Events

Thursday, October 10, 2019

2019 Boston Science Diplomacy Dissertation Enhancement Workshop

Are you ready for your research to inform real-world decision making and decision makers? Join the University of Massachusetts Boston, the Massachusetts...

Digital Transformation: from AI and IoT to Cloud, Blockchain and Cybersecurity

In a rapidly expanding digital marketplace, legacy companies without a clear digital transformation strategy are being left behind. How can we stay on top of...

Innovation Ecosystems: A New Approach to Accelerating Corporate Innovation and Entrepreneurship - Oct 10-11, 2019

Based on MIT's research into the science of innovation ecosystems, this 2-day course equips executives with the high-level frameworks and tools necessary to...

Irrawaddy River: People, Landscapes & Boats

The Irrawaddy River is the major waterway and largest river in Myanmar. It flows from north to south and it is used by Burmese people daily to take baths, do...

MIT Museum

Current Exhibitions: The Polaroid Project: At the Intersection of Art and Technology; Lighter, Stronger, Faster: The Herreshoff Legacy; Gestural Engineering:...

Machine Learning: From Data to Decisions

It’s a common challenge for decision makers: how do we make optimal choices with so many unknown variables? It turns out that business insights come from...

Machine Learning: From Data to Decisions (Spanish)

It’s a common challenge for decision makers: how do we make optimal choices with so many unknown variables? It turns out that business insights come from...

MindHandHeart Innovation Fund

The MindHandHeart Innovation Fund seeks to leverage the enthusiasm and problem-solving skills of the MIT community to find new and inventive ways of...

Negotiation for Executives - Oct 10-11, 2019

From fundamental principles to specific real-world examples, this 2-day program offers a holistic view of negotiation as building relationships that are...

Startup Showcase in Silicon Valley with LG

MIT innovation, entrepreneurship, and industry collaboration have significantly impacted innovation economies around the world. What exciting new innovations...

Parsing the Universe:  Paintings by Jane Goldman

Parsing the Universe, 2019 Center for Theoretical Physics, MIT, Cambridge, MA Artist Statement I am fascinated by technologies that extend human vision,...

Thursday, October 10, 2019 at 8:00am to 6:00pm
Mens et Manus: Making the Book at MIT 

MIT Libraries’ Distinctive Collections seeks not only to help hold history for all, but also to inspire the new. In Mens et Manus: Making the Book at MIT we...

Thursday, October 10, 2019 at 10:00am to 4:00pm
Sustainability Lunch Series: Climate Policy to Climate Action

What are the most effective climate policies local and state governments can enact? And how can corporate political activity promote (or hinder) progress?...

Thursday, October 10, 2019 at 11:45am to 12:45am
Choosing Quality Child Care

Choosing Quality Child Care

Thursday, October 10, 2019 at 12:00pm to 1:30pm
MIT List Visual Arts Center | List Projects:  Farah Al Qasimi

The MIT List Visual Arts Center presents List Projects: Farah Al Qasimi. In her richly textured photographs, Farah Al Qasimi considers how images inscribe...

MIT WATER Lunch & Learn Series

How did Flint's Water Crisis happen? Ronnie Levin is a Visiting Scientist in the Department EH - Exposure Epidemiology and Risk Program at Harvard T.H. Chan...

Thursday, October 10, 2019 at 12:00pm to 1:30pm
Offer Letters, Non-Competes and NDAs: What do they really mean?

This workshop will review and discuss the kinds of offer letters, non-competition agreements, nondisclosure agreements, and invention assignment agreements...

Thursday, October 10, 2019 at 12:00pm to 1:15pm
Catholic Mass

Weekday Mass

Thursday, October 10, 2019 at 12:05pm
Career Connect Consultations

**Please sign up in advance for a 30 minute private appointment here: https://careerconnect.youcanbook.me/ ** This consult is reserved solely for the...

Thursday, October 10, 2019 at 1:30pm to 3:00pm
Crafternoon -  Scented, colorful & decorative air-freshener

Come along and enjoy a relaxing "Crafternoon" with MIT S&P Connect. We will be making colorful handcrafted air-fresheners, infused with essential oils and...

Thursday, October 10, 2019 at 1:30pm to 4:30pm
MIT Logo light box

Develop strategies to best connect with your audience and overcome doubts about networking. Do improv comedy activities in a fun & supportive environment to...

Thursday, October 10, 2019 at 3:00pm to 4:30pm
Improv to Improve Networking Skills

Develop strategies to best connect with your audience and overcome doubts about networking. Do improv comedy activities in a fun & supportive environment to...

Thursday, October 10, 2019 at 3:00pm to 4:30pm
MIT D-Lab Tour

MIT D-Lab: designing for a more equitable world. This is a ~45-minute tour of MIT D-Lab intended for members of the general public. Hear about the history of...

Thursday, October 10, 2019 at 3:00pm to 4:00pm
Biological Engineering Seminar

Dirk Trauner–New York University Controlling the Fate and Function of Proteins with Photopharmacology Hosted by: Ed Boyden, Alan P. Jasanoff For more...

Thursday, October 10, 2019 at 4:00pm
Non-Lattice Structures in Multidimensional Ordered Response Models

Tateana Komorova (London School of Economics)

Thursday, October 10, 2019 at 4:00pm to 5:00pm
Physics Colloquium Series (10.10) | Joe Formaggio

The David and Edith Harris Physics Colloquium Series Speaker: Joe Formaggio | MIT "Weighing Nuetrinos" Neutrino oscillation experiments performed...

Thursday, October 10, 2019 at 4:00pm to 5:00pm
SMSD Seminar - What can clinical IVF data tell us about human embryonic development?

Dr. Brian Leahy, Harvard University Watch a human embryo develop and you'll see many of the phenomena we love from soft materials. The DNA from the father...

Thursday, October 10, 2019 at 4:00pm
Stability and Robustness in Misspecified Learning Models

Ryota Iijima (Yale University)

Thursday, October 10, 2019 at 4:00pm to 5:20pm
Susan Conover, CEO of LuminDX | Machine Learning in Healthcare

Susan is the Founder & CEO of LuminDX, a startup focusing on identifying skin conditions instantly using Artificial Intelligence. She holds a B.S. in...

Thursday, October 10, 2019 at 4:00pm to 5:00pm
Focus on Russia: The Lands in Between: Russia vs. The West and the New Politics of Hybrid War

Professor Orenstein will discuss why Russia launched its hybrid war on the west and examine how hybrid warfare affects the domestic politics of Central and...

Thursday, October 10, 2019 at 4:30pm to 6:00pm
Anushka Shah, “How Entertainment Can Help Fix the System”

Around the world, citizens are saying the system is broken. If it’s education and schools one day, it’s healthcare the next. Our trust in politics and public...

Thursday, October 10, 2019 at 5:00pm to 6:30pm
An Interview with Dr. Tara Swart

Ready to unlock your mind? Yes, you can visualize and manifest the life you want. Join us for a mentally stimulating evening as Dr. Tara Swart discusses how...

(Women's Volleyball) Emmanuel College vs. MIT

(Women's Volleyball) Emmanuel College vs. MIT

Thursday, October 10, 2019 at 6:00pm
Booz Allen Hamilton - Company Presentation

Thursday, October 10, 2019 at 6:00pm to 7:30pm
Simple Person's Applied Math Seminar

Featured Speaker : Frederic Koehler (MIT Math) Title : Counting perfect matchings on a planar graph Abstract : Given a structured set of objects (e.g....

Thursday, October 10, 2019 at 6:00pm to 7:00pm
Public Program | Gallery Discussion with Farah Al Qasimi

Join artist Farah Al Qasimi and Ilisa Barbash, Museum Curator of Visual Anthropology at Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology at Harvard University,...

"The Human Scale" film screening

Over half of the world’s population lives in urban areas. By 2050 this will increase to 80%. Life in a mega city is both enchanting and problematic. Today we...

Thursday, October 10, 2019 at 7:00pm to 9:30pm
Career Connect Panel for MIT Spouses and Partners

Meet MIT Spouses and Partners who have found jobs in the Boston area. This informal conversation will be moderated by MS&PC Program Manager, Jennifer Recklet...

Thursday, October 10, 2019 at 7:00pm
The Heart is a Bell: Iva Bittová with the MIT Symphony Orchestra

Evan Ziporyn, Guest Conductor Program: Vitezslava Kapralova, Suita Rustica Evan Ziporyn, Frog’s Eye Iva Bittova, Zvon (US premiere) (Iva Bittova,...

Thursday, October 10, 2019