Cancer treatments kill tumor cells—does it really matter how?Cells can die or signal injury via several different biological processes or pathways, and research increasingly suggests that the particular mechanism activated by a cancer therapy can significantly affect treatment outcomes.Join us as Koch Institute researchers explain how they are leveraging specific cell injury and cell death pathways to take out tumors using new approaches to improve immunotherapy response and target aggressive, metastatic cancer cells.PresentersWhitney Henry, PhD Assistant Professor of BiologyMichael B. Yaffe MD, PhD David H. Koch Professor of Science Professor of Biology and Biological Engineering Director, MIT Center for Precision Cancer MedicineTiffany Emmons, PhD Postdoctoral Associate, Yaffe LaboratoryPrefer to attend online? Register on Zoom.Co-hosted by the MIT Club of Boston and the Koch Institute.

Swoop in and connect with your extended flock for an evening celebration of all things avian.Here's the lineup:What does an engineer see when she looks at a bird? Find out with renowned MIT Professor Lorna Gibson as she explores fantastic feathers and remarkable bills. Create your own vibrant bird-inspired art using gel plates and artist-quality printmaking supplies with the Nest, Mass Audubon's Art Studio and Maker Space. Join representatives from MIT's Beery and Broderick Labs to explore how technology and generative AI can play a role in bird research, appreciation, and conservation. Test your knowledge of bird identification, migration patterns, and more through engaging digital and analog games with the MIT Game Lab. Enjoy a special pop-up exhibition curated by the Museum of American Bird Art, featuring the beauty and wonder of birds thorugh the eyes of artists! Meet author Rosemary Mosco and check out her new book, The Birding Dictionary.Plus so much more!Delicious dumplings from Mei Mei and local brews from Lamplighter will be available for purchase.From 5-7pm, After Dark guests are also invited to join Birding 101, taking place in the MIT Open Space. The tours are available on a first come, first served basis.

Ryan Turner, ConductorJoin the MIT Chamber Chorus for their first concert of the season: "Songs from the Stage"Solo and Ensemble works from Broadway to the Met to Mass Ave! Featuring selections from:The Color PurpleCandideMerrily We Roll AlongSunday in the Park with GeorgeLa Clemenza di TitoAbout the MIT Chamber ChorusThe MIT Chamber Chorus, led by Ryan Turner, is a small student group that performs two concerts each year. Designed for the more vocally and musically advanced singer, this select ensemble is challenged with a wide variety of repertoire including music for a cappella chorus as well as choral works accompanied by small ensembles, or piano. Chamber Chorus has collaborated with the MIT Symphony, the MIT Wind Ensemble and with Theater faculty mounting chamber opera productions and opera scene programs.

Time: 3:30 PMLocation: Cambridge, MA

Time: 3:00 PMLocation: Cambridge, MA

Time:Location: South Hadley, MA / Mt. Holyoke College