A celebration of creativity and community at MITArtfinity is a new festival of the arts at MIT featuring 80 free performing and visual arts events, celebrating creativity and community at the Institute. Artfinity launches with the opening of the new Edward and Joyce Linde Music Building on February 15, 2025, continues with a concentration of events February 28-March 16, and culminates with the Eugene McDermott Award in the Arts public lecture by 2025 recipient artist and designer Es Devlin on May 1, 2025, and a concert by Grammy-winning rapper and Visiting Professor Lupe Fiasco on May 2, 2025. Artfinity embodies MIT’s commitment to creativity, community, and the intersection of art, science and technology. We invite you to join us in this celebration, explore the diverse events, and experience the innovative spirit that defines the arts at MIT.About the Artists Artfinity features the innovative work of MIT faculty, students, staff, and alumni, alongside guest artists from the Greater Boston area and beyond.About the Activities & Events All 80 events are open to the public, including dozens of concerts and performances plus an array of visual arts such as projections, films, installations, exhibitions, and augmented reality experiences, as well as lectures and workshops for attendees to participate in. With a wide range of visual and performing arts events open to all, Artfinity embodies MIT’s commitment to the arts and the intersection of art, science, and technology.About the Presenters Artfinity is an institute-sponsored event organized by the Office of the Arts at MIT with faculty leads Institute Professor of Music Marcus Thompson and Professor of Art, Culture and Technology Azra Akšamija. Departments, labs, centers, and student groups across MIT are presenting partners.Visit arts.mit.edu for more information about the arts at MIT.

This workshop explores the evolving landscape of climate adaptation in the context of recent COP outcomes, financial challenges, and shifting geopolitical dynamics. How can adaptation efforts progress amid these complexities? What bold strategies can drive equitable financing and policy innovation? Designed as a highly interactive forum, the workshop seeks to foster interdisciplinary dialogue and generate new research directions, culminating in a report that outlines a forward-looking research agenda to drive impactful scholarship and policy engagement.Open to the MIT community. Please find the agenda at this link.Space is limited, so please RSVP here.

The MIT Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering will hold its annual Research Expo on Friday, April 11, 2025. The event features groundbreaking research from NSE’s various labs and features research posters presented by current undergraduate and graduate students as well as signature oral presentations. Each year this event provides a unique opportunity for the MIT community to learn more about the diverse research being conducted within NSE by faculty and graduate students.Signature oral presentations by:Lansing Horan, IV (G) – Fusion-Plasma PhysicsShadowgraphy measurements of a radiatively-cooled magnetic reconnection layerJohn Ball (G) – Fusion-Plasma PhysicsSecuring a fusion powered future; quantifying the proliferation risk of fusion energyLorenzo Mazzocco (G) – Nuclear Reactor EngineeringCore Design and Analysis of Horizontal Compact High Temperature Gas-Cooled Reactor

Chemistry Student Seminar (CSS) is a student-organized seminar series that host graduate students and postdocs to share their research in a friendly and informal environment. Free donuts and coffee are provided.

Enjoy a warm drink, connect with old friends, and meet new ones. Please bring a snack to share (store bought or homemade).Let's talk about whatever is on your mind. Hosted MS&PC volunteers. Babies & children are welcome.Simply send an email to spousesandpartners@mit.edu and let us know that you would like to join us.ONLY FOR SPOUSES, PARTNERS, AND SIGNIFICANT OTHERS.

Meet other MS&PC members from all over the world, get resources and information about life at MIT/Cambridge/Boston, exchange ideas, and engage in cultural conversations in a friendly and casual environment, while working on English fluency.Please email ecgatmit@gmail.com for more information.