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New partnership: Polytechnique joins forces with UQÀR to provide training in fire safety emergency operations management

September 22, 2011

A partnership agreement between Polytechnique Montréal and Université du Québec à Rimouski (UQÀR) gave a group of 40 firefighters the opportunity to undertake a certificate program in fire safety emergency operations management in Lévis on Friday, Septembe ...

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Thomas Gervais and his team develop a new device to make cellular exploration easier

September 21, 2011

It's a bit of a challenge. But, imagine a microscopic jet vacuum cleaner, the size of a pen nib that hovers over cell surfaces without ever touching them. Then imagine that the soap in the cleaning solution is replaced with various molecules that can ...

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Polytechnique: first Montréal university to receive Sustainable Campus certification

September 20, 2011

Today, Polytechnique Montréal was awarded Sustainable Campus certification by the Sierra Youth Coalition, a national non-profit organization that publicly recognizes universities' sustainable development efforts. ...

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The battle against colorectal cancer- Professor Sylvain Martel obtains $1,9-million grant from CQDM

September 13, 2011

The Québec Consortium for Drug Discovery (CQDM) announces that it has granted $1,9 million in funding to Professor Sylvain Martel, Director of Polytechnique Montréal's Nanorobotics Laboratory, for his research project on colorectal cancer treatment. ...

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Looking for new challenges? The technical societies are recruiting!

September 6, 2011

Polytechnique's technical societies are seeking new members for their 2011-2012 teams. These committees, which bring together people who've been bitten hard by the engineering bug in every sub-field, tackle a range of technical projects each year ...

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CFI allots nearly $800,000 to finance two research projects at Polytechnique

September 1, 2011

The Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) announced today that it will invest nearly $800,000 to finance research facilities for two projects at Polytechnique Montréal. ...

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It's back to classes at Polytechnique!

August 31, 2011

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

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Two doctoral candidates stand out at the prestigious IEEE International Microwave Symposium

August 30, 2011

The International Microwave Symposium, which welcomes more than 10,000 people each year, was held from June 5 to 10 in Baltimore, Maryland. Liang Han and Zhen Yu Zhang, doctoral students supervised by Professor Ke Wu, each won an award issued by the Microw ...

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Three students win prizes for their personal electrical engineering projects

August 23, 2011

On August 22, prizes were awarded in recognition of the best personal projects completed by third-year electrical engineering students as part of the course Projet personnel en génie électrique ("personal electrical engineering project," or ELE30 ...

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Polyproject: Forces AVENIR 2011 gala finalist!

August 11, 2011

Polyproject, Polytechnique's new technical society bringing together students who share a thirst for innovating, has been chosen in the AVENIR Science and Technological Applications category from among about 100 entries presented this year from Québec ...

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Univalor encourages entrepreneurship within his team

August 9, 2011

In line with its mission to encourage the creation of new businesses with high knowledge content, Univalor is pleased to announce that Luc E. Morisset, who led the team of business development since the establishment of Univalor ten years ago, will continu ...

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Baja SAE: results of 2011 competitions

July 28, 2011

This past May and June provided an opportunity for Polytechnique's Baja SAE team to pit itself against international adversaries in two annual competitions hosted by our neighbours to the south: in Pittsburg, Kansas, and Peoria, Illinois. ...

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Human-propelled Archimède ranks in top three at International Submarine Races

July 27, 2011

The Archimède team made quite the impression at the International Submarine Races, held June 25 to July 3 at the U.S. naval base in Bethesda, Maryland. After several adrenaline-charged test days, the technical society earned third place out of 29 teams and ...

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A promising collaboration for students

July 21, 2011

In May, Polytechnique's Service des stages et du placement (internship and placement department) concluded a co-operation agreement with the youth employment service Carrefour jeunesse-emploi de Duplessis (CJED) in Sept-Îles with a view to increasing ...

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PolyProject off to a great start

July 21, 2011

Although it has existed for less than a year, PolyProject, the new technical society devoted to designing, manufacturing and ultimately marketing the most promising student invention concepts, is racking up major awards. Its "low-cost optical data glo ...

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Inaugural flight for Hélios

July 14, 2011

The 6th Intercollegiate Rocket Engineering Competition took place June 16-18 in Green River, Utah, where the new Polytechnique Montréal technical society Oronos tried out its Hélios rocket for the first time. ...

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An entrance scholarship that's going places

July 4, 2011

In June 2007, Polytechnique offered its first-ever entrance scholarship to a student from Séminaire Sainte-Trinité in Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville. Intended for a Secondary 3 student, the scholarship, which has been awarded annually since then, was given to ...

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The "Technologie solaire appliqué" project in Burkina Faso comes to an end

June 27, 2011

On June 9, the Technologie solaire appliqué (applied solar technology) project team, led by Professor Oumarou Savadogo of the Department of Chemical Engineering, held a ceremony to hand the project over to the Burkinabé authorities who are in charge of its ...

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Enterprise founded by Polytechnique students wins 2011 Industry Excellence Award

June 20, 2011

Float4 Interactive, an entertainment technology enterprise founded by five Polytechnique Montréal students, won a 2011 Industry Excellence Award from the Digital Screenmedia Association (DSA) on April 27. ...

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Two Polytechnique Montréal educators honoured by the Québec Minister of Education, Recreation and Sport

June 17, 2011

On June 8, during the annual symposium of the Association québécoise de pédagogie collégiale (AQPC), two Polytechnique instructors, André Cincou and Alain Hertz, were honoured at the Prix de la ministre awards ceremony for the creation of their respective ...

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