A 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.

Hidden 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.

Join a member of our Visitor Experience Team for this 45-minute introductory tour of the MIT Museum. Learn about the collection, our history, and get your questions answered by our gallery experts. Space is limited, please speak to a visitor experience representative at the admission desk when purchasing museum tickets if you would like to participate in the tour.Every Wednesday at 11am Free with museum admission

Are you new to MIT and MIT Spouses & Partners Connect? Want to learn about how to participate in our meetings and groups? Have questions about living, working, and/or parenting in Boston? Meet with Jennifer Recklet Tassi, the Program Manager, and Viktoriia Palesheva, the Program Assistant, and ask your questions about life at MIT and in Boston.If you'd like to attend, just send an email to spousesandpartners@mit.edu to let us know you're coming.

Live Hip-Hop and R&B band curated by The Cambridge Hip-Hop Collective, free bike tune ups, bike safety info, food trucks, and more!Stop by with your bike for a safety check with a bicycle technician from Casa Bikes. Tune ups will take place on a first come, first served basis; no advance registration required. Free & open to all.

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 Lauren Sukin will speak at the MIT Security Studies Program's Wednesday Seminar.How will the intensifying political dysfunction in the United States affect Washington's credibility in the nuclear domain? A rich body of literature examines the degree to which domestic political divisions inhibit effective policymaking. However, this literature has largely siloed foreign policy, viewing it as insulated from many of the troubles of domestic politics. Yet in the nuclear security domain, where the United States must maintain challenging extended deterrence commitments, domestic politics increasingly has destabilizing potential. Drawing on a novel survey experiment fielded in six U.S. allies and partners, the research presented in this seminar tests how four defining characteristics of U.S. policymaking — political party, partisanship, polarization, and divided government — affect foreign publics' perceptions of U.S. nuclear credibility. This study has important implications for our understanding of how the domestic political environment shapes America's international leadership in nuclear politics.

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

Would you like to turn setbacks into opportunities for growth? Cultivate a non-judgmental perspective toward yourself and the world? Treat yourself with greater compassion?Created by the Resilience and Prevention Program at Mass General Hospital, this engaging 4-part workshop series offers the tools and strategies you need to build resilience. Come learn and practice evidence-based skills that will help you navigate life’s challenges with confidence.The Resilience Training workshops are presented as a series. Attendance required at all 4 sessions!Other event dates in this series:Date, Time, and SessionWed April, 2, 2025 3pm-4pm Part 1: Introduction to Resilience and MindfulnessWed April 9, 2025 3pm–4pm Part 2: Self-CompassionWed April 16, 2025 3pm–4pm Part 3: MentalizationWed April 23, 2025 3pm–4pm Part 4: Creating a Resilience Plan

Time: 3:00 PMLocation: Middletown, CT

MIT Program in Polymers and Soft Matter (PPSM) Seminar

Speaker: Yiannis Sakellaridis (Johns Hopkins University)

Time: 11:00 AMLocation: Salisbury, MD

Join us to hear Emily Nagoski and Amelia Nagoski, co-authors of this semester's MIT Reads selection, in dialogue with Dr. Karen Singleton, Deputy Chief Health Officer of MIT Health.Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle is a New York Times bestseller and must-read for anyone who has ever felt overwhelmed by endless responsibilities yet still worried they weren’t doing “enough.” This groundbreaking book explores the science behind burnout, examining how factors like gender shape our experiences and offering a practical roadmap for reducing stress, managing emotions, and cultivating joy.Sisters Emily Nagoski, PhD, and Amelia Nagoski, DMA, are here to help break the relentless cycle of burnout. With a deep compassion that guided their research, the Nagoski sisters illuminate the societal pressures that fuel exhaustion—and provide actionable strategies to reclaim balance and well-being.Emily and Amelia's TED Talk, the Burnout introduction video, and the video course trailer provide additional insights into their fascinating research.You can also follow them on Instagram at @enagoski for updates and more.--This event is free and open to all, but pre-registration is required. Please join us for refreshments after the discussion.For virtual registrants: a URL will be emailed closer to the event.Accessibility: ASL and CART Services will be available. Our events are enriched by your presence and we are committed to making them accessible. Please email ce-lib@mit.edu by Wednesday, April 9th for further accommodation requests.--Speaker information:Emily Nagoski is also the New York Times bestselling, award-winning author of Come As You Are: The Surprising New Science That Will Transform Your Sex Life and Come Together: The Science (and Art!) of Creating Lasting Sexual Connections. She earned an MS in counseling and a PhD in health behavior, both from Indiana University, with clinical and research training at the Kinsey Institute. Now she combines sex education and stress education to teach women to live with confidence and joy inside their bodies. She lives in Massachusetts with two dogs, a cat, and a cartoonist.Amelia Nagoski was an Associate Professor and Coordinator of Music at Western New England University. She specializes in educating others on the application of communications science and psychological research for audiences of other professional musicians, including embodied wellness for conductors. She has a DMA (Doctorate of Musical Arts) in conducting from the University of Connecticut. She lives in New England with her spouse and pets.Yes, Emily and Amelia are twins. Yes, they’re identical. Yes, one time they pretended to be each other; it did not go well.Karen Singleton, PhD, is the Deputy Chief Health Officer at MIT Health. She is a clinical psychologist who specializes in trauma, psychoanalytic psychotherapy, and crisis response. She enjoys presenting, writing, and consulting on a variety of mental health topics, particularly collegiate mental health and leadership. Dr. Singleton currently serves on advisory boards of the Health Systems Initiative (HSI) at MIT Sloan, the Princeton Review and the Ruderman Foundation, and has formerly served on mental health advisory boards for Harvard, Princeton, and Cornell Universities.

Every Wednesday night you are invited to come to The Table for peaceful Christian worship in the Chapel at 5:15 pm and dinner in the Main Dining Room of W11 at 6:30 pm.We worship with beautiful songs, open conversation about the Scriptures, prayers and a simple sharing of communion around the altar. Then we enjoy dinner together and good company together. Whether you come every week or just drop by once in a while, there is a caring community for you at the Table.You are truly welcome to come as you are: undergrad, grad, or post-doc; sure of your faith or wondering what it is all about; gay, straight, bi, trans*, questioning. Please join us for no-pressure worship and fellowship.Hosted by the Lutheran Epsicopal Ministry @ MIT. For more information, or to verify gathering times during holiday and vacation periods, please contact chaplains Andrew Heisen (heisen@mit.edu) and Kevin Vetiac (kvet246@mit.edu).

Many people think gentle yoga is too easy and not an effective form of fitness. Think again! You can practice yoga in ways that are both active and gentle at the same time.Come enjoy the many known benefits of yoga through:the practice of active yet gentle, rhythmic movementheld yoga poses and vinyasa flow (moving from pose to pose via the breath)pranayam (breath work)relaxation and meditationIn this well-rounded class, Celeste LeMieux, 500 hr certified Kripalu Yoga Instructor, provides clear instructions and modifications, making it accessible and beneficial to practitioners of all ages and stages of yoga practice and life.You will leave class feeling both stretched and strengthened while also feeling more calm and relaxed. This class is the perfect mid-week reset for body and mind. Come see how less really can be more!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.

Refuge @ MIT. Join our weekly gathering for Christian students and seekers as we have worship, prayer and Bible study each Wednesday evening. We share some food and enjoy an in depth Bible study, open to all students at MIT.

Juliette Kayyem and Kori Schake provide in-depth analysis on President Trump’s first 100 days in office and what this portends for our nation and the world.Please RSVP here.Speakers:Juliette Kayyem is the faculty chair of the Homeland Security and Security and Global Health Projects at Harvard University and the Harvard Kennedy School of Government. She also serves as a senior national security analyst for CNN where she has been described as CNN’s “go to” for disasters. A contributing writer to The Atlantic, Professor Kayyem has a weekly security segment on NPR’s Boston station WGBH. Her most recent book, "The Devil Never Sleeps: Learning to Live in an Age of Disasters," was described in a New Yorker profile as an “engagingly urgent blueprint for rethinking our approach to disaster preparedness and response.” She served as President Obama’s assistant secretary for intergovernmental affairs at the Department of Homeland Security.Kori Schake leads the foreign and defense policy team at the American Enterprise Institute. She is the author of "Safe Passage: the Transition from British to American Hegemony," and a contributing writer at the Atlantic, War on the Rocks, and Bloomberg. Before joining AEI, Dr. Schake was the deputy director-general of the International Institute for Strategic Studies in London. She has had a distinguished career in government, working at the US State Department, the US Department of Defense, and the National Security Council at the White House. She has also taught at Stanford, West Point, Johns Hopkins University’s School of Advanced International Studies, National Defense University, and the University of Maryland. She has written additional books, including "America vs the West: Can the Liberal World Order Be Preserved?" and is coeditor, along with former Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis, of “Warriors & Citizens: American Views of Our Military.”Moderator: Evan Lieberman is the Total Professor of Political Science and Contemporary Africa and the director of the MIT Center for International Studies. He conducts research on the political-economy of development, especially in sub-Saharan Africa. He studies the democratic politics of governing ethnically and racially diverse societies, including the challenges of public health, climate adaptation, and ensuring respect for human dignity. Lieberman is the author, most recently, of "Until We Have Won Our Liberty: South Africa after Apartheid."Free & open to the public. A recording will be posted on YouTube following the event.MIT is committed to providing an environment that is accessible to individuals with disabilities. If you need a disability related accommodation to attend or have other questions, please contact us at starrforum@mit.edu.Sign up for Starr Forum emails to get notified about upcoming events.A full listing of Starr Forums is available here.

Time: 11:00 AMLocation: Salisbury, MD

Time: 1:00 PMLocation: Cambridge, MA