Summer 2023 recommended reading from MIT
Enjoy these recent titles from Institute faculty and staff.
Exploring the rich traditions of Brazilian music
Students studying the Portuguese language pair with musicians for special event at Lewis Library.
Machine learning and the arts: A creative continuum
CAST Visiting Artist Andreas Refsgaard engages the MIT community in the ethics and play of creative coding.
Celebrating open data
New prize program recognizes MIT researchers who make data openly accessible and reusable.
Uncovering the rich connections between South Asia and MIT
Showcased in a new exhibit, student research explores the long history of South Asians at the Institute.
MIT Press opens full list of 2022 monographs via Direct to Open
Eighty scholarly monographs and edited collections partially funded by libraries participating in MIT Press’s Direct to Open model will publish openly this year.
MIT Libraries staff honored with 2022 Infinite Mile Awards
Seventeen staffers lauded for providing outstanding service, supporting their colleagues, and exemplifying the Libraries’ values.
Summer 2022 recommended reading from MIT
Enjoy these recent titles from Institute faculty and staff.
Novelist Elizabeth Acevedo's work reflects the rich stories, traditions, and cultures of the Caribbean diaspora
MIT Reads event moderated by Nailah Smith ’22 delights MIT audience.
MIT to launch new Office of Research Computing and Data
Professor Peter Fisher will lead effort to grow and enhance computing infrastructure and services for MIT’s research community.
In the history lab, delving into the South Asian experience at MIT
Students in 21H.S04 explore stories of students and faculty from South Asia via oral histories and the Institute Archives/Distinctive Collections.
New book celebrates trailblazing MIT physicist Mildred Dresselhaus
“Carbon Queen” explores how the Institute Professor transformed our understanding of the physical world and made science and engineering more accessible to all.
Immersive video game explores the history of women at MIT
"A Lab of One’s Own" invites players to engage with archival materials in a virtual environment.
Featured video: A musical encore for a re-imagined library
Graduate students perform Martinů’s “Piano Trio in D Minor,” originally commissioned for Hayden Library's 1950 dedication.
MIT Libraries digitizes materials from Mary Rowe
Papers from MIT’s former ombudsperson provide an important resource on the beginning of the organizational ombuds profession.