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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Every Wednesday night you are invited to come to The Table for peaceful Christian worship in the Chapel at 5:15 pm and dinner in the Main Dining Room of W11 at 6:30 pm.We worship with beautiful songs, open conversation about the Scriptures, prayers and a simple sharing of communion around the altar. Then we enjoy dinner together and good company together. Whether you come every week or just drop by once in a while, there is a caring community for you at the Table.You are truly welcome to come as you are: undergrad, grad, or post-doc; sure of your faith or wondering what it is all about; gay, straight, bi, trans*, questioning. Please join us for no-pressure worship and fellowship.Hosted by the Lutheran Epsicopal Ministry @ MIT. For more information, or to verify gathering times during holiday and vacation periods, please contact chaplains Andrew Heisen (heisen@mit.edu) and Kevin Vetiac (kvet246@mit.edu).

Many people think gentle yoga is too easy and not an effective form of fitness. Think again! You can practice yoga in ways that are both active and gentle at the same time.Come enjoy the many known benefits of yoga through:the practice of active yet gentle, rhythmic movementheld yoga poses and vinyasa flow (moving from pose to pose via the breath)pranayam (breath work)relaxation and meditationIn this well-rounded class, Celeste LeMieux, 500 hr certified Kripalu Yoga Instructor, provides clear instructions and modifications, making it accessible and beneficial to practitioners of all ages and stages of yoga practice and life.You will leave class feeling both stretched and strengthened while also feeling more calm and relaxed. This class is the perfect mid-week reset for body and mind. Come see how less really can be more!Registration is required on our wellness class website. If you do not already have an account on this website, you'll need to create one. This is fee-based class and open to the entire MIT community.

Refuge @ MIT. Join our weekly gathering for Christian students and seekers as we have worship, prayer and Bible study each Wednesday evening. We share some food and enjoy an in depth Bible study, open to all students at MIT.