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• Battleships and Electrons: ITMO Student Develops a VR Game for Chemistry Students

  …ies to explain them. Every subject has such tough spots and it has nothing to do with the level of the lecturer's expertise. That's why it's especially crucial to come up with new ways of presenting such materials. As noted by Mikhail Kurushkin, dean of the Faculty of Biotechnologies and leading research associate of the ChemBio Cluster, understanding the electron…

  09.10.2020

• ITMO University Launches New Preacceleration Program

  …ology. For the most part, however, the projects are related to various services, apps, and online schools,” says Alexey Solomatin, the head of the Accelerator. What’s new One of the new features that are implemented this year is a ranking system. Each team has its personal dashboard with things they succeed in: completed mod…

  08.10.2020

• ITMO Graduate Dmitry 'Finargot' Plyusnin On His Career in Streaming and Russian Voice-over of Dota 2

  … a lot of money. What do you think was the secret of your success? At first, the previously not-existing Russian voice-over attracted the attention. Although we were newbies, we took it very seriously: we chose people with voices similar to the original actors and translated the text thoroughly. Then we started making animations on Source Filmmaker from …

  08.10.2020

• In a Nutshell: Genome Editing and the 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry

  …rs getting a Nobel Prize almost as soon as the discovery was made. Immediately after the first articles had been published, it became apparent that the method opens up a whole new range of opportunities in biology and medicine, making genome editing a tool accessible in almost any scientific laboratory. . How do you edit the genome? If it’s the CRISPR…

  08.10.2020

• Staff Spotlight: Daniel Nsengumuremyi, Rwanda

  …versity (URFU) in Yekaterinburg. I come from an Eastern African country, Rwanda, and I got my Bachelor’s degree in applied biology there. By that time URFU had just launched a new program on food biotechnology taught in English, so they invited international students to apply for the scholarship or the grant, and I received the grant. Later, in 2016, I took a chance …

  08.10.2020

• Speed Science Dating, Smartphone Orchestra, And More: ITMO Hosts Art & Science Marathon

  …ent. The marathon also included a film screening and a talk by Dmitry Bulatov, an artist, curator, and science art researcher. Most of the marathon’s events took place in a newly-restored former church built in 1869 in the Renaissance Revival style. First, it was part of the Imperial Commercial College, then the Church of the Sts. Peter and Paul, and finally, one …

  07.10.2020

• In a Nutshell: Black Holes and the 2020 Nobel Prize in Physics

  …does it have to do with anything? Genzel and Ghez have proved that there is a black hole at the center of the Milky Way. How could they do that from Earth? They say in the news that these objects appear in place of stars. Does it mean that a black hole is a star “reborn”? Does it mean that we will all be one day sucked into this black hole? Who got this …

  07.10.2020

• This Weekend in St. Petersburg: October 10-11, 2020

  …ans and have a lot of fun! Zhivoy Rock Fest October 10-11, starting at 2 pm Sevkabel Port Free entrance  And what about some live music after the sun sets? A new venue, cool headliners, and your soon-to-be-favorite festival weekend, filled with live sounds and the brightest emotions – the Zhivoy Rock Fest is being held for the 13th time. Do you want…

  07.10.2020

• What is ITMO's Buddy System and How Does it Work?

  … buddies meet international students at the airport, assist with the dormitory move-in and everyday issues, show them around the city, and generally help them adapt to a brand new environment. The Buddy System leaders and members organize academic and informal events that create space for dialogue between representatives of different countries and exchange of cult…

  07.10.2020

• ITMO.STARS 2020 Winners: Who Are They?

  … this sphere is very promising. Now, I just want to focus on my studies because it is not so easy here. And then I plan to participate in hackathons and olympiads and create a new team to participate in the Robocup student league. After my Bachelor’s studies, it will be interesting to delve into biomechatronics – robotic prostheses – and get into a Master’s progra…

  06.10.2020