Special events and guest speakers

A taxing issueIn book talk, MIT economist Simon Johnson and co-author James Kwak emphasize need to raise revenues to cope with national debt.

Slideshow: Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff visits MITBrazil and MIT discuss possible future collaboration.

Reif, Grimson: MITx aims to enhance on-campus educationNew online courses add value to MIT’s residential program, provost and chancellor tell students.

A fight for rightsIn MIT talk, exiled Nobel Prize-winning activist Shirin Ebadi promises a continued ‘fight for full and complete equality’ for Iran’s women.

A tough calculationStudy: Female students wary of the engineering workplace.

What lies ahead for science and science writing?10th anniversary of MIT Graduate Program in Science Writing celebrates past, looks to future.

Sen. Kerry tours Alcator C-Mod tokamakProject is at risk of being terminated due to proposed federal budget cuts.

Big innovations for uncertain timesSeventh annual MIT Energy Conference features bold new technologies in the face of an uncertain economy.

Jamshied Sharifi ‘83 recognizes the Arab Spring with commission for the MIT Wind EnsembleFree advance tickets available for world premiere concert Saturday, March 17, at 8 p.m. in Kresge Auditorium.

Inequality offensiveAt MIT forum, economists evaluate the consequences of increasing inequality in America, and suggest solutions.

Men’s basketball Final Four video streaming information

Record attendance for MIT’s Graduate Arts SoireeNearly 600 from across disciplines attend Friday night event.

If the people will lead …At an MIT panel on the future of black politics, scholars discuss the need for civic engagement at a time of economic stress.

Freeing radicals from their negative connotationsKillian Award recipient JoAnne Stubbe says some free radicals can be good for you.

Hail to the geeksAt this year’s MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference: cutting-edge basketball research and, yes, plenty of discussion about Jeremy Lin.

Behind the scenes with adMIT ONEadMIT ONE – the Institute's centralized box office – is a popular campus resource for student groups and DLCs that are offering events.

Game onAs MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference kicks off, scholars and fans have produced a growing avalanche of quantitative research.

Slideshow: 2012 MIT Excellence Awards

Helping MIT students develop as leadersL.E.A.D. program provides accessible leadership workshops and resources.

Knight Fellows offer tips on tackling the energy and climate science beatScience journalists discuss the current state of their profession and its future.

Visiting Artist Ben Houge leads lively 'Sound and Real-Time Systems' panelArtists discuss the convergence between video games, digital media and music composition.

Robert Lepage launches workshop on Feb. 12MIT students collaborate with McDermott Award recipient Lepage and discover creative possibilities of playing cards.

MIT honors Martin Luther King Jr. at 38th annual breakfastDiversity and education among breakfast-table topics.

MIT and the Civil WarPresident Susan Hockfield speaks on the struggle for America’s future — then and now.

MIT faculty speak at the World Economic Forum in DavosTalks explore the mind/machine interface and the science of predicting the economy, among other topics.

EPA air chief talks energy, environment with MIT experts

Diversity and excellence explored at Institute summitFaculty and students offered multiple perspectives on race and gender

Giving chickpeas a chance since 2008Students, faculty and staff taste and compete in fifth annual Hummus Experience