Chie Ikeya will discuss her research in transnational histories of Asian mobility and intimacy in the era of European colonial empires and her recent book, InterAsian Intimacies across Race, Religion, and Colonialism (Cornell University Press, 2024). Challenging the Eurocentrism of postcolonial studies that remains preoccupied with Eurasian encounters and the European management of race, sex, and desire, Ikeya uncovers an obscured history of intimacy and estrangement between indigenous people and Asian migrants. She will discuss how profoundly these “South-South,” interAsian interactions shaped modern understandings of identity and belonging that continue to vex Southeast Asian nations today.

The 21st Annual Operations Simulation Competition (OpsSimCom) 2025 is a student-led event where you can compete with students from around the country to see who can run the most profitable factory.Play for a prize pool totaling $2,500 - no travel required!Play an online simulation against teams from around the world to manage a factory: make investments, cut costs, borrow money, forecast demand, find bottlenecks, fulfill orders and satisfy customers! We've witnessed the best teams from around the world pit their wits against each other in what the game creator has called "possibly the most challenging assignment I've ever created." OpsSimCom will use a simulator specially designed for the competition, and no prior experience with the simulation is required. Even if you have played this game in class, this will not be a repeat of what you have seen before.Competition begins at 5PM EST on Wednesday April 16th and runs till Friday April 18th 5pm ETWebsite: OpsSimCom 2025 - Operations Management Club | MIT Sloan School of ManagementFAQ: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1MT9Hdx-jIP002QK_0J2aDX6MGG02lB0uQg8MGGp335U/editWebinar: April 14th @ 12PM ESThttps://mit.zoom.us/j/91412776156Registration Deadline: April 15th @ 11:59PM ESTTeam Prizes:First: $ 1,500Second: $750Third: $250Important Note: Prize money is awarded to people individually, not as a group, and is considered taxable income.Rules:All participants must be currently enrolled university studentsThe competition is entirely online, no travel is required.There is a limit of up to 4 students per team (and as low as 1 person per team)No limits on the number of teams per schoolNo help can be taken from professors or others outside of the teamEach person can only be on one teamTwo teams are not allowed to interact/help each otherRegistration:Each team must purchase 1 ticket on the eventbrite page to be confirmedQuestions?Reach out to opssimcom@mit.edu

Speaker: Vijay Srinivasan (MIT)Title: Abelian-by-finite families IAbstract:Reference:$\bullet$ Lawrence and Venkatesh, Diophantine problems and $p$-adic period mappings, second half of Section 6.

The MIT Shaping the Future of Work Initiative and the MIT Schwarzman College of Computing welcome Arvind Narayanan, Professor of Computer Science at Princeton University, to discuss his latest book, AI Snake Oil: What Artificial Intelligence Can Do, What It Can’t, and How to Tell the Difference, co-authored with Sayash Kapoor.The presentation will be followed by a discussion with Daron Acemoglu, MIT Institute Professor and Co-Director of the Shaping the Future of Work Initiative, followed by audience Q&A. Please note that registration does not guarantee you a seat. Seats are first-come, first-served.

Join us for an inspiring evening with scientist, inventor, and entrepreneur Robert Langer, as he discusses his early influences, his groundbreaking advancements in health and medicine, and the latest discoveries in drug delivery research.The conversation will also explore the future of innovation in today's research ecosystem. Langer will be joined by MIT Museum Director Michael John Gorman.Robert Langer is one of nine Institute Professors at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT); being an Institute Professor is the highest honor that can be awarded to a faculty member. He has written over 1,600 articles, which have been cited over 442,000 times; his h-index of 330 is the highest of any engineer in history and the 6th highest of any individual in any field. His patents have licensed or sub-licensed to over 400 companies; he is cofounder of a number of companies including Moderna. Dr. Langer served as Chairman of the FDA's Science Board (its highest advisory board) from 1999-2002. His over 220 awards include both the United States National Medal of Science and the United States National Medal of Technology and Innovation.

Alison Clarke Presented with the Morningside Academy for Design and the HTC Forum Part of the MIT Spring 2025 Architecture Lecture Series.This lecture will be held in person in 3-133 and streamed online.Lectures are free and open to the public. Lectures will be held Thursdays at 6 PM ET in 7-429 (Long Lounge) and streamed online unless otherwise noted. Registration required to attend in-person. Register here or watch the webcast on Youtube.