Join us on Wednesday, February 26 to learn about SDM’s graduate certificate in systems and product development! Our one-year program for mid-career professionals features an integrated core class built on the fundamentals of systems engineering, system architecture, and project management. You’ll study and work alongside students in the master’s program, earning credits for MIT coursework and completing the journey with a capstone project tailored to your real-world experience. The program is designed to let you keep working while you study.In this session, program staff will answer your questions about the curriculum and application process. Our engineering and management certificate gives you the tools to incorporate systems principles in your approach to problems in any organization.

Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine Info SessionJoin Prehealth Advising for a virtual info session hosted by Mayo Clinic School of Medicine. Courtney Thoreson, Graduate Admissions Recruiter, will provide an in-depth overview of their MD and MD-PhD programs along with discussing Mayo Clinic 3 campuses, including the flagship campus in Rochester, Minnesota, as well as locations in Arizona and Florida.Mayo Clinic has a strong history of accepting MIT applicants into both their MD and MD-PhD programs, making this a great opportunity to learn more about the application process, curriculum, research opportunities, and what makes Mayo Clinic’s medical education unique. Don't miss this chance to ask questions and gain insights directly from the admissions team!

A martial art known for its many health benefits, tai chi is a moving study in meditation.Designed for small spaces, this class covers fundamental skills including postures, hand, and footwork. A short Yang style tai chi form will be taught.Special clothing is not necessary, but athletic shoes and loose fitting pants are recommended.Registration is required on our wellness class website. If you do not already have an account on this website, you'll need to create one. This is fee-based class and open to the entire MIT community.

Professor James Fearon from Stanford University will speak at the MIT Security Studies Program's Wednesday Seminar.According to Secretary of State Anthony Blinken (and many others), “the post-Cold War world is over.” One reason for this view is the increase in interstate conflict involving major powers in the last 10 years -- both actual, as in the Russia-Ukraine war, and feared, as in the case of possible war over Taiwan. The return of major power military conflict should be surprising and puzzling. Even from a “Realist” perspective, current military and economic conditions are such that the countries with the most military capability have little to fear or gain from each other, in terms of invasion or attack. In this seminar, Professor Fearon will stress two main sources of contemporary major power conflict: Competing nationalist claims on territory, and the intrinsic threat that democracies and dictatorships pose to each other, as it is common knowledge that powerful democratic states would typically prefer to see dictatorships transition to democracy, and vice versa. In the contract-poor environment of international politics, these forms of revisionism create incentives for arms build ups that can in turn create incentives for preventive wars. Combined with facts about technological and economic change and US foreign policy (in particular) over the last 25 years, this account applies to some major post-Cold War conflicts and to the return of serious military competition between major powers.

Want to get exercise mid-day but don’t want to go outside? Join the tunnel walk for a 30-minute walk led by a volunteer through MIT’s famous tunnel system. This walk may include stairs/inclines. Wear comfortable shoes. Free.Location details: Meet in the lobby with the big mirror, right inside the Collier Memorial entrance to Stata. Location photo below.Tunnel Walk Leaders will have a white flag they will raise at the meeting spot for you to find them.Prize Drawing: Attend a walk and scan a QR code from the walk leaders to be entered into a drawing for a getfit tote bag at the end of the getfit challenge. The more walks you attend, the more entries you get. Winner will be drawn and notified at the end of April. Winner does not need to be a getfit participant.Disclaimer: Tunnel walks are led by volunteers. In the rare occasion when a volunteer isn’t able to make it, we will do our best to notify participants. In the event we are unable to notify participants and a walk leader does not show up, we encourage you to walk as much as you feel comfortable doing so. We recommend checking this calendar just before you head out! [As of Feb 12, this calendar is defaulting to the year 1899. Click "today" to be brought to the current month.]Getfit is a 12-week fitness challenge for the entire MIT community. These tunnel walks are open to the entire MIT community and you do not need to be a current getfit participant to join.