Building a Better Learning Experience: Using Student Data to Enhance Active Learning for Neurodivergent StudentsDr. Mariel Pfeifer, Assistant Professor of Biology at the University of MississippiThis talk will present findings from research about optimizing active learning to better serve neurodivergent STEM learners. Attendees will leave with concrete takeaways, including a general and a specific teaching tip that they can integrate into their courses to foster a more supportive learning environment for all students. Attendees will also receive additional resources to support future pedagogical decision-making.All are welcome. Register via ZoomAbout the SpeakerMariel Pfeifer is an Assistant Professor of Biology at the University of Mississippi. She is dedicated to promoting access to STEM fields for students and faculty with disabilities. Mariel earned her Ph.D. in Plant Biology from the University of Georgia, where she received both an NSF Graduate Research Fellowship and an ARCS Foundation award. As a trained biology education researcher and cell biologist, she aims to leverage her expertise in research, teaching, and mentoring to help eliminate barriers in STEM education.

Ten minutes for your mind@2:50 every day at 2:50 pm in multiple time zones:Europa@2:50, EET, Athens, Helsinki (UTC+2) (7:50 am EST) https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88298032734Atlantica@2:50, EST, New York, Toronto (UTC-4) https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85349851047Pacifica@2:50, PST, Los Angeles, Vancouver (UTC=7) (5:50 pm EST) https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85743543699Almost everything works better again if you unplug it for a bit, including your mind. Stop by and unplug. Get the benefits of mindfulness without the fuss.@2:50 meets at the same time every single day for ten minutes of quiet together.No pre-requisite, no registration needed.Visit the website to view all @2:50 time zones each day.at250.org or at250.mit.edu

Hidden within MIT’s Distinctive Collections, many architectural elements from the earliest days of the Institute’s architecture program still survive as part of the Rotch Art Collection. Among the artworks that conservators salvaged was a set of striking windows of gypsum and stained-glass, dating to the late 18th to 19th c. Ottoman Empire. This exhibition illuminates the life of these historic windows, tracing their refracted histories from Egypt to MIT, their ongoing conservation, and the cutting-edge research they still prompt.ONLY FOR MIT SPOUSES AND PARTNERS CONNECT

The Department of Mathematics welcomes École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne professor Thomas Vidick to our annual Simons Lecture Series, May 12-14:Surprises in Quantum Complexity TheoryLecture 1: Some complexity challenges from quantum information Lecture 2: Entanglement, interactive proofs, and approximability Lecture 3: Entanglement, error-correcting codes, and proofsEach day, a reception will be held at 4pm in Room 2-290, followed by the 4:30pm lecture in Room 2-190.This annual lecture series features presentations by top mathematicians. Many thanks to the late Jim Simons and his wife, Marilyn Simons, for their continued financial support of these lectures.

Dear colleagues, students, and friends,Join us on our journey toward building a better world!The Global Humanities Initiative (GHI) was born in 2021 with the goal of creating an MIT-based worldwide community that works globally towards reinvigorating humanistic learning and education by radically expanding the geographical scope and temporal depth of humanistic disciplines, thereby reimagining their critical relevance to the grand challenges of today’s world.True to an enhanced version of MIT’s motto, “mens, manus et cor” (mind, hand & heart), GHI proposes a hands-on approach to addressing the pressing challenges of our time. Our motto is “Legacies for Our Future,” setting our compass on promoting human flourishing now and creating good legacies for the future of humankind and our planet.We invite you to a special evening celebrating our humanity and community. The event will feature a distinguished surprise speaker, dynamic pitches from GHI members, a keynote address by Kim Jae-hui, Consul General of the Republic of Korea in Boston, a special performance by Grammy Award-winning pioneering multi-style cellist Mike Block, a reinterpretation of Asian traditional dance by the student dance team MIT Flow, and a Korean folk painting (minhwa) experience with three artists during the reception.Join us on this shared journey to reimagine the power of the humanities—together!Warmest regards,Wiebke Denecke and the GHI team---1. Main Event:- Distinguished Surprise Guest- Welcome: Wiebke Denecke (Faculty Lead of GHI, Literature)GHI Member PitchesJason Chen (MIT‘25, Mechanical Engineering & Literature)Diana Henderson (Literature)Otto Scharmer (Sloan School of Management)Alicia Stevens (Cambridge University) & Kyaw Moe KhineRichard Eberhardt (Game Lab, MIT)Kelly Kim (MIT’26, Literature & Management)Margery Resnick (Literature)Johannes Makar (Harvard University)- Mike Block @ Silkroad’s Global Musician Workshop – A Global Bach Surprise for GHI- MIT Flow Dance Team – Arirang 《阿里郎》- Kim Jae-Hui (Consul General of the Republic of Korea) – The Art of Cultural Diplomacy in an Age of Global Imbalance- MIT Flow Dance Team – By the Water 《在水一方》- Mike Block – Special Sing-along2. Reception with Ch'aekkŏri (Scholars’ Studio Art) Donation Ceremony & Korean Painting Workshop- Painting Donation CeremonyChung Byungmo (Director of the School of Korean Folk Art, Seoul)- Opening of buffet and Korean Folk Art experienceKwak Yunmi, Kim Hakyung & Lee Jisun (Minhwa Artists, Seoul) For questions, please contact the GHI coordinator Dr. Johann Noh at noh1214@mit.edu.

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