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Phylogenetic Trees and Targeted Cancer Research: Bioinformatics Summer School
…f cancer studies. Amongst the most topical subjects are cancer immunotherapy, oncogenomics, and personalized oncology. But I opted for researching phylogenetic trees because I wanted to use my probability theory and mathematical statistics knowledge for solving some real-life issues, and I think that my team and I managed to do just that. Elena Kartysheva, St. Pet…
30.08.2018
This Weekend in St. Petersburg: September 1-2
…ainting, and feed a couple of those sweet, adorable creatures. A little tip: take some nuts with you instead of buying them in the park, as they are pretty expensive there. Want to buy some top-shelf curry powder, try the best Indian desserts and tea, and immerse yourself in Indian culture? Visit the Indian Fair open from August 31 till September 16 (11am-7pm) at …
29.08.2018
Neurotheater as an Instrument of Cognitive Science
…ment new ideas. Still, the mere three days that most hackathons last are not enough to create something really significant. This is why it is the long-lasting projects that we want to focus on. Demultiplexia One of such projects is the experimental performance Demultiplexia that was staged as part of Estonia's 100th anniversary celebrations. The dancers’ br…
29.08.2018
UC San Diego Assistant Professor on Latest Software Development Trends
…w-level software engineering tasks, which will not only help prevent scores of possible mistakes, but also increase developers’ productivity, to boot. More specifically, we want to give developers the tools to set the general features of a software system (for example, forbidding it to share users’ payment details to third parties) and then automatically generate …
29.08.2018
Making the Most of Your Student Life
…imate joy of discovery and accomplishment. The beginning of an academic year is a perfect time for everyone – students and teachers, faculty and staff – to realize that we all want to be a first-rate version of ourselves rather than a second-rate version of somebody else. So go ahead and enjoy! Test your limits Polina Petrusha, Head of Internationalization …
28.08.2018
Geography for All: Why Science Popularization Matters
…ork on breaking away from this limited understanding of geography and making the general public interested in our science. This summer school is one step in this direction. We want participants to not only discover a wealth of new opportunities in the field of geography, but also learn to find creative ways of speaking about these opportunities to make geography popu…
28.08.2018
Science Comics: New Format of Science Communication
…ch a diary, the researcher expands on their project in a light-hearted manner, as though they were telling about it to their friends. They tell enticing stories that you would want to listen to. Though real-life articles and logs are written in a more traditional manner, they can still become a great basis for comics. When writing a text about some expedition, man…
27.08.2018
Movie Fridays: Time of Your Life
ITMO University Launches SumIT International StartUp School
…ts. By introducing an innovative credit and insurance model based on detailed data analysis, our platform will give struggling farmers access to stable financial support. I want to use my time at the SumIT program to establish useful connections and gain new skills which will help me make my platform the best it could be: effective, safe, reliable, and easy to nav…
24.08.2018
Sport, Recreation, Intellectual Hobby: What is Birdwatching and How it Helps Scientists
… flora and fauna, and they rarely reach the mass audience. But people are still interested in nature. On my ornithological excursions in Yekaterinburg, many people not only want to learn about local birds but also ask whether there are similar excursions about plants, insects - people are interested in everything. I try to recruit colleagues to conduct such nature…
24.08.2018