Salle de presse
August 18, 2020
A team from Polytechnique Montréal and the CHUM Research Centre (CRCHUM) combines Raman microspectroscopic imaging with machine learning techniques to better detect aggressive forms of prostate cancer, making diagnosis accurate almost 9 times out of 10.
https://www.polymtl.ca/salle-de-presse/en/newsreleases/better-way-detect-prostate-cancerCarrefour de l'actualité
Diagnosing the different subtypes and grades of prostate cancer could become more accurate with the use of Raman microspectroscopy, an approach developed by a team from Polytechnique Montréal and the Centre de recherche du Centre hospitalier de l’Universi ...
https://www.polymtl.ca/carrefour-actualite/en/news/more-accurate-prostate-cancer-diagnoses-raman-spectroscopyCarrefour de l'actualité
Over the past few weeks, Québec’s dentists, ophtalmologists, and oto-rhino-laryngologists have reopened their clinic doors. Yet how much risk are they subject to, given the realities of COVID-19? A Polytechnique professor is delving into the question and ...
https://www.polymtl.ca/carrefour-actualite/en/news/examining-aerosol-movement-order-better-protect-health-care-personnelSalle de presse
August 4, 2020
Polytechnique Montréal launches a Canada-wide collaborative research and training program for sustainable electronics and eco-design
https://www.polymtl.ca/salle-de-presse/en/newsreleases/electronic-waste-hidden-gold-mineCarrefour de l'actualité
Nadine Girault, Québec’s Minister of Immigration, de la Francisation et de l’Intégration, announced last Thursday that certain adjustments would be part of Programme de l’expérience québécoise (PEQ) reformulation efforts. While some universities’ requests ...
https://www.polymtl.ca/carrefour-actualite/en/news/easing-peq-guidelines-polytechnique-remains-concernedCarrefour de l'actualité
The Polytechnique Montréal library team has just earned a prestigious award from the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE). The Polytechnique team’s article about the evolution of graduate student documentary training by means of a workshop, t ...
https://www.polymtl.ca/carrefour-actualite/en/news/polytechnique-montreals-bibliotheque-louise-lalonde-lamarre-team-earns-accolades-asee-congressCarrefour de l'actualité
Le Conseil des ministres du gouvernement du Québec a entériné par voie de décret la désignation d’Isabelle Leclerc au conseil d’administration de notre université. Madame Leclerc, qui est diplômée de Polytechnique, est nommée pour un mandat de quatre ans. ...
https://www.polymtl.ca/carrefour-actualite/nouvelles/isabelle-leclerc-nommee-au-conseil-dadministration-de-polytechnique-montrealCarrefour de l'actualité
Engineering Physics Professor Clara Santato and Mechancial Engineering Professor Isabelle Villemure (right-hand side in photo) eached received a $1.65 M grant from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada’s (NSERC) Collaborative Res ...
https://www.polymtl.ca/carrefour-actualite/en/news/two-polytechniques-professors-receive-165-m-funding-support-innovative-mentorship-programCarrefour de l'actualité
In spite of the COVID-19 pandemic, Polytechnique Montréal is seeing impressive growth in the next generation – and semester!- of students, with enrolment surging by 8.5% for the Summer Semester. The largest increases are in Master’s and Certificate progra ...
https://www.polymtl.ca/carrefour-actualite/en/news/polytechnique-posts-enrolment-increase-and-track-pass-30-mark-female-students-10-years-aheadSalle de presse
June 22, 2020
In spite of the COVID-19 pandemic, Polytechnique Montréal is seeing impressive growth in the next generation – and semester! - of students, with enrolment surging by 8.5% for the Summer Semester. The largest increases are in Master’s and Certificate programs.
https://www.polymtl.ca/salle-de-presse/en/newsreleases/polytechnique-posts-enrolment-increase-and-track-pass-30-mark-female-students-10-years-aheadCarrefour de l'actualité
L. to r.: François Bertrand, Carl-Éric Aubin, and Yvon Savaria The Canadian Academy of Engineering (CAE) is a time-honoured organization comprising many of the country’s most experienced engineers, who amply demonstrate dedication to science and engineeri ...
https://www.polymtl.ca/carrefour-actualite/en/news/banner-year-polytechnique-montreal-three-professors-named-fellows-canadian-academy-engineeringCarrefour de l'actualité
Michel Gendreau, Full Professor in the Department of Mathematics and Industrial Engineering, is collaborating with other eminent researchers leading NSERC’s new Research and Innovation Chair in Planning of Intelligent Logistics and Transportation Systems ...
https://www.polymtl.ca/carrefour-actualite/en/news/professor-michel-gendreau-part-new-research-chair-partnership-examining-smart-supply-chainsCarrefour de l'actualité
Polytechnique Montréal’s expert professors in cybersecurity are ensuring that contact-tracking applications that the Canadian and Québec governments may soon adopt are trustworthy and respect citizens’ privacy. Group members are also going even further th ...
https://www.polymtl.ca/carrefour-actualite/en/news/covid-19-polytechnique-montreal-cybersecurity-experts-sound-alarm-tracing-applicationsCarrefour de l'actualité
As the Government of Québec unveils its deconfinement plan, professors specializing in transportation and sustainable mobility in Polytechnique’s Department of Civil, Geological and Mining Engineering, all of them associated with the Mobilité Chair, are t ...
https://www.polymtl.ca/carrefour-actualite/en/news/covid-19-polytechnique-professors-transportation-and-sustainable-mobility-prepare-deconfinementCarrefour de l'actualité
As talk of deconfinement begins in Québec, two professors at Polytechnique Montréal’s Centre de recherche, développement et validation des technologies et procédés de traitement des eaux (centre for research, development and validation of water-treatment ...
https://www.polymtl.ca/carrefour-actualite/en/news/covid-19-water-management-and-analysis-tools-prepare-deconfinementCarrefour de l'actualité
Every day at about 4:30 p.m., Professor Philippe Doyon-Poulin invites his team of students and collaborators to a videoconference meeting to review the progress of each one’s work. All are now devoting their time to solving a single challenge: adapting th ...
https://www.polymtl.ca/carrefour-actualite/en/news/covid-19-polytechnique-montreal-team-helps-sainte-justine-uhcs-pediatric-intensive-care-unitCarrefour de l'actualité
Overshadowed by the many scientific breakthroughs that are taking place during the COVID-19 crisis, there is one that could make waves in the world of clinical research once the storm is over. A professor at Polytechnique is directly involved in the proje ...
https://www.polymtl.ca/carrefour-actualite/en/news/covid-19-fast-tracking-clinical-trial-processCarrefour de l'actualité
In barely two weeks, many Polytechnique Montréal teachers had to adapt their courses to enable their students to continue their semester in distance-learning mode. In the coming days, we will be sharing some of their stories with you. ...
https://www.polymtl.ca/carrefour-actualite/en/news/covid-19-exception-year-capstone-project-polytechnique-uses-simulationCarrefour de l'actualité
Using a Discord community server, the Association des étudiants des cycles supérieurs de Polytechnique (AÉCSP) is offering its members a space to interact as a group, in order to break down the isolation. ...
https://www.polymtl.ca/carrefour-actualite/en/news/covid-19-polytechnique-graduate-students-connect-online-thanks-discord-serverCarrefour de l'actualité
In barely two weeks, many Polytechnique Montréal teachers had to adapt their courses to enable their students to continue their semester in distance-learning mode. In the coming days, we will be sharing some of their stories with you. ...
https://www.polymtl.ca/carrefour-actualite/en/news/covid-19-polytechnique-computers-still-hard-work