Vincent Anioke, ’17, returns to MIT to read from his book of short stories, Perfect Little Angels, published to acclaim last year by Arsenal Pulp Press.Set in both Nigeria and Canada, these stunning stories have been praised for their candor, tenderness, and deep humanity, and described as “brilliant and harrowing.” Through masterful writing, Anioke evokes complex and unforgettable characters who “grapple with the harsh consequences of unforgiving traditions and defiant desires”.Anioke was born and raised in Nigeria, now lives in Canada, and works as a software engineer at Google. His short stories have appeared in SmokeLong Quarterly, Masters Review, Split Lip Magazine, Carve, and Pithead Chapel. He was the 2021 Austin Clarke Fiction Prize Winner and was shortlisted for the 2021 Commonwealth Short Story Prize.At MIT, Anioke was an Admissions blogger and Course 6 major. He won numerous writing prizes, including CMS/W’s Robert A. Boit Prize for short stories, Boit Manuscript Prizes for essays and fiction, the King Prize for Science Fiction Writing, and the Louis Kampf Writing Prize in Women’s & Gender Studies.

2025 Mandala @ MITCo-sponsored by MIT Prajnopaya, Buddhist Student Club, Simmons Hall

Time:Location: Rome, GA / Berry College

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🥳 You’re invited – please join us on Friday, October 17 for our MIA 10-Year Anniversary Celebration!📅 Friday, October 17📍 Broad Institute – 300 Binney St. (2110 - Charles)✍️ Register here➕ Add to calendar📝 Agenda:9:30 - 10:00 am: Welcome, breakfast10:00 - 11:00 am: Panel discussion11:00 - 11:30 am: Lightning talks, networking👩‍🔬 Panelists:💬 Alex Bloemendal🏫 Broad Institute (MIA co-founder and co-chair)💬 Aleksandrina Goeva🏫 University of Toronto💬 Gevorg Grigoryan🏫 Generate:Biomedicines💬 Aviv Regev🏫 Genentech ResearchOver the past decade, MIA (Models, Inference & Algorithms) has grown into an invaluable resource, bridging the worlds of biology, medicine, mathematics, statistics, machine learning, and computer science. Through pedagogically-driven primers and seminars, our members have gained new perspectives from leading global experts and rising talent, learning about not just their methods, but their intuition and philosophy, and leaving talks inspired with ideas on new avenues for their own research.We are celebrating MIA on October 17 and reflecting on its past, present, and future.The event will be at 300 Binney St. (2110 – Charles) and broadcast over Zoom. Sign up at bit.ly/MIACast to receive Zoom links to join virtually.🧑‍🏫 Read the panelist bios and see our updated schedule: broad.io/MIA