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This Weekend in St. Petersburg: August 18-19
…nd open-house days at various museums and yacht clubs. On August 17-19, two sailboats moored at the Peter and Paul Fortress, “Lady L” and “Hope”, will be open for visitors who want to learn more about the inner workings of these magnificent ships. The complete extensive program can be seen here. Cheese Weekend Dolgoozerny Mall, Ilyushina St. 14, August 18-19 …
15.08.2018
Schrödinger’s Paradox and Doctor Faustus’ Lab: the Many Faces of “Gatchina Light Nights”
…For the first time round, the 2018 “Gatchina Light Nights” was a whopping two-day event instead of one. Organizers say that they want to continue increasing the festival’s duration to bring it in line with its European counterparts: for example, light festivals in the Netherlands and Finland span from five days to a whole month, attracting millions of tourists from a…
15.08.2018
Going Digital: How Technologies Change Our World
…nials, too, have abandoned their parents’ ideal behavior patterns, but they've also managed to create their own. Ideal models of behavior are these trite precepts like ‘if you want to have a good life, you should get good marks at school’ and ‘respectable people work 9 to 5, five days a week’. These were drummed in the heads of all industrial era children because it …
13.08.2018
Movie Fridays: New Kids Rule The School
…op worker who learns that his beloved flytrap plant can speak… and is hungry for some human interaction. Crazy plot, vivid characters, and a terrific soundtrack – you wouldn’t wanna miss it. When Marnie Was There Revered by many, the now-retired anime colossus Hayao Miyazaki chose to dedicate his swansong to one of his favorit…
10.08.2018
Profilaktika.Media - Russia’s First Media Project on Cancer
…ories of people who came to live in Russia from abroad. Their editors prepared detailed guidelines for these people who talk about things they like or dislike here. We’ve been wanting to write patients’ stories for a long time already, but weren’t sure about the format. Anna Kosinskaya, who created the Expatriates column, advised us to make use of their experience, d…
09.08.2018
MSU Student on Working in Different Laboratories and Doing Internship at ITMO
…ding group meetings to discuss our work, which I found very helpful.” Plans for the future Upon returning to MSU, Alexander will participate in a workshop where he wants to share his internship experience. If his research findings get his colleagues interested, the student will carry on working in this field. As for long-term plans, Alexander intends on c…
09.08.2018
Per Aspera Ad Astra: ITMO.STARS Contest Results
…petition were the participants’ motivation letters. We’ve read them all, and sometimes it was hard to believe that school children can write something like this. They not only want to study at ITMO, they love our university and want to advance and develop it. Some of the competition’s winners got state-sponsored positions. Next year, we…
07.08.2018
Vacation With a Purpose: Science Tourism and Citizen Science
Science Communicator Fred Balvert: 'For a Journalist, Geniuine Interest Matters More Than Knowledge'
…onal materials. There’s an initiative in development in the European Union called Responsible Research & Innovation, which aims to involve more people in actual research. They want people to be not just passive observers of scientific progress, but its active participants and stakeholders. There are many ways to involve the society in research, to make people help sc…
06.08.2018
ITMO University Expands BIM Program in Partnership with Industry Leaders
…M before, but I looked it up online in preparation for the course. I also checked out relevant literature and kept track of various regulations and developments in the area. I want to start working with BIM and use what I learned here in practice.” Prospects This year’s course ended on July 17, and the new program launches in September. As Filipp Perepel…
03.08.2018