February 26, 2025 - July 17, 2025Hidden 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.The Maihaugen Gallery (14N-130) is open Monday through Thursday, 10am - 4pm, excluding Institute holidays.

Meet other expecting and first time parents of infants under one year to connect, share information, and support each other. Bring your concerns, questions, and experiences to the group. And of course, your babies are welcome! This peer led group is organized by MS&PC members Kathrin and Maria.Contact Kathrin hauserkathrin1994@gmail.com or Maria maria.korompili24@gmail.com for more information.

As MIT continues developing its campus decarbonization plan, microreactors are emerging as potential solutions for providing reliable, carbon-free district energy. But how viable are they for MIT’s campus? What are the technical, economic, and regulatory challenges? This webinar is part of our ongoing series designed to engage the MIT community in exploring key solutions for decarbonization.In this session, Jacopo Buongiorno, MIT Professor of Nuclear Science and Engineering and Director of the Center for Advanced Nuclear Energy Systems (CANES) and the MIT Nuclear Reactor Laboratory, will demystify SMR technology and discuss its potential integration with district energy systems. Buongiorno will also explore key considerations in evaluating SMRs as part of MIT’s energy transition.

Zoom link: https://mit.zoom.us/j/92182352856Speaker: Alicia ChenAffiliation: SaxeLabTitle: Signaling social identity in referential communicationAbstract: The words we use don’t just convey information about the world, they also convey information about who we are as speakers, marking our social identity. Yet formal models of referential communication have focused on the trade-off between informativity and efficiency, rather than how these considerations might also compete with a goal to signal social affiliation. In this project, we investigate how speakers intentionally signal in-group membership through their choice of referential expressions. Across three experiments, we measure the systematic interaction between audience (who we are talking to) and goal (what we want to accomplish in the social interaction). We find that the observed behavior is best explained by a model where speakers consider not only whether listeners will understand their message, but also whether their choice of words will mark them as an in-group member.

Are you interested in applying for a faculty position this fall or in the future? Join this workshop to learn about the academic job search process, including: an overview of the search timeline and expectations, understanding different position and institution types, and preparing your CV and cover letter.This CAPD event is open to MIT PhDs and postdocs.

It's a good time to get creative and finish that project! The Fiber Crafts Group offers the space to craft online with friends. Meetings will be held via Zoom. Feel free to sign in at any time over the session, and stay for as long as you like. For a Zoom invite, please email Claudia James (nonnajames@gmail.com) or Olimpia Caceres-Brown (olimpia@mit.edu)