As MIT continues work on its campus decarbonization plan, we’re bringing the community together to explore the technologies and strategies that could shape our path forward. This webinar is the next installment in our speaker series, designed to engage the MIT community and examine key solutions for reducing campus carbon emissions. This session will focus on Central District Geothermal systems, a large-scale approach that uses a single, centralized heat pump to serve multiple buildings via an underground pipe network. Our featured speaker, Denise McKahn, Associate Provost and Associate Professor of Engineering at Smith College, will share insights from Smith’s ambitious $210 million geothermal transition, which is replacing their college’s fossil-fuel-fired steam system with an electrically powered, central district geothermal network.Key Topics:Why Central District Geothermal? Understanding the efficiency, scalability, and infrastructure needs of centralized vs. decentralized geothermal systems.Lessons from Smith’s Experience: The financial and business case, governance and decision-making processes, and technical details of Smith’s new energy districts.The Role of the Campus as a Testbed: How large-scale energy transitions can support research, education, and hands-on learning, and vice-a-versa.Join us for an in-depth discussion on this technology, lessons we can learn from Smith’s experience and the continuing conversation shaping MIT’s sustainable energy future.

A martial art known for its many health benefits, tai chi is a moving study in meditation.Designed for small spaces, this class covers fundamental skills including postures, hand, and footwork. A short Yang style tai chi form will be taught.Special clothing is not necessary, but athletic shoes and loose fitting pants are recommended.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.

Want to get exercise mid-day but don’t want to go outside? Join the tunnel walk for a 30-minute walk led by a volunteer through MIT’s famous tunnel system. This walk may include stairs/inclines. Wear comfortable shoes. Free.Location details: Meet in the atrium by the staircase. Location photo below.Tunnel Walk Leaders will have a white flag they will raise at the meeting spot for you to find them.Prize Drawing: Attend a walk and scan a QR code from the walk leaders to be entered into a drawing for a getfit tote bag at the end of the getfit challenge. The more walks you attend, the more entries you get. Winner will be drawn and notified at the end of April. Winner does not need to be a getfit participant.Disclaimer: Tunnel walks are led by volunteers. In the rare occasion when a volunteer isn’t able to make it, we will do our best to notify participants. In the event we are unable to notify participants and a walk leader does not show up, we encourage you to walk as much as you feel comfortable doing so. We recommend checking this calendar just before you head out. [As of Feb 26, this calendar is defaulting to the year 1899. Click "today" to be brought to the current month.]Getfit is a 12-week fitness challenge for the entire MIT community. These tunnel walks are open to the entire MIT community and you do not need to be a current getfit participant to join.

Add some pluck to your lunch hour with Big Cypress, the Boston-based Americana quartet defying expectations and breaking genre barriers.While you listen, enjoy a delicious hot cup of soup from Souper Roll Up Cafe (on us, while supplies last!). To keep things sustainable, we encourage you to bring your own mug or bowl. If you do, you’ll get a special sweet treat!This event is presented as part of Artfinity: A celebration of creativity and community at MIT.

Want to get exercise mid-day but don’t want to go outside? Join the tunnel walk for a 30-minute walk led by a volunteer through MIT’s famous tunnel system. This walk may include stairs/inclines. Wear comfortable shoes. Free.Location details: Meet in the lobby with the big mirror, right inside the Collier Memorial entrance to Stata. Location photo below.Tunnel Walk Leaders will have a white flag they will raise at the meeting spot for you to find them.Prize Drawing: Attend a walk and scan a QR code from the walk leaders to be entered into a drawing for a getfit tote bag at the end of the getfit challenge. The more walks you attend, the more entries you get. Winner will be drawn and notified at the end of April. Winner does not need to be a getfit participant.Disclaimer: Tunnel walks are led by volunteers. In the rare occasion when a volunteer isn’t able to make it, we will do our best to notify participants. In the event we are unable to notify participants and a walk leader does not show up, we encourage you to walk as much as you feel comfortable doing so. We recommend checking this calendar just before you head out! [As of Feb 26, this calendar is defaulting to the year 1899. Click "today" to be brought to the current month.]Getfit is a 12-week fitness challenge for the entire MIT community. These tunnel walks are open to the entire MIT community and you do not need to be a current getfit participant to join.

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