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Annual Spring Plant Sale
The MIT Endicott House Annual Spring Plant Sale will take place on May 23 and 24, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Stratton Student Center. This year's plant sale selections include annuals, perennials, vegetables, herbs, house plants, succulents and tropicals. Andy Turcotte, head gardener at the Endicott H ...

MISTI Global Seed Funds: 2012-13 call for proposals
MIT International Science and Technology Initiatives (MISTI) offers global seed funds to help MIT faculty and researchers launch early stage international projects and collaboration. Applicants are encouraged to involve MIT students — both undergraduate and graduate — in their projects. MISTI Global ...

Finals week study breaks at the Libraries
Have finals got you stressed? Take a break, have a snack, pet a dog and de-stress!The furry friends from Dog B.O.N.E.S. a non-profit therapy dog organization, return to campus to visit with students at Barker Library on Tuesday, May 22. Additional (fur-free) study breaks will be offered in Rotch and Dewe ...

Community event today for MIT’s 17th president
This morning, L. Rafael Reif, a distinguished electrical engineer whose seven-year tenure as MIT’s provost has helped MIT maintain its appetite for bold action as well as its firm financial footing, was selected as the 17th president of the Institute. The MIT community is invited to meet with the presi ...

Matthew Hutson at MIT
Matthew Hutson reads from and discusses his book The 7 Laws of Magical Thinking: How Irrational Beliefs Keep Us Happy, Healthy, and Sane on May 14 at 7 p.m. at the MIT Stata Center, 32-141. Books will be available for purchase at the event, which is free and open to the public. Learn more about the bookM ...

Yesterday Happened: Remembering H.M., by Catalyst Collaborative@MIT
A scientific detective story, Yesterday Happened: Remembering H.M., explores the mysteries of Henry Molaison’s moving story, who at the age of 27, became frozen in time after experimental brain surgery resulted in his inability to form new memories.The play is produced by Catalyst Collaborative@MIT, a ...

MIT dedicates monumental sculpture by internationally renowned artist Cai Guo-Qiang on May 10
Cai Guo-Qiang’s monumental white granite sculpture Ring Stone is the artist’s first work for a university campus. Located in the North Garden adjacent to the MIT Sloan School of Management (Building E62), the artwork celebrates the Sloan’s educational and cultural ties with China and will be on per ...

The 2012 Institute Awards Convocation
The MIT community is invited to come celebrate the best of MIT at the 2012 Institute Awards Convocation. Twenty-eight of the Institute’s most prestigious awards will be given to students, faculty and staff for their remarkable contributions to MIT. Institute Awards ConvocationWednesday, May 9, 20124 p. ...

The Future of Manufacturing in the United States
An impressive roster of industry leaders, MIT faculty, government and labor representatives — including U.S. Secretary of Commerce John Bryson — will gather in Wong Auditorium May 8-9 for a conference on "The Future of Manufacturing in the U.S." The event is co-sponsored by the MIT Leaders for Global ...