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• This Weekend in St. Petersburg: January 30-31, 2021

  …e, Bach, and other prominent composers. And on Sun-day, voyage to the Sun with Bach and the legendary English composer Henry Purcell. These will be the nights to remember.  Insert Your Title Here exhibition  December 23, 2020 - November 21, 2021, Wed 12 pm - 9 pm, Thu-Sun 12 pm - 6 pm, Mon-Tue are days off Mikhail Anikushin Studio (a branch of the State Mu…

  27.01.2021

• ITMO Launches a New Master’s Program in Applied Genomics

  …s and experiments – Ed.), programming, and solving applied problems based on genetic data. Students will analyze the data they themselves acquired in the wet laboratory,” explains Aleksey Komissarov, one of the organizers of the program and a leading researcher at ITMO’s SCAMT Institute. “To put it simply, we aim at training full-stack …

  27.01.2021

• How To Study Abroad: Student’s Guide to International Opportunities in 2021

  …ot back from their exchange semester or are still in the program. You can find them in discussions on the ITMO Student Exchange VK page or in the highlights and stories of its Instagram account.  Choosing the university You should start by choosing the countries you’d like to travel to, and then make a list of your top universities. It’s better to turn to t…

  27.01.2021

• Break Down by Atoms: Obsession-Free Eco-Lifestyle and Space Explorations

  …nd what space programs are now indispensable. ITMO.NEWS put down the highlights. Healthy ways to help the planet In early December 2020, the scientists from the Weizmann Institute of Science reported that global man-made mass exceeds all living biomass. The researchers estimated that roads, buildings, cars, computers, and everything else that we currently produ…

  26.01.2021

• Mind-Blowing Research of the Month: Neuroarchaeology

  …sthetically pleasing. So, given the extended mind thesis and this paradigmal change in tool-making, we can definitely ask, Which vital parts changed in the minds and brains of early humans to allow for this transition? And was this change a prerequisite for language? What is it I hear? Are you surprised we still don't know how language originated? Currently…

  26.01.2021

• ITMO Physicists Discover New Physical Effect

  …then the device’s readings will begin to rise. This is known as the Hall effect. “This phenomenon was first discovered by the renowned scientist Edwin Hall in 1879,” explains ‪Valerii Kozin, a PhD student at ITMO’s Faculty of Physics and Engineering. “This is easily explained by the fact that the magnetic field acts on electrons that are moving under the influen…

  26.01.2021

• Editor Clare Wilkinson on Challenges to the Field of Science Communication During and After the Pandemic

  …s one of the reasons for inviting Daria, and I’d welcome thoughts and queries from Russian authors working in science communication. You’ve said before that the project was inspired by changes in science communication. What are these changes?  Probably the most significant change I have witnessed in my career in science communication, has been the embracing of …

  25.01.2021

• Picture of the Week: FESTO Robot Vision Cell With Complex Arm Movement

  … to perform high-precision movements along a curved pattern, for example, reproduce a drawing from a graphic file or write a greeting – “¡Hola!” As the robot’s software remains a close source, the ITMO team came up with a kind of a translator – a software layer for adapting complex trajectory commands to the robots’ language. The entire path is described not as a …

  25.01.2021

• Growing Your Professional Network as a Researcher: Tips & Platforms

  … – or at least knowing that sooner or later every major event will make it to your feed. Not many of us probably know, though, that this also works for professional life – for instance, you will more likely find your next position via Twitter than on specialized job platforms.  A professional network involves every work-related connection that you have (not necess…

  22.01.2021

• Public Speaking, Negotiating, and More: Soft Skills at ITMO University

  …rs to these and many other pressing questions (see our article for more details). Soft skills are essential not only for students’ future careers but also for training. For instance, the course helps students adapt to a new environment, get along with their fellow students, and improve their time management skills. The course’s authors followed a practice-orien…

  22.01.2021