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Appointments to three FRQ-IVADO research chairs for diversity and equity in data science

April 17, 2019

Today, the Fonds de recherche du Québec (FRQ) and the Institute for Data Valorization (IVADO) are announcing the appointments of three FRQ–IVADO research chairs in diversity and equity in data science. A total of $1.5 million in funding will support innov ...

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Fifth edition of the Order of the White Rose of Polytechnique Montréal

March 8, 2019

Polytechnique Montréal will award a $30,000 scholarship to a woman engineering student in Canada who wishes to pursue her engineering studies in a graduate-level program. ...

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Desjardins and Polytechnique Montréal join forces for a cybersecurity research program

February 14, 2019

The guest of honour at Polytechnique Montréal’s Rendez-vous socio-économiques de Polytechnique Montréal, Desjardins Group President and Chief Executive Officer Guy Cormier, announced a $1.25 million investment over five years as part of a partnership in c ...

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Polytechnique Montréal adopts a policy on sexual violence

December 14, 2018

Adding to its existing regulations regarding harassment and threats, this new Policy establishes a comprehensive framework to prevent and respond to sexual violence and increases the resources made available to the community, in particular by creating a V ...

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December 6, 2018- 29 years later- Remembering and reflecting

December 6, 2018

The pain has eased and life goes on... but we still remember the 13 Polytechnique Montréal students and one staff member who lost their lives on December 6, 1989, as well as the people who remain wounded by this tragedy. The community has chosen to favour ...

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Viviane Aubin, fourth recipient of the Order of the White Rose

December 3, 2018

The Polytechnique Montréal administration is proud to be awarding the Order of the White Rose scholarship today to Viviane Aubin, a Polytechnique Montréal graduate in mechanical engineering. This $30,000 scholarship created in 2014 is awarded annually to ...

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A major step toward non-viral ocular gene therapy using laser and nanotechnology

November 19, 2018

A scientific breakthrough by Professor Michel Meunier of Polytechnique Montréal and his collaborators offers hope for people with glaucoma, retinitis or macular degeneration. ...

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Professor Michel Aubertin receives the 2018 R.F. Legget Medal from the Canadian Geotechnical Society

November 13, 2018

Michel Aubertin, Professor Emeritus in the Department of Civil, Geological and Mining Engineering at Polytechnique Montréal, received a prestigious award at the recent GeoEdmonton 2018 conference in Edmonton. ...

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Activities commemorating December 6, 1989

November 12, 2018

Twenty-nine years have passed since the attack that took the lives of 14 young women on December 6, 1989, at Polytechnique Montréal. To honour the memory of the victims of this tragedy, several commemorative activities have been organized. ...

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Professor Jamal Chaouki receives the R.S. Jane Memorial Award from the Canadian Society for Chemical Engineering, a first for Polytechnique

November 6, 2018

Jamal Chaouki, a professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering at Polytechnique Montréal, received a prestigious award at the 68 th Canadian Chemical Engineering Conference held October 28–31, 2018, in Toronto. ...

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