MIT Community Social – Monday, May 5 | 4–5:30 PMVisit new and renovated spaces and celebrate our 2025 graduates!Edward and Joyce Linde Music Building (W18)Stratton Student Center (W20)Sports Performance Center, duPont Athletic Center (W32)Stay tuned for more details on programming!This event is sponsored by the Office of the President.

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.

Come to MIT Health’s next Baby Talk Open House, and learn how we can support you and your family.Meet our pediatricians and family medicine providers. Ask questions. Learn how MIT Health cares for children. Family members and guests are welcome.Monday, May 5, 5:30–6:30 p.m.MIT Health, second floor (E23, 25 Carleton Street)Meet Israel Molina, MDRegister here: https://app.smartsheet.com/b/form/fc550a44a70044d6a786305ff2e0bed3

Please join Prof. Houri Berberian and Prof. Talinn Grigor, where they offer the first history of Armenian women in modern Iran. Engaging broader considerations around modernization, nationalism, and feminism, “The Armenian Woman, Minoritarian Agency, and the Making of Iranian Modernity,1860–1979” makes a conceptually rich contribution to how we think about the history of women and minoritized peoples. Berberian and Grigor read archival, textual, visual, and oral history sources together and against one another to challenge conventional notions of "the archive" and transform silences and absences into audible and visual presences. Understanding minoritarian politics as formulated by women through their various forms of public and intellectual activisms, this book provides a groundbreaking intervention in Iran's history of modernization, Armenian diasporic history, and Iranian and Armenian feminist historiography.Food will be provided. For questions, email wgs@mit.eduThis event is cosponsored by MIT History.

Presented by the MIT Chamber Music Society Recital SeriesProgram TBDPlease note that this event is in-person only and will not be livestreamed.

Yang Sheng "Life Nourishing" Qigong is an extremely powerful tool for bringing out one's natural human potential and optimal fitness. Physical health and mental well being are a direct result of the practice.The core of our training is 'Zhan Zhuang' (Standing Meditation). It is designed to activate 'Zheng Qi' (True or Proper Qi). The effects of this training are rapid with deep therapeutic results producing a unified and balanced 'mind, body, and breath.'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.

Where leaders in AI come togetherFor more than ten years, business and technology leaders, researchers, and policymakers have gathered at EmTech AI (formerly EmTech Digital) to understand the implications of AI breakthroughs for business, government, and academia.Join us on May 5-7 at the MIT Media Lab for EmTech AI 2025, MIT Technology Review’s signature conference for AI leadership, where business leaders share their insights on how best to harness the power of generative AI.Learn more and register: emtech-ai.com.Contact MIT Technology Review with any questions and discount opportunities.**Discounts are available to the MIT community. Register here with your MIT email address and save 40%.

February 26, 2025 - July 17, 2025Hidden 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.

Are you applying to medical school and you are starting to fill out your AMCAS application? This group advising session will address questions about the 2026 Medical School Application (i.e. AMCAS) including how to enter and designate coursework, organizing your school list, requesting a transcript, completing your activities section and more. The event will also discuss the Committee Letter process including how to submit your recommendation letters and what occurs after your recommenders submit their letters.This CAPD event is open to MIT juniors, seniors, and alumni.

Zoom Link: TBASpeaker: Lakshmi GovindarajanAffiliation: McDermott / FieteTitle: TBAAbstract: TBA

Bio:Manish Raghavan is the Drew Houston (2005) Career Development Professor at the MIT Sloan School of Management and Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. Before that, he was a postdoctoral fellow at the Harvard Center for Research on Computation and Society (CRCS). His research centers on the societal impacts of algorithms and AI.

MIT 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.

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

“Getting the Picture” | Richard Holden (University of New South Wales Business School)

Speaker: Daniel Cohen, Princeton UniversityHost: The Postdoctoral AssociationTitle: TBDThe Biology Colloquium is a weekly seminar held throughout the academic year — featuring distinguished speakers in many areas of the biological sciences from universities and institutions worldwide. More information on speakers, their affiliations, and titles of their talks will be added as available. Unless otherwise stated, the Colloquium will be held live in Stata 32-123 (Kirsch auditorium) Contact Margaret Cabral with questions.

MIT Assistant Professor of Neuroscience Nidhi Seethapathi will present a seminar to the Quest and CBMM communities on May 6th. Her lab works to build predictive models to help understand human movement using a combination of theory, computational modeling, and experiments.

Luigi Bocola Stanford University

Join the AXIOM Ensemble for their second concert of the spring semester!May 6, 2025 4:30pm | W18 Thomas Tull Concert HallRepertoireNonet in Eb Major, Louise FarrencAdam Boyles, ConductorFor the second nonet of the semester, Axiom will perform the Nonet in Eb major of Louise Farrenc (1804-1875). A virtuoso pianist, Farrenc achieved acclaim as a performer, educator, and composer, she rose to a high rank as a teacher at the Paris Conservatoire, and, in part due to the success of this Nonet, was the first woman to receive equal pay to her male counterparts at the conservatory.An axiom is defined as an established rule or principle; a self-evident truth. It also stems from the word axios which means ‘worthy’. There are musical works which don’t quite fit in the context of a typical large-ensemble concert nor chamber music concert, but are most certainly worthy works of art. AXIOM, MIT’s newest ensemble, explores such musical works.

Join for an evening of connection and creativity with MIT Alumna Jen Gouldstone, a Course 6 alum and local business owner at Craft Loft, a women and minority owned business that features local artisans, plants, and a walk-in DIY craft space. This program offers the chance to learn about Jen’s creative career journey, showcasing non-linear career paths and inspiring you to think expansively about your own future. At this event, you’ll also have a chance to build connections with others while unwinding and de-stressing through a fun crafting activity!Gong Ke (Jen) Gouldstone is a business owner and investor with broad experiences in consumer goods and enterprise software. Ms. Gouldstone started in the tech industry, leading efforts at Google, TripAdvisor and several VC-backed startups. In 2019, Ms. Gouldstone launched a services business to provide employee engagement and wellness to corporate clients. Ms. Gouldstone is also the founder of a new experiential retail brand, Craft Loft, with its flagship store located in Cambridge, MA.Ms. Gouldstone supports the entrepreneurial community as an angel investor and consultant for early stage businesses. Ms. Gouldstone is an alumna of Harvard Business School (MBA ‘15) and MIT (EECS BS ‘99, MEng ‘00). She enjoys life with her husband and their three energetic boys.This CAPD event is open to undergraduate, graduate students, and postdocs. Space is limited to 30 attendees. Registration required in Handshake.

"Do you ever feel that life holds a deeper meaning beyond what you currently understand? The truth is profound—there are countless mysteries of existence, divinity, and the self that lie beyond our awareness. There is so much we don’t know, and even more that we don’t realize we don’t know."Join us on this exciting journey of Discover Your Self to explore the unknown territories of life and delve into the science of spirituality. This course, based on the wisdom of the Bhagavad Gita, will equip you with proven methods to achieve true inner joy and answer your deepest questions about life's higher principles. This Course explains Proven methods to attain the true inner joy of heart and gives answers to all the Inquiries about Higher Principles in life like the pathway for unlimited and everlasting happiness from the eyes of scriptures like Bhagavad Gita in a scientific perspective.Salient Features:Discover the Game of LifeDiscover Inner SelfDiscover The Ultimate GeniusDiscover Manual of LifeDiscover Lasting SolutionDiscover Sublime Joy Through SoundDiscover The Real Eternal LoveDiscover The Happy PlanetYou are invited to join us every Tuesday 6:00-7:00 pm. To your pleasure we have free delicious sattvik vegetarian dinner is available after every session.Event details:6:00 pm-6:10 pm: Mantra Meditation and kirtan6:10 pm-6:50 pm: : Session7:00pm : Dinner along with Q&A.Venue: MIT Room 56-180, 32 Vasaar Steeet, Cambridge MA Kindly RSVP here https://forms.gle/DEXUz6ig6dJZoU1k7Regards, MIT Vedic Vision Forum