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History on Display at Next House Celebration

Around this time last year, a group of Next House residents decided that their dorm’s 30-year annive...

Understanding Childhood Stresses That Lead to Mental Illness

“Genes load the gun, and environment pulls the trigger.”

Photo of the Week by Owen Franken ’68—May 12, 2012

Franken Photo of the Week: Couples on the banks of the Seine, Île Saint-Louis, Paris

Alumni Seminar Series

Engage Your Mind with MIT Faculty, Alumni

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The Alumni Association in conjunction with the MIT Clubs of Boston and New York sponsor major seminar series featuring leading MIT faculty each year. In addition, the MIT Club of Washington DC sponsors a seminar series that features leading MIT faculty, alumni, and guest speakers. Topics cover a large spectrum of areas in science, technology, architecture, management, economics, and the social sciences. Join us as leaders in their fields share insights and reflect on future challenges, and socialize with fellow alumni.

Plan to attend one of these invigorating evenings if you live nearby or make an alumni seminar part of your travel plans.

Boston Seminar Series 2011-12 season highlights:

  • Cyberpolitics in the Arab world.
  • MIT's environmental initiative.
  • Game theory and applied probability in relation to markets and social networks.

MIT comes to NYC 2011-12 season highlights:

MIT Club of Washington Seminar Series 2011-12 season highlights:

  • The future of water.
  • Redesigning water systems.