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Cancer Survival Guide: Oncologist Ilya Fomintsev Gives Lecture at ITMO University
… the first stage of cancer is the initial stage, from which all other stages develop. According to this logic, the fourth stage is the final one. Still, stage four cancer and proliferous stage one cancer are in fact two different types of cancer. Stage four cancer is cancer that has cell clones which can metastasize and have many new properties in comparison with sta…
07.11.2018
OPORA RUSSIA: Championing Technological Entrepreneurship
…er of startup accelerator ‘Start.MIPT’. The fund itself exists on donations given out by MIPT alumni. Apart from making a financial contribution, the graduates can take on the role of project mentor or, like the famous Russian business angel and ABBYY founder David Yang, host lectures and participate in meet-ups with the university students. The Bauman Moscow Stat…
07.11.2018
Travel Tips: Exploring Riga
… foreign tourists alike. I went there in late September, and even though it was already too cold for swimming, I really enjoyed walking by the seashore, admiring white-crested rolling waves, feeding gulls and collecting seashells. You can get to Jurmala by train, bus, or ferry, but train is probably the cheapest and fastest option, with trains departing every 30 minu…
06.11.2018
ITMO University in Top Group of Project 5-100 Participants
…is will allow them to keep up with the present-day development trends, as well as to expand their skill set in the field of management. As it is important to increase the role of universities in regional development, the Council recommended that the participating higher education institutions step up their cooperation with the industry, including through the cre…
06.11.2018
Movie Fridays: Studio Ghibli, Nuff Said
ITMO’s Teaching Methodology Wins Best Innovation Product Award
…sible or not. Project consultants also shared their experience on organizing the working process: how to allocate tasks and manage to do them before the 15-week deadline. This role was taken on by our faculty’s experts. At the end of the course, the students presented and defended their projects. Though there was one winner, all participants gained new knowledge a…
02.11.2018
Physicists Design Next-Gen Antenna for Supersensitive Magnetic Field Detectors
…the same. Scientists from ITMO University and Lebedev Physical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences suggested using a dielectric microwave antenna to coherently control the electron spins of NV-centers in the whole nanodiamond volume. The antenna is represented by a dielectric cylinder with an internal hole containing a nanodiamond with many NV-centers. Th…
02.11.2018
What Future Does Climate Change Spell for St. Petersburg?
…g. According to their findings, it would cause damage to road surfaces, increase pollution, draw more pests to the city, cause blackouts (due to the wider usage of climate control devices), and increase the rate of infection and death. Researchers used weather forecasts, satellite data and a special algorithm in order to assess the risks. Their conclusion was that…
01.11.2018
Ghent University Professor: Every Patient Should Have Their Own Heart Model
… part of ITMO’s National Center for Cognitive Technologies – Ed.). There we work with Prof. Dmitry Lebedev, an acclaimed Russian arrhythmologist who heads an extremely prolific research group comprised of talented young scientists. Our partners from the Almazov Center are very interested in innovations, and this is an important factor in our cooperation. Ho…
01.11.2018
What You Need to Know About Breast Cancer: Oncologist Explains
…noted that breast cancer is a hormone-sensitive cancer, which means that higher levels of certain hormones can stimulate tumor growth. Scientists believe that taking birth control pills for a long time (more than eight years) can increase breast cancer risk by 35%. Other potential risk factors include lack of childbearing, early age of first menstruation (before 12 y…
31.10.2018