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.

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All 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.

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.

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

Date: Thursday, May 1 Time: 4:00pm Location: 46-3002, Singleton Auditorium (Third floor of MIT Building 46)​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89238458002Talk Title: Results from a Genome-Wide Association Study of the Externalizing Spectrum in ~4 Million PeopleAbstract: The externalizing spectrum encompasses psychiatric disorders and health risk behaviors characterized by disinhibition (acting without regard to future negative consequences) and antagonism (acting without regard to other people’s rights and feelings). Externalizing disorders and behaviors are highly comorbid and have overlapping genetic etiologies. In this presentation, I will describe results from a multivariate genome-wide association study of ~4 million people with European-like and African-like genetic ancestry that leveraged genetic sharing among 7 externalizing behaviors. A general Externalizing factor (EXT) was highly genetically correlated with antisocial behavior, Opioid Use Disorder, and suicide attempt. In a multi-ancestry meta-analysis, we identified >1,000 genome-wide significant loci. Bioannotation analyses implicate early prenatal neurodevelopment, particularly in GABAergic and dopaminergic systems. Across multiple independent cohorts, a polygenic index (PGI) for Externalizing significantly predicted alcohol and illicit drug use, aggression, rule-breaking, school suspension and expulsion, job termination, and criminal arrest and incarceration, as well as myriad diseases affecting every bodily system, including pregnancy complications, viral infections, cardiovascular and respiratory diseases, and pain. Analyses of family data indicate that PGI associations largely capture direct genetic effects. Overall, our study provides novel insights into the development of a constellation of stigmatized psychiatric disorders that impose a profound burden on human health and well-being.Bio: Kathryn Paige Harden, Ph.D., is Professor of Psychology at the University of Texas at Austin, where she directs the Developmental Behavior Genetics lab, co-directs the Texas Twin Project, and is the Director of Clinical Training for the Clinical Psychology graduate program. She is a graduate of Furman University and the University of Virginia. Her research uses genetic and epigenetic research methods to understand why people’s lives turn out differently. She is particularly interested in adolescence, a period of rapid and formative change that helps shape health and well-being for the rest of the life course. In addition to research, Paige teaches “Introduction to Psychology” as a synchronous massive online class to thousands of UT undergraduate students every year. Her first book, The Genetic Lottery: Why DNA Matters for Social Equality (Princeton), was named one of the “Best books of 2021” by The Economist and has been translated into 10 languages. She is currently working on a new book, Original Sin, to be published by Random House. Read her profile in The New Yorker here.

Our next Design Redefined explores how empathy-driven AI can positively impact society. Through a panel discussion and hands-on activities, participants will discover how designing AI with compassion can support mental well-being, enhance social connections, and address real-world challenges. By focusing on the human side of technology, this event aims to show how AI solutions, designed with empathy at their core, can empower communities and transform lives.Free with museum admission. Free for teens.

Organic Chemistry Seminar Series featuring Prof. Andrew G. Myers (Harvard University)Talk Title: TBAhttps://myers.faculty.chemistry.harvard.edu/home