Community News – Week of August 30, 2021

Week of August 30, 2021

The following announcements are as of August 27.


Events and Webinars

August 30: Graduate Student Orientation, 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.

August 31: MIT Sandbox Innovation Fund Program Info Session. 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. [Details]

September 7: Registration Day!

September 7: Sophomore Orientation, 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. in 66-110

September 7: Undergrad Welcome Back Lunch (Town Hall), 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. , 66-201

September 7: Town Hall with Graduate Students, 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m., 66-110

September 13: ChemE Communications Lab Presentation, 3:00 p.m., virtual event. Link will be emailed.

See ChemE calendar for more listing of department events and seminars >>


Thesis Defense

August 30: Nidhi Juthani (Doyle Group), 10:00 a.m., virtual event. Link will be emailed.
Extracellular Vesicle Capture and microRNA Detection

See ChemE calendar for more listing of department events and seminars >>


Internships, Fellowships, and Job Opportunities

MIT Office of Sustainability (MITOS) is hiring student fellows! [Details]

Sophomores & Juniors: Apply for the Gordon-MIT Engineering Leadership Program. [Details]

MIT Office of Engineering Outreach Programs: Now hiring part-time instructors & mentors. [Details]

Search for more faculty positions around the world at PolytechnicPositions.com

For more listing of upcoming career-related events, workshops, and company info sessions, visit the Career Advice and Support page.


Other Announcements

September 7: Application due for Huang-Hobbs BioMaker Space! [Details]

New Course: 5.S00: Fifty Years of U.S. Energy Policy —Lessons for the Future, open to all students. [Details]

Computing Fabrics: [Special Fall 2021 Subject]

Graduate Certificate in Technical Leadership: [Classes for fall 2021]

SERC Scholars Program: Undergraduate research opportunity. [Details]

Interfacial Engineering (2.S984 MechE) Fall 2021. [Details]

Grad Students: Didja know about GradLink? [Details]

MIT Martin Trust Center: Online tutoring open to all MIT students who want to make things. [Details]

MIT Alumni Advisors Hub: Students, signup to connect with MIT alumni for career conversations. [Details]

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