counterculture
Published on: December 22 , 2015
Deliberately independent and based on the involvement of volunteer citizens, “citizen science…”

[LUM#1] The Mature Years of Citizen Science
Published on: December 15 , 2015
Long viewed with skepticism by researchers, citizen science has gained…

[LUM#1] Knowledge in the Making
Published on: December 8 , 2015
Through what processes is knowledge constructed? The epistemology of science sheds light on…

[LUM#1] Justice: Is the Brain at Stake?
Published on: December 1 , 2015
Thirty years after DNA evidence first appeared in court, could the brain be the new frontier of…

Rebellious Chickadees
Published on: November 26 , 2015
They are not immune to climate change: for the winged creatures that inhabit the…

[LUM#1] Bird Drone
Published on: November 24 , 2015
How can we survey wild bird populations without disturbing them? Researchers at…

UM dialogue between religion and the republic
Published on: November 19 , 2015
How can we reconcile religious practice with life in society, personal beliefs with respect for…