On view in the Hayden Library Loft (Floor 1M) May 12 - September 30, 2025Throughout her life, Katharine Dexter McCormick widened the horizons of what was possible for women. A suffragist, philanthropist, and scientist, she broke boundaries from an early age, becoming one of the first women to graduate from MIT. She later went on to fund McCormick Hall, the first on-campus dormitory for women at MIT. Learn more about the exhibit

MIT Mathematics SPUR 2025 Conference9:20 am - 9:30 am: Opening Remarks9:30 am - 10:00 am: Mohamed Meddour and Veronika Moroz, Computing link cobordism maps in Khovanov homology (mentor Mary Stelow)10:00 am - 10:30 am: Maximus Lu and Aloysius Ng, Bounding the number of 2 rich points of configuration of lines (mentor Jiahui Yu)10:30 am - 11:00 am: 30 Minute Break11:00 am - 11:30 am: Dyne Lee, Geometry of conormal varieties (mentor Katia Bogdanova)11:30 am - 12:00 pm: Rosa Paten, Positivity in the Key Polynomial Basis (mentor Dora Woodruff)12:00 pm - 1:30 pm: 90 Minute Lunch Break1:30 pm - 2:00 pm: Ezra Guerrero and Oluyinka Lindblad, The nodal count condition for the Anderson model (mentor Lior Alon)2:00 pm - 2:30 pm: Papon Lapate, Toric actions on lens spaces and applications to Ricci solitons (mentor Michael Law)2:30 pm - 3:00 pm: 30 Minute Break3:00 pm - 3:30 pm: Eric Shen and Tony Wu, Learning Sparse Gaussian Graphical Models from a Single Glauber Trajectory (mentor Mahbod Majid)3:30 pm - 4:00 pm: Henrick Rabinovitz and Joseph Vulakh, Langlands correspondence and Hitchin systems on nodal curves (mentor Ivan Motorin)4:00 pm - 4:30 pm: Teo Lara, Transport characteristics and optimality in Medusozoan feeding (mentors Harry Walden and Ashu Tripathi)

Experience Stephen Benton's "rainbow" holograms in Optiker, an intimate exhibition that examines the intersection of light and vision. The tour will be led by MIT Museum Studio Director Seth Riskin.

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

Free and open to all!Outdoor movie night, featuring SONG OF THE SEA (PG). This summer film series is curated by our friends at The Brattle.All minors must be accompanied by a responsible adult. Responsible adults, please keep a close eye on your kids. Please note: this event is first come, first served regardless of registration.Registration recommended! You’ll be the first to learn of event details or if the location or date changes due to inclement weather.Check out these other events in this series:FLOW | July 18, 6PMWALLACE & GROMIT: THE CURSE OF THE WERE-RABBIT | Aug 15, 6PM

"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 Friday 6:30-7:45 pm. To your pleasure we have free delicious sattvik vegetarian dinner is available after every session.Venue: MIT Room 56-162, 32 Vasaar Steeet, Cambridge MA Kindly RSVP here https://forms.gle/DEXUz6ig6dJZoU1k7Regards, MIT Vedic Vision Forum

MIT Summer Philharmonic OrchestraFriday, August 1, 2025 | 8 p.m.ABOUT THIS EVENTBuilding W16: Kresge Auditorium | View map48 MASSACHUSETTS AVE, Cambridge, MA, 02139https://www.mitspo.org #MITSPOCelebrate the beauty of our planet and our shared responsibility to protect it with an evening of unforgettable music.Join us on Friday, August 1, as the MIT Summer Philharmonic Orchestra returns for its 26th season, led by Music Director and Conductor George Ogata.Proudly sponsored by MIT Professional Education, this year’s event features powerful works by Jonathan Dove and Gustav Mahler in a moving tribute to the natural world. Don’t miss this special summer tradition, brought to life by the breathtaking talent of musicians from MIT and the Greater Boston area.Sustaining Our Beautiful PlanetJonathan Dove, Gaia TheoryGustav Mahler, Symphony No. 6 in A minorGeorge Ogata, Music Director and ConductorAdmission is free and open to all. Be sure to arrive early to secure your seat!Learn more about the MIT Summer Philharmonic Orchestra here.