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• Experts Discuss Prospects and Challenges in Life Science Research at ITMO University

  … “In the past couple of months, I have encountered a very stable demand for practical centers solving prevention-focused and communication tasks in the field of medical knowledge, as well as for training and re-qualification of doctors and the evaluation of sociological effectiveness of these programs. There is a large number of different local initiatives that aim…

  14.01.2020

• Artist and Biologist Ippolit Markelov on Russian Science Art and Collaborating With Scientists

  …people think about science art in terms of art as it was one hundred years ago.  For example, for the majority of my scientific colleagues Malevich’s Black Square is on the edge of their understanding, not to mention some more contemporary pieces. But when you start telling them about the many branches of modern art bit by bit, describing their evolution, people u…

  13.01.2020

• Medical Journalist Elizaveta Babitskaya on Being an Informed Patient in Russia

  …lowed me to get a deeper understanding of how things worked in it and learn from the professionals. Parallel to that, you were continuing your university studies. What knowledge that you obtained during your Master’s came in handy in your work?  On the one hand, our training was rather academic, on the other – it offered opportunities for global networking. We …

  13.01.2020

• ITMO Scientists Help School Team Win ICCET 2019

  …he participants, the supervision by ITMO scientists was a real good help and let them thoroughly prepare for the contest. “At ITMO University, we’ve reviewed the knowledge we got during the stage in Astrakhan, got to work in a well-equipped laboratory and trained to answer complex questions related to the topic of our project. Attending an event as big as IC…

  10.01.2020

• RealGo Startup: ITMO Students Create Russia’s First Accessible VR Controller

  …competition, we got registered as the VR-STEP LLC, as part of which we’re continuing to perfect our controller. Now we’re working on making our garage prototype into a fully-fledged market product. Going forward, we plan to take part in the second and third rounds of Start, where we’ll be able to focus on developing the final sample of the controller, preparing docum…

  09.01.2020

• Moving Forward: St. Petersburg in 2020

  …will continue to receive a major makeover. The city's administration promises to create a new promenade area, plant more greenery, improve the lighting environment, and even dredge the river of excess silt. Pulkovo Airport goes Open Skies Starting on January 1, 2020, St. Petersburg’s Pulkovo International Airport operates in an Open Skies regime. What does that…

  07.01.2020

• Ten Life-Changing Technologies of 2019. Part 2

  …rrect temperatures and determine whether it could go off.  Blockchain is a decentralized accounting system in which entries are recorded in sequence in multiple identical “ledgers” stored on computers in multiple locations. Thus, there is no use tampering with any one ledger and a highly trusted record of transactions is created. IBM…

  07.01.2020

• ITMO University Researchers Organize Symposium on Terahertz Photonics in Paris

  …o the Curie Museum, which is dedicated to the work of the world-renowned scientists.  The key aim of SNAIA is to create a platform for bringing together, exchanging of knowledge and reinforcing the ties between experts from the academia and the industry. This year, the conference’s main topic was “From Smart Materials to Smart Devices”. The program included report…

  26.12.2019

• ITMO University Professor Oleg Stepanov Elected a Corresponding Member of Russian Academy of Sciences

  …re too much we risk forgetting the multiplication table. Is it good or bad? I think that’s not great. The ability to work with computer programs often leads to the actual knowledge being pushed to the side. That’s why I’d recommend to learn theory come what may. Fundamental knowledge will help you to correctly interpret the results you …

  26.12.2019

• Harvard Medical School Professor Peter Kharchenko: Using Statistics To Understand How Cells Work

  … in our researchers, but, of course, it’s impossible to get all at once.  We try to find people who specialize in some of these fields and are willing to improve their knowledge of the rest. I would say that the best-case scenario is when a researcher already has a good understanding of numerical methods, statistics and programming while also being enough interest…

  25.12.2019