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• From Evidence-Based Medicine to Neuroscience: Nine Most Popular Books on Health

  …r science on evidence-based medicine. The term “evidence-based medicine” seems to speak for itself: everything must be scientifically proven and safe. But how can we know if a new drug will help people and won’t cause any harm? And why do some experts argue that most claimed research findings are false? In this book, Peter Talantov, both a doctor and an entrepreneur,…

  29.06.2021

• ITMO.EXPERT Project Wrap Up: Portrait of a Modern Educator

  …rt speakers.  “We are happy to see the familiar faces of our ITMO.Expert speakers awarded at various competitions, both at ITMO and elsewhere. We are also glad to welcome new members to the ITMO.Expert community,” says Aliya Bagautdinova, head of the Department of Academic Affairs.  Next year, the ITMO.Expert project will feature module courses, each on its…

  29.06.2021

• Kazan: The Unique Flair of Russia’s Third Capital

  …e Kremlin, the Kul Sharif Mosque stands alongside the Cathedral of the Annunciation – perhaps, not something typically seen in the Kremlins of other Russian cities. Though the new Kul Sharif was restored in 2005, its original predecessor dates back to the times before the city became part of the then-expanding Russian Empire (technically, not even an empire yet). The…

  29.06.2021

• ITMO Researcher Ekaterina Noskova Becomes Winner of Skoltech’s Fellowship Program 2021

  … is more accurate and shows more stable and realistic results. The creators plan to completely automate the selection process, expand the program’s functionality, and add a new AFS simulator – fastsimcoal2 or momi2. Future plans also include the integration of simulators based on haplotypes, for example, diCal2. Although such simulators can handle large datasets, …

  29.06.2021

• ITMO’s KronBars Sports Club Wins Megagrant from the Russian Ministry of Science and Higher Education

  …pecialized platforms. We are ready to share our experience and welcome active members into our space to support those passionate about student sports in Russia.”  The new initiative will feature two courses: one for staff of sports departments and student sports managers and one for those who manage esports teams. Dmitry Rusanov explains that the second cour…

  28.06.2021

• PI School Participants Share Their Stories

  …xpectations,” says Polina Khapaeva, one of the event’s organizers. “Many thanked us for inviting scholars from various fields. The school has set the ground for bringing forth new ideas and projects. Yet we’ll be able to fully observe its results only in the near future.” On the last day, the school’s participants presented their roadmaps and described how they …

  28.06.2021

• Summer in St. Petersburg: Best Places by the Water

  …y. Luckily, St. Petersburg has all sorts of waterfronts – from slow-flowing rivers and man-made canals to peaceful lakes and even an immense gulf – and while Sevkabel Port and New Holland Island, with its new beach-like vibe, are all the rage now, there are some other by-the-water spots worth checking out. Hare Island In the heart…

  28.06.2021

• Lighting Designer Jari Vuorinen on His Projects, Teaching at ITMO, and Importance of Communication

  …proaches. For example, we realize that there’s a standard, conventional, almost traditional approach to lighting. But we don’t always want to go with it, so we try to bring as new a vision as possible. At the same time, it’s not only about using new technologies, it’s also about fresh ideas on how we approach a project, make it valuable…

  25.06.2021

• Song of the Month: June 2021

  …This June, after five years of silence (thanks, it was enough for me to enter the university and graduate from it), my favourite standup comedian, Bo Burnham, has released his new special Inside. Besides brilliant jokes, the musical comedy show filmed within four walls by Bo himself took me with the songs. The tunes are so fresh and thoroughly made, bet if you didn’t…

  25.06.2021

• ITMO University Recognized as Best St. Petersburg University by Forbes

  …quality of education was evaluated by assessing the level of lecturers’ salary (five points) and lecturers-to-students ratio (five points). Moreover, this year, Forbes added a new category that helps evaluate the staff capacity of a university – the percentage of young (under 40 years old) lecturers (five points). This parameter is especially important given the chan…

  24.06.2021