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• Functional Drink to Beat Alcohol Addiction

  …, also known as a “hunger hormone” is responsible for feeding behavior, as it tells your brain when to eat by stimulating GHSR1A receptors in the hypothalamus. That’s why many scientists believe that there is a strong correlation between ghrelin and obesity. A few years ago, scientists from The Scripps Research Institute found out th…

  27.04.2018

• EduEnvi: Education in Sustainable Waste Management in Russia and Kazakhstan

  …nt of Industrial Ecology and Safety, and Irina Sergeeva, head of the Department of Financial Management and Audit, offered ITMO’s colleagues from Tampere University of Applied Sciences to organize a consortium of European, Russian, and Kazakh universities to discuss possible cooperation in the Erasmus+ program. The project was supported and funded by Erasmus+. …

  27.04.2018

• Scientists Develop Nanodiamond-based Controllable Light Source

  …One of the key areas of modern nanophotonics is the design of active dielectric nanoantennas, which are controlled photonic sources. As a base for nanoantennas, scientists usually use plasmonic metal nanoparticles. However, optical loss and heating rates of these particles encourage scientists to look for alternatives. For example, ITMO…

  27.04.2018

• High School Students Present Their Research at VII Congress of Young Scientists

  …The Congress of Young Scientists has existed for 15 years already. At first, this was a interuniversity conference for young scientists that involved six subject areas. With time, it grew into a nationwide event with 50 different sections, various schools, round tables and contests, including a contest of scie

  26.04.2018

• Open Letter to Presidential Adviser on Internet from ITMO University’s Rector

  … Microsoft, and Google, which is a result of the measures taken by Roskomnadzor to prevent access to the messenger application Telegram, has caused great complications for the scientists and professors at ITMO University and other Russian higher education institutions; these complications cause significant harm to the entire national system of

  26.04.2018

• ITMO University and the University of Lorraine Collaborate in the Field of Biotechnology

  …king connections with French universities The “André Mazon” program is an integral part of the overall policy of cooperation of the French Embassy in Russia in the field of science and education and acts as a form of financial support for researchers along with other embassy programs. The program finances visits of scientists and pro…

  26.04.2018

• ITMO 2027: 8th International Council Meeting Looks to the University's Future

  …out student life and opportunities for the future. The topics that were touched upon during the meeting included: the role of PR in promoting the university, how to popularize science, teaching and learning styles around the world, opportunities for careers abroad, how to create a coherent and varied student life, the importance of the English language and other fore…

  25.04.2018

• SimCity IRL: How Citizens Help Urban Developers by Playing Board Games

  …are a great way to interpret and appraise the various urban processes. I try to use the dynamics and mechanics of digital gaming and apply them here. It’s a way to teach urban scientists about how cities work and how the different groups of population interact with each other. For citizens themselves it’s a great way to test their ideas. I began by creating a 3D-m…

  25.04.2018

• Arizona University Expert: Pros and Cons of English as a Global Language

  … learn English or not? Yes, sure. But it’s not that simple. One student told me, for example, that he has all his classes in Russian, while all the articles in his field of science are written in English. There are many students who may not need the language in their everyday life, but they have to learn it to graduate from the university. What do you think…

  25.04.2018

• School Student Does Research on Holographic Paradigm of Artificial Intelligence

  …Please tell us about the research you presented at the Congress of Young Scientists. I presented a research project on the holographic paradigm of artificial intelligence. Nowadays, it is commonly believed that artificial intelligence is a result of machine learning and the work of algorithms. Yet, this is just one of the many conceptual approaches that can be mad…

  24.04.2018