- Feb 27All dayArtfinity: The MIT Festival for the ArtsA 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.
- Feb 278:00 AMSpring into Writing with Writing Together Online!Writing Together Online offers structured time to help you spring into writing and stay focused this semester. We offer writing sessions every workday, Monday through Friday. Join our daily 90-minute writing sessions and become part of a community of scholars who connect online, set realistic goals, and write together in the spirit of accountability and camaraderie. The program is open to all MIT students, postdocs, faculty, staff, and affiliates who are working on papers, proposals, thesis/dissertation chapters, application materials, and other writing projects. For more information and to register, go to this link or check the WCC website. Please spread the word and join with colleagues and friends.Register for Spring 2025 Writing Challenge 1Choose those sessions that you want to attend during Challenge 1: February 10th through March 21stMondays 9:00–10:30amTuesdays 8–9:30am and 9:30–11amWednesdays 9:00–10:30amThursdays 8–9:30am and 9:30–11amFridays 8–9:30am and 9:30–11amMIT Students and postdocs who attend at least 5 sessions per challenge will be entered into a raffle of three $25 Amazon gift cards. The raffle will take place on Friday, March 21st. The more you participate, the more times you will be entered into the raffle of prizes.For more information and to register, check the WCC website. Please spread the word and join with peers and friends.The funding support for this program comes from the Office of Graduate Education
- Feb 279:30 AMSpring into Writing with Writing Together Online!Writing Together Online offers structured time to help you spring into writing and stay focused this semester. We offer writing sessions every workday, Monday through Friday. Join our daily 90-minute writing sessions and become part of a community of scholars who connect online, set realistic goals, and write together in the spirit of accountability and camaraderie. The program is open to all MIT students, postdocs, faculty, staff, and affiliates who are working on papers, proposals, thesis/dissertation chapters, application materials, and other writing projects. For more information and to register, go to this link or check the WCC website. Please spread the word and join with colleagues and friends.Register for Spring 2025 Writing Challenge 1Choose those sessions that you want to attend during Challenge 1: February 10th through March 21stMondays 9:00–10:30amTuesdays 8–9:30am and 9:30–11amWednesdays 9:00–10:30amThursdays 8–9:30am and 9:30–11amFridays 8–9:30am and 9:30–11amMIT Students and postdocs who attend at least 5 sessions per challenge will be entered into a raffle of three $25 Amazon gift cards. The raffle will take place on Friday, March 21st. The more you participate, the more times you will be entered into the raffle of prizes.For more information and to register, check the WCC website. Please spread the word and join with peers and friends.The funding support for this program comes from the Office of Graduate Education
- Feb 2710:00 AMAll Ages Play Group at Site 4All kids from newborn age to 3.5 years old are welcome! You can bring siblings as well.It's a chance for kids to have fun while parents can chat, share parenting tips, and socialize.Please register if you plan to attend the group. Contact Maria at mwiegandl@udd.cl if you have any questions.This group is sponsored by the Executive Committees of Westgate and the Graduate Tower at Site 4, and MIT Spouses & Partners Connect, a dedicated network for the significant others of MIT students, postdocs, staff and faculty who have relocated to the Boston area.
- Feb 2710:00 AMRefracted Histories: 19th-c. Islamic Windows as a Prism into MIT’s Past, Present, and FutureHidden within MIT’s Distinctive Collections, many architectural elements from the earliest days of the Institute’s architecture program still survive as part of the Rotch Art Collection. Among the artworks that conservators salvaged was a set of striking windows of gypsum and stained-glass, dating to the late 18th- to 19th c. Ottoman Empire. This exhibition illuminates the life of these historic windows, tracing their refracted histories from Egypt to MIT, their ongoing conservation, and the cutting-edge research they still prompt.The Maihaugen Gallery (14N-130) is open Monday through Thursday, 10am - 4pm, excluding Institute holidays.
- Feb 2710:00 AMTłusty Czwartek (Fat Thursday)Celebrate Tłusty Czwartek (Fat Thursday) with the Polish Club! Enjoy this tasty tradition by visiting our booth in Lobby 10 for a free pączek (jelly doughnut). This event is sponsored by the GSC Funding Board.
- Feb 2711:30 AMFood Trucks in the Kendall/MIT Open Space
- Feb 2712:00 PMHumanity in the age of AI: Understanding the future with sAIpienArtificial intelligence is rapidly changing the way computers and humans interact. Hossein Rahnama from MIT Media Lab will announce a groundbreaking program, known as sAIpien, that aims to develop a framework for the future of AI that encompasses trust, inclusiveness, data governance and other factors affecting AI’s impact on society. He will also introduce the AI Readiness Score, a tool for assessing our collective preparedness for this transformative technology.Register for this MIT Horizon webinar.
- Feb 2712:00 PMLanguage Conversation Exchange Lunch: meet, eat, and speakLet's meet, eat, and speak! Practice a language with a group of native speakers and other language learners, meet other language lovers, and learn about the LCE. We're celebrating Valentine's Day a little bit late this year, but no less enthusiastically. The registration is here.This lunch is sponsored by the International Scholars Office.Anyone who is affiliated with MIT can participate in the LCE. Our members include students, staff, visiting scientists and scholars, faculty members, and their spouses and partners.
- Feb 271:00 PMMIT Free English ClassMIT Free English Class is for international students, sholars, spouses. Twenty seven years ago we created a community to welcome the nations to MIT and assist with language and friendship. Join our Tuesday/Thursday conversation classes around tables inside W11-190.
- Feb 271:10 PMTunnel Walk sponsored by getfitWant 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 atrium by the staircase. 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.
- Feb 272:45 PMMIT@2:50 - Ten Minutes for Your MindTen 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
- Feb 273:00 PMDay of Climate professional development trainingAs part of MIT's Day of Climate, this professional development session provides training for the Climate Change Charades activity.Focused on elementary school-aged learners, climate change charades will address the gap in accessible, engaging, and interactive climate education.Learners act out or describe climate change-related concepts, helping to reinforce their understanding in a fun, collaborative way. Inspired by Climate Fresk workshops, which break down the complexities of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change reports, this activity will utilize a similar concept to make learning about climate change more accessible.By acting out different environmental and climate phenomena, students will deepen their comprehension of key climate concepts while also building communication and teamwork skills. The interactive play allows for the responsible introduction of potentially climate-anxiety inducing topics to impressionable ages. This game can be used as an icebreaker, an introduction to more advanced topics, or a way to reinforce content already covered in class.Register for this online session.
- Feb 273:30 PMSymplectic SeminarSpeaker: Ju Tan (Boston University)Title: Deformation spaces of Lagrangian immersions and quiver varieties.Abstract: Quiver possesses a rich representation theory, deeply connected to instantons and coherent sheaves as illuminated by the ADHM construction and the works of many others. Besides, quivers also capture the formal deformation space of a Lagrangian submanifold. In this talk, we will discuss these relations from the perspective of SYZ mirror symmetry. In particular, we will introduce the framed Lagrangian immersions, the Maurer-Cartan deformation spaces of which are Nakajima quiver varieties. If time permits, we will discuss our ongoing projects on the Hecke correspondence and Nakajima's raising operators. This is based on the joint work with Jiawei Hu and Siu-Cheong Lau, and an ongoing project with Siu-Cheong Lau.
- Feb 274:00 PMCan Machines Learn Weak Signals?Dacheng Xiu (University of Chicago, Booth School of Business)
- Feb 274:00 PMColloquium on the Brain and Cognition with Li-Huei Tsai, PhD, "Frequency Matters: Harnessing 40 Hz Stimulation for Alzheimer's Disease and Neuroprotection"Colloquium on the Brain and Cognition with Li-Huei Tsai, PhD, MITDate: Thursday, February 27, 2025Time: 4:00pmLocation: 46-3002, Singleton Auditorium (Third floor of MIT Building 46)Zoom: https://mit.zoom.us/j/94635707197Frequency Matters: Harnessing 40 Hz Stimulation for Alzheimer's Disease and NeuroprotectionRhythmic neural activity in the gamma range (30–80 Hz) plays a crucial role in cognitive function and is disrupted in several neurological conditions, including Alzheimer’s disease (AD). We developed a method called Gamma ENtrainment Using Sensory stimuli (GENUS), which uses patterned light and sound stimulation at 40 Hz in AD model mice to assess the effects of enhancing gamma oscillations. Our findings demonstrate that GENUS increases gamma power across multiple brain regions. Moreover, daily application significantly reduces amyloid and tau pathology, mitigates neuronal and synaptic degeneration, and improves cognitive function in various AD mouse models.In addition, GENUS induces morphological and gene expression changes in glial cells and the vasculature. It also enhances cerebrospinal fluid influx and facilitates glial-mediated and lymphatic-like brain waste clearance—known as glymphatic clearance—through a vasoactive intestinal peptide interneuron-dependent mechanism. We provide evidence that enhanced glymphatic clearance is essential for the reduction of amyloid burden in the cortex following GENUS.Our current efforts focus on deciphering the cellular, molecular, and neural circuit mechanisms underlying the therapeutic effects of gamma entrainment. I will discuss our latest findings on how gamma oscillations regulate multiple neuromodulatory systems to drive protective effects, including the modulation of visceral organs. If time permits, I will also present clinical findings using GENUS and explore the feasibility of this non-invasive sensory stimulation approach for treating neurological disorders in human patients. These results highlight the potential of GENUS as a promising therapeutic avenue for Alzheimer’s disease, offering a non-invasive approach to engage neuromodulatory systems and restore brain function.
- Feb 274:00 PMMerck-Pfister Lectures | Organic Chemistry Seminar Series | Stefan Hecht (Humboldt University)Lecture I: Molecular Photoswitches to Remote-Control Materials and DevicesLecture II: Localizing Reactivity by Dual Color Xolographyhttps://www.hechtlab.de/en/abouthecht.html
- Feb 274:00 PMOpen recreational swim for off campus familiesRecreational swims provide a fun and engaging way for children and parents to practice new skills, stay active, and enjoy quality time together in the pool with the MIT community.No Z Center (MIT Recreation - Zesiger Sports and Fitness Center) membership is required to participate.A parent or caregiver must accompany children in the water. Per Z Center policy, each adult may supervise up to two children at a time.Children must be at least 6 months old to join. If younger, they must be able to hold their head up comfortably. Registration is here. Only for MIT Spouses and Partners Connect members.
- Feb 274:00 PMStrengthen Your Writing, Session 2. Get Building! Drafting Your Writing ProjectEven when you have a good writing plan, the drafting process can feel daunting if not overwhelming. No worries—the Writing and Communication Center can help. This workshop will cover strategies for developing your argument, building paragraphs, and engaging with your sources and data.Complementing these practical and conceptual strategies will be tips for troubleshooting and maintaining momentum in your writing or communication project.
- Feb 274:00 PMTheory SeminarHow Informed Do You Want Your Principal to Be? | Anne-Katrin Roesler (University of Toronto)
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