Events

Wednesday, December 7, 2022

South Asia and the Institute: Transformative Connections

Researched by current MIT faculty, students, alumni, and staff, this historical exhibit tells the remarkable story of South Asia at MIT and MIT in South Asia...

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Pause for ten minutes of daily mindfulness @2:50 PM EST every day (or 7:50 AM Eastern U.S. and Canada) Take a short break together because chronic...

Wednesday, December 07, 2022 at 7:45am to 8:00am
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Join Writing Together Online to Beat Your November and December Deadlines

Days become shorter and deadlines get closer. Do not wait! Join Writing Together Online to finish your projects before the holidays. Our 90-min writing...

Wednesday, December 07, 2022 at 9:00am to 10:30am
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2.710 Optics - Final Presentations (Group A)

Students in 2.710, Optics, get an introduction to optical science and learn more about both geometrical and wave optics. Join us in person for two sessions...

Wednesday, December 07, 2022 at 9:30am to 11:00am
Andreas Refsgaard: Doodle Tunes & Sounds from the Mouth

Try out Andreas Refsgaard's interactive exhibits, now on view at Lewis Music Library. A 2022-23 visiting artist at the MIT Center for Art, Science &...

Wednesday, December 07, 2022 at 10:00am to 6:00pm
Fall on Memorial Drive

The annual Science Hub Symposium will highlight current collaborations between MIT and Amazon and explore new avenues of research in areas of mutual...

Wednesday, December 07, 2022 at 10:00am to 5:00pm
Unlock Startup Success with MIT's Bill Aulet and Paul Cheek

There are many myths about entrepreneurship. For example, that successful entrepreneurs are born, not made. Or that entrepreneurs are mercurial...

Wednesday, December 07, 2022 at 10:00am
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Book Discussion

Looking for an interesting read? The Book Discussion group will host virtual meetings via Zoom. Please write to Maxine Jonas (jonas_m@mit.edu) to be added...

Wednesday, December 07, 2022 at 11:30am to 1:00pm
Finance Seminar: Ali Hortacsu

Ali Hortacsu | University of Chicago Department of Economics

Wednesday, December 07, 2022 at 11:30am to 12:45pm
Organizational Structure and Pricing: Evidence from a Large U.S. Airline

Ali Hortaçsu (Chicago) - **JOINT W/ FINANCE SEMINAR**(this week only)

Wednesday, December 07, 2022 at 11:30am to 1:00pm
CAREERS IN SUSTAINABILITY

For early career students that have a general interest in creating sustainable solutions for our future, it can be difficult to pinpoint exactly what a...

Wednesday, December 07, 2022 at 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Political Obstacles in the U.S.-China Nuclear Relationship

SSP Wednesday Seminar with speaker Tong Zhao, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Evidence shows that the main goal of China’s nuclear weapons today...

Wednesday, December 07, 2022 at 12:00pm to 1:30pm
Sack Lunch Seminar (SLS) - Jane Baldwin (UC Irvine)

"The Missing Links in Projecting Impacts from Extreme Events" In the face of ongoing climate change, there is a growing need to understand the impacts of...

Wednesday, December 07, 2022 at 12:00pm to 1:00pm
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Augmented, virtual, and mixed reality technologies can help companies build their enterprise metaverse, and designer Jonnie Lee will join us to discuss how....

Wednesday, December 07, 2022 at 1:00pm to 1:30pm
Physics PhD Thesis Defense:  Juliana Park

You are cordially invited to attend the following thesis defense. ’’Quantum controlled collisions and magnetic trapping of ultracold NaLi...

Wednesday, December 07, 2022 at 1:00pm
How to Edit Your Writing

Editing, a crucial latter step in the writing process, means more than just checking your draft for errors. When writers edit well, they help readers better...

Wednesday, December 07, 2022 at 2:00pm to 3:30pm
Weekly Wednesday Meeting in-person

These weekly meetings are organized by the MS&PC staff and volunteers for the spouses and partners of MIT students, scholars, staff, and faculty. If it is...

Wednesday, December 07, 2022 at 2:00pm to
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Ten minutes for your mind @2:50 PM EST every day (Eastern U.S. and Canada) Almost everything works better again if you unplug it for a bit, including your...

Wednesday, December 07, 2022 at 2:45pm to 3:00pm
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Modern Organic Reactions for Precise (Macro)molecular Synthesis, Prof. Quentin Michaudel, Texas A&M University

MIT Program in Polymers and Soft Matter Seminar

Wednesday, December 07, 2022 at 3:00pm to 5:00pm
EAPS DLS - Nadja Drabon (Harvard)

A new lens into the Hadean Eon: Zircons from the Green Sandstone Bed, South Africa The nature of Earth’s earliest crust and crustal processes remain...

Wednesday, December 07, 2022 at 4:00pm to 5:00pm
The Alchemist

Speaker: Huy Tuan Pham (Standord University) Title: Thresholds for Latin squares and Steiner triple systems Abstract: We show that if each edge of...

Wednesday, December 07, 2022 at 4:15pm to 5:15pm
Steph Petry (MIT - Freedman Group) - Inorganic Chemistry Seminar

Title: TBA

Wednesday, December 07, 2022 at 4:15pm to 5:15pm
The Alchemist

Speaker: Raphaël Pestourie (MIT) Title: Combining Data and Models to Accelerate Simulations and EnableInverse Design Abstreact: Inverse design is...

Wednesday, December 07, 2022 at 4:30pm to 5:30pm
Prof. Pat Hanrahan

Title: Shading Languages and the Emergence of Programmable Graphics Systems Abstract: A major challenge in using computer graphics for movies and games is...

Wednesday, December 07, 2022 at 5:00pm to 6:00pm
Geometric Analysis Seminar

Speaker: Stephen Lynch (Imperial College London) Title: TBA

Wednesday, December 07, 2022 at 5:00pm to 6:00pm
The Table - Progressive Christian Worship

Hosted by the Lutheran Episcopal Ministry @ MIT Join us for worship and conversation with Holy Communion at 5:15 in the MIT Chapel followed by dinner...

Wednesday, December 07, 2022 at 5:15pm to 7:30pm
Refuge with BSF

Join us for REFUGE, our weekly Bible Study, Worship and a bite of dinner every Wednesday that class is in session inside the Christian Fellowship Lounge, in...

Wednesday, December 07, 2022 at 5:30pm to 7:00pm
Inside Stories: James Webb Space Telescope

A lively conversation exploring the news behind the news of today’s top science stories. This evening series explores the inside stories of research and...

Wednesday, December 07, 2022 at 6:30pm to 9:00pm
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This 6-week course offers expecting parents full evidence based information about birth and the ability to learn coping techniques such as relaxation,...

Wednesday, December 07, 2022 at 6:45pm to 9:00pm
Farming + Fresh Water - "Solving Complex Problems" (12.000) Final Presentation

Come see this year's Terrascope students present proposals to increase agricultural productivity while protecting access to fresh water in Navajo Nation....

Wednesday, December 07, 2022 at 7:00pm to 10:00pm
Jazz AMP Concert

Presented as part of the Emerson/Harris Program for Private Study Fall Recital Series. All Killian Hall concerts are livestreamed at this link:...

Wednesday, December 07, 2022 at 7:00pm to 9:00pm
MIT Women's Chorale fall rehearsals

The MIT Women’s Chorale welcomes new singers for the fall semester from all portions of the MIT community This will be a hybrid semester, combining weekly...

Wednesday, December 07, 2022 at 7:30pm to 9:00pm

Wednesday, December 7, 2022