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.

SPI is excited to offer the "Fundamentals of Science and Technology Public Policymaking" course for Spring Break 2025, a part of the MIT Science and Technology Policy Bootcamp, designed to introduce scientists to science and technology policymaking dynamics.Apply here! Applications are due Monday March 3, 2025.What: Science Policy Spring 2025 Instructor: David Goldston When: Monday March 24th – Friday March 28th Who: All MIT affiliates and members of the academic community in Boston. Where: In person at MIT Contact: spi-bootcamp@mit.edu

Time: 10:00 AMLocation: Rochester, NY / Nazareth College

Time: 10:00 AMLocation: Rochester, NY / Nazareth College

Manufacturing is central to the future well-being of national economies and, in turn, the global economy. Yet, in the face of extreme changes in geopolitical views, technologies, industrial practices, workforce roles and expectations, trade policies, and government and financial institutions, manufacturing firms face unprecedented challenges. These challenges are especially important in the EU given the rise of economic nationalism and corresponding national industrial strategies. How must we remake manufacturing to secure future national and global prosperity?We invite you to join us at the 2025 MIT Europe Conference, one of the most forward-thinking business events in Europe, where MIT faculty members will engage with decision-makers, entrepreneurs, executives, and startups in a conversation about the future.

Please join us on March 27 in the Luria Auditorium from 9AM to 4:30PM for the inaugural symposium "Glioblastoma Tumor Microenvironment," hosted by the NIH Cancer Systems Biology Consortium (CSBC) team lead by Forest White of MIT and Franziska Michor of DFCI.Speakers include CSBC team members from MIT, DFCI, the Mayo Clinic, and the University of Miami, as well as guest speakers from Harvard Medical School, Stanford Medicine, and the University of Minnesota.The link to the live Zoom webinar is here.