Events

Wednesday, January 29, 2020

Reflections from Beyond the Desk

Despite being known mostly for its strength in science and technology, MIT is home to many skilled artists who pursue their work inside and outside the...

The Art of Memory

What does it mean to remember? Sited in four Italian towns that have been indelibly changed by natural disasters, this exhibition explores the notion of...

Green AI 2020: Tutorial and Hackathon

Green AI 2020: SPEED UP & GREEN UP YOUR AI - TUTORIAL AND HACKATHON Come learn how to start using MIT's newest and greenest AI supercomputers Satori...

Wednesday, January 29, 2020 at 9:00am to 5:00pm
 Introduction to Web Scraping with Python

This hands-on workshop will introduce basic techniques for web-scraping using popular Python libraries. This workshop is intended for those who are new to...

Wednesday, January 29, 2020 at 9:30am to 12:30pm
Festival of Learning

FESTIVAL OF LEARNING Wednesday, January 29, 9:30am-4:00pm A free event for the MIT community, registration is required AGENDA 9:30-10:00 (10-250 Lobby)...

Wednesday, January 29, 2020 at 9:30am to 4:30pm
Eli Lilly Site Visit

About Eli Lilly (lilly.com): Lilly is a global healthcare leader that unites caring with discovery to create medicines that make life better for people...

Wednesday, January 29, 2020 at 10:00am to 12:00pm
MIT List Visual Arts Center | List Projects 20: Becca Albee

Becca Albee (born Portland, ME) is a Brooklyn-based artist whose photo-based installations often emerge from her encounters with historical materials,...

Wednesday, January 29, 2020 at 12:00pm to 6:00pm
Meridian Singers - A Renaissance Sampler

Join the Meridians Singers, directed by Michael Barrett, for their IAP concert, “A Renaissance Sampler,” featuring music by such composers as Palestrina,...

Wednesday, January 29, 2020 at 12:00pm to 12:50pm
Open Mic Reading at the Muddy

Artists Beyond the Desk presents an Open Mic Reading at the Muddy Read your original or favorite poetry, short prose, or spoken word. Wednesday, January...

Wednesday, January 29, 2020 at 12:30pm to 2:00pm
Contemporary Military Topics: The Age of the F-35 and Autonomy on the Modern Battlefield

A discussion on F-35 capability and potential; focusing on the implications of autonomous systems and the way in which they will shape the modern battle...

Wednesday, January 29, 2020 at 1:00pm to 2:30pm
IAP 2020: Writing to Fund Social Change Projects/Community Service

Individuals and organizations often struggle with the issue of how best to raise funds for social action and community service projects on campus and in the...

Wednesday, January 29, 2020 at 1:00pm to 2:30pm
The Art of Behavioral Interviewing

While your technical skills will get you the interview, it is your behavioral attributes that will get you the job. This session will discuss preparation and...

Wednesday, January 29, 2020 at 1:30pm to 3:00pm
Social Media Best Practices and Building Your Brand

This workshop will offer tips for making sure your social media accounts are appropriate for a job, internship or graduate school search and how to develop...

Wednesday, January 29, 2020 at 2:00pm to 3:00pm
Weiss Asset Management Site Visit

About Weiss (weissasset.com): Weiss Asset Management is a Boston-based investment firm whose hedge funds and institutional accounts invest approximately $2...

Wednesday, January 29, 2020 at 2:00pm to 3:30pm
Applied Math Lecture

SPEAKER: Tingran Gao (The University of Chicago) TITLE: Manifold Learning on Fibre Bundles ABSTRACT: Spectral geometry has played an important role in...

Wednesday, January 29, 2020 at 2:30pm to 3:30pm
Lobby 7

SPEAKER: Tingran Gao (The University of Chicago) TITLE: Manifold Learning on Fibre Bundles ABSTRACT: Spectral geometry has played an important role in...

Wednesday, January 29, 2020 at 2:30pm to 3:30pm
Improv(e) Your Confidence in Networking

Does networking feel awkward? Do you hate small talk? Do you feel like networking is inauthentic? Well, this workshop is for you. Learn how to find your own...

Wednesday, January 29, 2020 at 3:00pm to 4:00pm
Microbes in Health and Disease Series: "Modulation of Gut Inflammation by Glycolipids from the Microbiome "

Dennis Kasper William Ellery Channing Professor of Medicine and Professor of Immunology, Harvard Medical School

Wednesday, January 29, 2020 at 3:00pm to 4:00pm
Getting credit for your code

Do you write software or code in the course of your research? Do you want to make it accessible to others, or have you been required by funders or publishers...

Wednesday, January 29, 2020 at 4:00pm to 5:00pm
How Misallocated is Economic Activity and How Would We Know?

Dave Donaldson (MIT)

Wednesday, January 29, 2020 at 4:00pm to 5:00pm
Taking the Next Step in Academic Science Series: "Finding and Managing a Faculty Postition"

Naama Kanarek Assistant Professor, Harvard University Miyeko Mana Assistant Professor, Arizona State University Dan Jarosz Associate Professor,...

Wednesday, January 29, 2020 at 4:00pm to 5:30pm
Thesis Defense - Natalia Drosu

Housman lab I "Understanding the mechanism of anti-retroviral nucleoside analogs as inhibitors of Epstein-Barr virus lytic DNA replication"

Wednesday, January 29, 2020 at 4:00pm
Numerical Methods for PDEs Seminar

SPEAKER: Carlos Perez-Arancibia (Institute for Mathematical and Computational Engineering, Pontificia Universidad Catolica De Chile) TITLE: Density...

Wednesday, January 29, 2020 at 4:30pm to 5:30pm
(Men's Basketball) Clark University vs. MIT

(Men's Basketball) Clark University vs. MIT

Wednesday, January 29, 2020 at 7:00pm
(Men's Volleyball) MIT at No. 15 Wentworth Institute of Technology

(Men's Volleyball) MIT at No. 15 Wentworth Institute of Technology

Wednesday, January 29, 2020 at 7:00pm
COURSE - SRI ISOPANISAD

The 108 Upanishads are considered the essence of all the Vedas, and Shri Ishopanishad is foremost among them. Discover the distilled essence of all knowledge...

Wednesday, January 29, 2020 at 7:00pm to 8:30pm
Building 56, 162
Stream Available
Creating a Successful Career--Strategies, Techniques, and the Big Mistakes You're Going to Make

Upon graduating from MIT you will begin a career. MIT has provided you with countless facts and formulas to help you with your job, but what have you learned...

Wednesday, January 29, 2020 at 7:00pm to 8:30pm
Swing dance lesson and social

The MIT Lindy Hop Society hosts free swing lessons and social dances throughout the month of January. Beginners welcome, no partner necessary. The lessons...

Wednesday, January 29, 2020