Ten minutes for your mind@2:50 every day at 2:50 pm in multiple time zones:Europa@2:50, EET, Athens, Helsinki (UTC+2) (7:50 am EST) https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88298032734Atlantica@2:50, EST, New York, Toronto (UTC-4) https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85349851047Pacifica@2:50, PST, Los Angeles, Vancouver (UTC=7) (5:50 pm EST) https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85743543699Almost everything works better again if you unplug it for a bit, including your mind. Stop by and unplug. Get the benefits of mindfulness without the fuss.@2:50 meets at the same time every single day for ten minutes of quiet together.No pre-requisite, no registration needed.Visit the website to view all @2:50 time zones each day.at250.org or at250.mit.edu

Presented by the Emerson/Harris Program for Private Study Solo Recital SeriesProgramTBDLivestream: https://mta.mit.edu/viewlisten/live-killian-hallAbout the PerformersHolden Mui is a fourth-year undergraduate at MIT studying mathematics and music. He currently studies piano with Timothy McFarland through the MIT Emerson/Harris Fellowship Program, and previously studied with Kate Nir and Matthew Hagle of the Music Institute of Chicago. He started piano at the age of five and his favorite composer is Ravel.As a music student at MIT, Holden is actively involved in piano performance, chamber music, collaborative piano, MIT Symphony Orchestra as a violist, conducting, and composition. He won both the junior and senior Music Teachers’ National Association’s national division composition competitions, the Illinois Music Education Association small ensemble and large ensemble composition competitions, and was a finalist at the New Music on the Bluff Festival in 2021. He also won the primary, junior, and intermediate divisions of the Society of American Musicians Piano Competition, the 2023 MIT Concerto Competition, and was a recipient of the 2022 Jack and Edith Ruina Award and 2024 Philip Loew Memorial Award.Holden enjoys composing music and writing olympiad math problems in his spare time, and his favorite animal is a turtle.About the Emerson/Harris Program for Private StudySupport for private musical study is available for students through the Emerson/Harris Program (E/HP), which offers merit-based financial awards for outstanding achievement on instruments or voice in classical, jazz, or world music. Each academic year, the program awards Scholarships and Fellowships to nearly seventy students who commit to a full year’s study and participate in the musical life of MIT.Auditions for the program are held at the beginning of each academic year. Private teacher selections, made in consultation with the E/HP jury heads, may include instructors from MIT staff and throughout Greater Boston. The Emerson/Harris Program is funded by the late Mr. Cherry L. Emerson, Jr. (SM, 1941), in response to an appeal from AssociateProvost Ellen T. Harris (Class of 1949 Professor Emeritus of Music). The Emerson/Harris Masterclass Series is supported, in part, by the Robert L. Malster (1956) Fund.This project is presented as part of Artfinity, an Institute-sponsored event celebrating creativity and community at MIT. Artfinity is organized by the Office of the Arts.

Speaker: Zhengwei Liu (Tsinghua University)In person or on Zoom: https://mit.zoom.us/j/92441268505Title: Alterfold Theory and Modular InvarianceAbstract: We will present new insights in alterfold theory to study modular tensor categories. We provide streamlined quick proofs and broad generalizations of a wide range of results on modular invariance of modular tensor categories.It is based on joint work with M. Shuang, Y. Wang and J. Wu, arXiv:2412.12702.

This workshop explores the intersection of embodied interaction, performance, visual composition, and creative computing. Participants will learn and engage with live coding using Hydra—an open-source live coding environment and visualization engine in the browser—as a tool for performance practice, storytelling, and artistic expression through embodied gesture.No prior coding experience is required.Workshop is led by Computational Media & Performance Artist and Scholar, Dr. Sahar Sajadieh.

Presented by the Emerson/Harris Program for Private Study Solo Recital SeriesProgramTBDLivestream: https://mta.mit.edu/viewlisten/live-killian-hallAbout the PerformersSoprano Hyo Sun Park is a second-year PhD student in Physics at MIT, specializing in Experimental Atomic Physics in Prof. Wolfgang Ketterle's group. Originally from South Korea, Hyo Sun studied Physics at Bryn Mawr/Haverford Colleges, where she began formal vocal training with Suzanne DuPlantis during her freshman year. While in college, Hyo Sun won the Bryn Mawr-Haverford Concerto Competition with Mozart's Exsultate, Jubilate and performed as a soloist with the Bi-Co Chorale and Orchestra. She sang with the Bi-Co Chamber Singers for four years and gave annual recitals.At MIT, Hyo Sun studies voice with Kendra Colton as an Emerson-Harris Fellow for Classical Voice and is a member of the MIT Chamber Chorus. She was the featured soloist for the MIT Concert Choir's performances of Mozart's Requiem and Poulenc's Gloria, and the MIT Chamber Chorus's performance of the newly commissioned piece Grace by MIT Professor Charles Shadle, all directed by Ryan Turner. Hyo Sun feels fortunate to have worked with Nathan Zullinger, Heidi Jacob, Ting Ting Wong, and Kerry Deal. She is honored to collaborate with Seolyeong and give her first solo recital at MIT this spring!About the Emerson/Harris Program for Private StudySupport for private musical study is available for students through the Emerson/Harris Program (E/HP), which offers merit-based financial awards for outstanding achievement on instruments or voice in classical, jazz, or world music. Each academic year, the program awards Scholarships and Fellowships to nearly seventy students who commit to a full year’s study and participate in the musical life of MIT.Auditions for the program are held at the beginning of each academic year. Private teacher selections, made in consultation with the E/HP jury heads, may include instructors from MIT staff and throughout Greater Boston. The Emerson/Harris Program is funded by the late Mr. Cherry L. Emerson, Jr. (SM, 1941), in response to an appeal from AssociateProvost Ellen T. Harris (Class of 1949 Professor Emeritus of Music). The Emerson/Harris Masterclass Series is supported, in part, by the Robert L. Malster (1956) Fund.This project is presented as part of Artfinity, an Institute-sponsored event celebrating creativity and community at MIT. Artfinity is organized by the Office of the Arts.

Join us as we get moving!As we finalize the final details of the class schedule we would like to start gathering interest and registration for our classes.Registration for the classes is required and if you do not attend the first class without prior notice you will be DROPPED from the class series.One parent is required to attend each class with their child.Taekwondo: Mondays at 4:30 p.m. at Westgate Soccer: Fridays at 5:00 p.m. at Westgate Yoga: Saturdays at 10 a.m. at WestgateThis opportunity is cost-free and open to all MIT community, thanks to financial support from GRCG - Graduate Residential Community Grants and organized by WEC - Westgate Executive Committee | Parents Resource Coordinators.Please note that the spots are limited, so in order to offer this opportunity to as many families possible, sign up to secure an spot for your children.