Events

Breaking Barriers: Harnessing the Potential of the Atom

Lecture by IAEA DDG Najat Mokhtar

Abstract

Seventy years ago, in his landmark Atoms for Peace address, President Eisenhower articulated a revolutionary vision: that nuclear science should transcend its military origins to become a force for

Last year, a group of staff colleagues worked with Dr. Mary Gentile’s Giving Voice to Values ® curriculum -- chosen as the text for 2026's DSL Reads. This year, we will continue to support each other in implementing GVV formally or informally in our DLCIs, but we will also leave space for peer super

Fresh Food Bags are Back Again this Monday 9/21: Grab-and-Go Local Produce!

The MIT Fresh Food Bag program is back. Stop by on Monday, September 21st in Room 8-219 between 3:00 PM and 6:00 PM to purchase an affordable bag of local produce (this week’s sneak peak: heirloom tomatoes, delicata squash

Founded in the wake of war, the East Nimba Nature Reserve shelters some of West Africa’s most endangered species. With exclusive, on-the-ground access, OVERBURDEN follows rangers, scientists, and forest defenders, including ranger Moses Darpey, biologist Grace Kotee Zansi, chief park warden Catherin

Under current government and corporate AI leadership, many of us feel discouraged or powerless. But if we take strategic action together, we have the power to bring AI under public control and determine how it’s used, how it’s regulated, and who it benefits. Historically, action from just 3.5% of th

Join J-WAFS for a seminar with Thomas Froehlich, a research fellow at King’s College London, on September 28, 2026, from noon to 1:30 p.m. ET. As communities grapple with a compounding "polycrisis" of cost-of-living pressures, fragile supply chains, and climate imperatives, this talk introduces Just

Speaker:

Anacláudia Rossbach, Executive Director, United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat).



Anacláudia Rossbach is the Executive Director of UN-Habitat and an economist with over 20 years of experience in housing, informal settlements, and urban policies. She was appointed Execut

About the event

The MIT School of Architecture and Planning has moved to the MET Warehouse. On Saturday, October 3, as part of MIT Future Fest, SA+P will open the MET to the MIT community and general public for the first time. From 10am–4pm, exhibitions, tours, talks, workshops, and hands-on experi