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SERC Symposium—Apr. 18

The Social and Ethical Responsibilities of Computing (SERC) is bringing together social scientists and humanists with engineers, computer scientists, and computing-related faculty for a daylong symposium at MIT to address the challenges and opportunities that have emerged with the broad applicability of computing in many aspects of our society.

Join the MIT School of Computing for a series of panels and sessions featuring a distinguished lineup of speakers. We will also bring the vision and activities of SERC to the forefront by showcasing the work that is already taking place, and highlighting the faculty, postdocs, and students that are advancing SERC-related education and research across disciplines at MIT.

8 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. ET
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Intelligentsia of nano-architected hierarchical materials—Apr. 12

The focus of this talk is on additive manufacturing via vat polymerization and function-containing chemical synthesis to create 3D nano- and micro- architected metals, ceramics, multifunctional metal oxides (nano-photonics, photocatalytic, piezoelectric, etc.), and metal-containing polymer complexes, etc., as well as demonstrate their potential in some real-use biomedical, protective, and sensing applications. Prof. Julia Greer will describe how the choice of architecture, material, and external stimulus can elicit stimulus- responsive, reconfigurable, and multifunctional response. 

1 p.m. – 2 p.m. ET
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AI and Autonomy Conference—Apr. 5

Presented by the MIT Schwarzman College of Computing and the MIT Industrial Liaison Program, this event will showcase the most recent developments in areas including networked robotics, human level perception, reinforcement learning, and computational cognitive science.

8 a.m. – 6:30 p.m. ET
Boston Marriott Cambridge
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SOLUTIONS with/in/sight: Anchor Management—Apr. 4

Join the Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research at MIT for this seminar about the bench-to-bedside evolution of two Koch Institute research projects whose convergence spun out a company and an ongoing collaboration to bring anchored immunotherapy to patients.

6:30 p.m. EDT
In-person and virtual
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2023 MIT Health Science Technology Conference—Apr. 4

Join the MIT Industrial Liaison Program (ILP) for this full-day conference that will explore new or improved therapeutic approaches for finding cures for diseases which traditionally have been difficult to treat. The agenda features presentations by several MIT faculty and startup lightning talks.

9 a.m. – 5 p.m. ET
Boston Marriott Cambridge
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NanoBio seminar: Curing cancer, mental disease, and stroke with a wearable—Mar. 29

Preclinical data suggests we, at Openwater, can destroy glioblastoma cancer cells 5x better than chemotherapy with no damage to the healthy brain tissue. This could be a game changer for all aggressive cancers in that we exploit a mechanical property common to fast growing cancers. Using the same basic hardware with a different software layer we are quelling over-firing neurons in humans via depression studies where we can see the results on MRI scans and correlate to the self-reported lowering of depression. Dr. Mary Lou Jepsen will discuss these programs, the technical details and the implications for good health care for all.

1 p.m. – 2 p.m. ET
Virtual on Zoom

Part of the NanoBio Seminar Series.

Wulff Lecture: The Iron-Energy Nexus—Mar. 24

Join the Department of Materials Science & Engineering for the Spring 2023 Wulff Lecture: The Iron-Energy Nexus. The talk will be delivered by Form Energy CTO Dr. William Woodford.

3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Room 6-120
Reception to follow.

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