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KronBars Student Sports Club Wins 10 Million Rubles to Promote Sports in St. Petersburg
ITMO’s KronBars student sports club has secured the second place in the Ministry of Sport-run national competition for best organization of sports activities on the university level. The club plans to use its 10-million-ruble grant to implement the University of Sport project: to organize events and competitions, start a running community, and update the pool of sports equipment at ITMO.
04.04.2024
This Week in St. Petersburg: April 4-10, 2024
Don’t let the suddenly chilly weather fool you, it’s still April here in the city. Put on your warmer clothes and let’s hope for the sun to come back as we power through this week full of exciting events.
03.04.2024
Longer-Lived Quantum States Suggested at ITMO
Physicists from ITMO University have created an AI-based solution to make quantum states remain stable for longer for the processing, reliable recording, and storage of information. This study, described in a recent article in Applied Physics Letters, may help pave the way to quantum computers.
02.04.2024
New Master’s Program at ITMO: Molecular Biology and Biotechnology
Students of the program will work on projects in more than 15 fields, from molecular biology and nanopharmaceuticals to 3D printing and bioinformatics.
01.04.2024
Tunes That Make Us Laugh
Whether you are already in a jolly mood or need a little comedic break in your day, we’ve got you. Here’s our list of goofy, pleasantly weird, off-the-charts songs that never fail to at the very least put a smile on our faces – prepare to have one on yours, too!
29.03.2024
Researchers at ITMO Create More Durable Blue Perovskite Diodes for RGB Screens
ITMO University scientists have found a new way of creating blue-emitting perovskite nanocrystals that makes them more stable, while their light doesn’t change to green overtime, unlike existing counterparts. Such light sources can serve as a platform for manufacturing of RGB displays for TVs and phones with a higher quality color rendering, which will also be cheaper than their analogs. The results of the project are described in a paper published in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces.
28.03.2024
It’s Your Call: The 7th Educational Forum Kicks off at ITMO University
On April 1-5, ITMO University will host It’s Your Call! – a forum, where the participants of the I Am a Professional contest will discover top AI trends, try their hand at solving robotics and competitive programming problems, practice their interview skills, and even solve a real-world task from the forum’s general partner – Sberbank.
28.03.2024
From Reindeer Herders to Treating Diseases: Bioinformatician Anna Popenko on Studying Gut Microbiome
Gut microbiome is the largest of its kind in the human body, and its microorganisms are directly connected to the appearance and development of many diseases. We talked to ITMO Fellow and bioinformatician Anna Popenko about why microbiome research is important and how it can be beneficial. At ITMO, Dr. Popenko heads the group studying the connection between gut microbiome, the environment a person lives in, and their health.
27.03.2024
Virtual Splendor: St. Petersburg in Video Games
With its striking, timeless look, St. Petersburg is a city that lends itself well to every medium. We’ve already told you about the many appearances it has made in cinema, both Russian and international, but today, we’ll focus on the most interactive way to (re-)experience the city: video games. From painstaking recreations to vibes-based amalgamations, here are some of the best ways to explore St. Petersburg in virtual form:
26.03.2024
Art Digitalization: 3D Exhibition by ITMO University and the Center of Mikhail Shemyakin
Students from ITMO University, in collaboration with the Center of Mikhail Shemyakin, created and launched a large-scale interactive 3D display titled Mikhail Shemyakin: Self-Portraits celebrating the works of artist and sculptor Mikhail Shemyakin, with an emphasis on his rare self-portraits.
26.03.2024