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Catherine Morency and Valérie Bécaert appointed to climate change advisory committee

November 27, 2013

On November 15, Québec's Minister of Sustainable Development, Environment, Wildlife and Parks, Yves-François Blanchet, announced the creation of a Climate Change Advisory Committee. Composed of representatives from various sectors of Québec society i ...

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Creation of CIRODD- More than 70 researchers unite to advance sustainable development in Québec

November 25, 2013

With Pierre Duchesne, Québec Minister of Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology, in attendance, Polytechnique Montréal announces the creation of the Centre interdisciplinaire de recherche sur l'opérationnalisation du développement durable ...

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Polytechnique Montréal and CMC Microsystems inaugurate emSYSCAN-Poly Laboratory

November 14, 2013

On November 12, 2013, Polytechnique Montréal, in conjunction with CMC Microsystems, hosted a microsystems evening attended by local academia and industry to celebrate the opening of emSYSCAN-Poly, a new laboratory located at Polytechnique. ...

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Open house day 2013: a smashing success!

November 11, 2013

With more than 2,050 visitors, yesterday's Polytechnique Montréal annual open house was a major success. Students, families and curious individuals came by to learn more about the programs we offer and to discover the exciting world of engineering an ...

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Polytechnique Library unveils its new website

November 4, 2013

This morning, the Library launched its brand-new website, featuring a distinct and user-friendly design. ...

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South Korea: agreements signed with two prestigious universities

October 31, 2013

In Seoul, South Korea, Polytechnique CEO Christophe Guy signed an agreement with Seoul National University and renewed one with the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology. ...

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Marianne-Mareschal Chair: networking evening to highlight the work done by women in engineering

October 22, 2013

The Marianne-Mareschal Chair recently held a Procter & Gamble (P&G) networking evening at Polytechnique Montréal. This gave students a great opportunity to learn more about the multinational company and meet with industry professionals. ...

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Polytechnique debate team finishes fourth in Coupe Pierre-Elliott-Trudeau

October 11, 2013

The new debating season for French-speaking university students began on October 4 and 5 in Ottawa. A delegation of five debaters from Polytechnique Montréal, divided into three teams, took part in the first tournament of the season, which was organized b ...

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Professor Christophe Caloz awarded the 2013 Prix Urgel-Archambault

October 9, 2013

The 2013 Prix Urgel-Archambault, awarded by Acfas for research in the physical sciences, mathematics, computer sciences and engineering, has been given to Christophe Caloz, a professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering at Polytechnique Montréal. ...

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Polytechnique Montréal doctoral student Jaber Moghaddasi wins the Inaugural Best Paper Award at the 2013 IEEE MTT-S International Wireless Symposium

October 7, 2013

This is the most prestigious prize awarded by the IEEE MTT-S (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers' Microwave Theory and Techniques Society) during this annual conference ...

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Nine students from Polytechnique among 83 Carabins on the academic honour roll

October 1, 2013

No fewer than 83 student athletes from various Carabins teams have earned a place on the academic honour roll of the sports excellence program at Université de Montréal for the 2012–2013 season. Fifty-seven of the students are from U de M, 17 from HEC Mon ...

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Polytechnique Montréal electrical engineering doctoral graduate Shulabh Gupta wins ADÉSAQ Prix d'excellence

September 26, 2013

Since 2002, the Association des doyens des études supérieures au Québec (ADÉSAQ—Association of Québec deans of graduate studies), in collaboration with the Fonds de recherche Québec (Québec research funds), has organized a competition to reward the best d ...

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Caroline Boudoux and Nicolas Godbout launch Castor Optique, a new spinoff from Polytechnique Montréal

September 19, 2013

After returning from the United States and Europe, where they had presented their fibre-optic coupler to potential partners, Caroline Boudoux and Nicolas Godbout knew what they had to do. To accelerate the commercialization of their invention, the two prof ...

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Professor Éric Laurendeau live from the historic inaugural flight of the Bombardier CSeries airplane

September 16, 2013

This morning, the plane took off from Montréal–Mirabel International Airport around 9:55 a.m. EDT and landed about two and a half hours later. ...

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Université de Montréal ranks among top 100 universities worldwide

September 10, 2013

Université de Montréal has placed 92nd in the QS World University Rankings released today. This new result for the university is 22 positions higher than its ranking last year and 45 higher than two years ago. Université de Montréal remains one of the hig ...

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Poly eRacing: a positive result for 2013!

August 29, 2013

The most recent results from Poly eRacing, Polytechnique Montréal's electric race car group, are promising for future competitions! ...

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Bottled water removed from Polytechnique Montréal's Lassonde buildings and the Université de Montréal campus

August 20, 2013

Phase II of the Go Blue campaign officially begins today. Bottled water has now been removed from food services, student cafés and vending machines at Université de Montréal's de la Montagne and St-Hyacinthe campuses as well as at Polytechnique Montr ...

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Focus on the fall 2013 academic term!

August 16, 2013

Welcome days, departmental activities, information booths manned by experienced students, guided tours, workshops on finding housing in Montréal, orientation sessions for foreign students, activities offered by the Programme d'intégration des nouveau ...

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PolyOrbite enters Canadian Satellite Design Challenge

July 30, 2013

The second annual Canadian Satellite Design Challenge national competition finals take place in May 2014. Teams from various Canadian universities will design, build, test and launch a nanosatellite into space. ...

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Gilles L'Espérance wins award from Metal Powder Industries Federation

July 29, 2013

Gilles L'Espérance, full professor in the Department of Mathematics and Industrial Engineering and Director of the Centre for Characterization and Microscopy of Materials, (cm)2, at Polytechnique Montréal, has received the prestigious Distinguished S ...

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