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Revolutionary new probe zooms in on cancer cells improves tumour surgeries and extends survival times for brain cancer patients

February 11, 2015

Brain cancer patients may live longer thanks to a new cancer-detection method developed by researchers at the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital – The Neuro, at McGill University and the MUHC, and Polytechnique Montréal. The collaborative team h ...

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Gabriel Éthier-Majcher, engineering physics doctoral student at Polytechnique, is one of the winning star student researchers for February

February 9, 2015

The student won the honour from the Fonds Nature et technologies for his paper, “ Complete Quantum Control of Exciton Qubits Bound to Isoelectronic Centres,” published in Nature Communications 5, 3980 (2014). ...

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CIRAIG student Anne-Marie Boulay wins prestigious 2014 SETAC Europe Young Scientist LCA Award

January 26, 2015

Ms. Boulay won the award from the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) for her groundbreaking work on water impact assessment modelling in life cycle analysis (LCA). ...

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Professor Sylvain Martel names an IEEE Fellow

January 22, 2015

The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) recently bestowed the title of Fellow on Sylvain Martel, full professor of computer and software engineering at Polytechnique, “for his contributions to medical micro- and nano-robotics'� ...

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Poster competition at 3rd MEDTEQ Forum: Polytechnique students recognized

January 14, 2015

The Consortium de recherche et d'innovation en technologies médicales du Québec (Québec Consortium for Industrial Research and Innovation in Medical Technology – MEDTEQ) once again brought the medical technologies community together for a third Mobil ...

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Christophe Guy, CEO of Polytechnique Montréal, appointed to the Order of Canada

December 27, 2014

Christophe Guy, Chief Executive Officer of Polytechnique Montréal, has been appointed a member of the Order of Canada by His Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston, Governor General of Canada. Mr. Guy is receiving this honour for his accomplishmen ...

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A winning team in the robot obstacle course for the course Projet intégrateur en génie informatique et génie logiciel (INF1995)

December 23, 2014

On December 9, the robot competitions took place for the first-year capstone project class in computer and software engineering (INF1995). A pair of robots from each of the class teams had to complete an obstacle course. It was a high-intensity event to m ...

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Polytechnique students make their mark at the Défi Entrepreneuriat Diversité

December 17, 2014

The Centre d'Entrepreneuriat Poly-UdeM held its Holiday 5-à-7 on December 4. It was an occasion for celebration, but first and foremost for the entrepreneurship centre's Director, Lydia Bukkfalvi, to introduce the Centre's new programs: the ...

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Four students rewarded as part of the personal electrical engineering project course (ELE3000)

December 16, 2014

On December 9, awards were presented for the best projects completed as part of the Projet personnel en génie électrique (personal electrical engineering project) course (ELE3000) for the fall 2014 semester. The awards were given out following a poster pr ...

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Polytechnique Montréal's Week of the White Rose: over $20,000 raised to date

December 15, 2014

Since the campaign launch on October 31, nearly 500 donations have been made. ...

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Folie Technique wins the Coup de chapeau des membres award from the Association des camps du Québec (ACQ)

December 12, 2014

On November 12, Folie Technique, Polytechnique's science day camp, was awarded the Coup de chapeau des membres (hats off from the members) award at the ACQ's excellence gala. ...

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Water sharing: a development issue in the Mekong region

December 10, 2014

On November 27 and 28, 2014, the Asian Centre for Water Research (CARE, or Centre asiatique de recherche sur l'eau) and Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology welcomed more than 150 participants and researchers to celebrate the 27th anniversary of ...

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"Say it with white roses"- Polytechnique Montréal Week of the White rose: part of the events commemorating the 25th anniversary of the tragedy of December 6, 1989

December 6, 2014

Show your love for someone close to you by giving them the gift of virtual white roses, and at the same time help introduce young girls from disadvantaged communities to the world of science. That's the idea behind the Polytechnique Montréal Week of ...

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Second term on the Conseil supérieur de l'éducation for Louise Millette

December 3, 2014

On November 12, the Québec Cabinet appointed Louise Millette, associate professor in Polytechnique Montréal's Department of Civil, Geological and Mining Engineering, to the Conseil supérieur de l'éducation (higher council for education – CSE) fo ...

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"Say it with white roses"- Polytechnique Montréal Week of the White Rose: part of the events commemorating the 25th anniversary of the tragedy of December 6, 1989

December 1, 2014

Show your love for someone close to you by giving them the gift of virtual white roses, and at the same time help introduce young girls from disadvantaged communities to the world of science. That's the idea behind the Polytechnique Montréal Week of t ...

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William Sanger, winner of the Relève universitaire competition at the 2014 Montréal FinTech Forum for his data management application

November 21, 2014

The second edition of the Montréal FinTech Forum was held on October 15, 2014, at the Palais des congrès de Montréal under the theme “Digital Innovation: An Extraordinary Lever for Finance.” The Forum's Honorary Chair was Louis Vachon, President and ...

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Professor Ke Wu elected President of the IEEE's Microwave Theory and Techniques Society (MTT-S)

November 18, 2014

The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) is a non-profit organization and the world's leading professional association working toward the advancement of technology. ...

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Engineers Pierre Pomerleau, Marc St-Hilaire and Magellan Charbonneau honoured by Polytechnique alumni association at 2014 merit awards

November 17, 2014

The Association des diplômés de l'École Polytechnique (alumni association) honoured three of its members who have distinguished themselves in their respective fields, at the 36th Gala Prix Mérite (merit awards) this evening at Hôtel Omni Mont-Royal, w ...

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Hélène Brisebois, President of SDK, receives an honorary doctorate from Polytechnique Montréal

November 6, 2014

On the recommendation of Polytechnique Montréal, Université de Montréal today awarded an honorary doctorate to Hélène Brisebois, President of SDK and Associates, during the annual supper for the friends of the Polytechnique Montréal President organization ...

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Professors François Soumis and Ke Wu, winners of the 2014 Prix du Québec

November 4, 2014

The Prix du Québec are awarded each year to honour scientists who have made their mark with a remarkable career in their field of activity, or to crown a career dedicated to research management and development or to promoting science and technology. ...

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