Scripting in Python is an efficient method of automating analysis in ArcGIS. This workshop involves writing programs using the Python language and ArcObjects.

Get an introduction to R, the open-source system for statistical computation and graphics. With hands-on exercises, learn how to import and manage datasets, create R objects, install and load R packages, conduct basic statistical analyses, and create common graphical displays.

MIT and the Boston Public Library partner to present the first major exhibition on the Guastavino Company and its architectural and historical legacy.

Independent journalist Priyanka Borpujari provides photographic evidence of the indigenous communities in India as they are silenced in the country's race toward a skewed idea of development

Talk and reception
4:30-6:00 pm, January 16, 2013
Stella Room, 7-338

Israeli Dancing

Teaching and beginner dances from 8:00 pm, followed by open requests until 11:00 pm+.

Kosher snacks will be provided.

Meet fellow students this and every Weekly Wednesday from 8:00 pm onward for free chicken wings (from Wing It) and veggies.

Team up with your friends against MIT?s best and brightest in a challenging round of pub quiz!

Pub opens at 7:30. Trivia starts at 9pm.

The Thirsty Ear Pub is located in Ashdown House (NW35). Please enter through the building's lobby. 21+ only, govt ID required.

Learn the power of balance and precision through the study of Aikido--a fluid martial art that turns an attacker's momentum against him.

Beginners are welcome at any class. Practice is held in the DuPont (W32) Wrestling Room (on the second floor).

First rehearsal of the spring season in preparation for its May concert. New members are welcome to join through February 13th.

Interactive learning with the MIT Hillel Rabbi continues this January. Topic TBA.
RSVP required to Rabbi Fisher (rabbif@mit.edu)

The committees of the Graduate Student Council work to address student needs in a variety of areas. Each committee is chaired by one or two people and meets roughly once per month. These committees are the avenues by which the GSC accomplishes the majority of its mission.

Beginners are always welcome to come by and observe a practice or join us on the mat.

Aikido is a Martial art that emphasizes blending with the attacker, rather than confronting the attacker with hard techniques such as punches and kicks.

A service of scripture, singing, and Holy Eucharist. Everyone in the MIT community is welcome. Dinner and discussion follow in W11 Main Dining Room. See our website for update on discussion topics.

An informal meeting where we design and build the layout and run trains. Visitors welcome. Students welcome to join the club. (Club members go to dinner between 6:30 and 7:30, room may be empty at that time.)

Learn how to successfully build connections with faculty, and discover the best ways to approach faculty for strong letters of recommendation for graduate school applications and jobs.

Do you usually look for articles by searching keywords and authors? Try tracking ideas back and forth through time by searching citations to and from articles, reports and other scholarly literature.

The MIT Women's League Centennial Celebration begins on January 30th with this first event. This will be an opportunity for the community to learn about the Women's League at MIT -- its wide-ranging Interest Groups, varied programs and service projects.

Exhibition - Ingenious, philosophical, and witty kinetic sculptures.

New! View Arthur Ganson's newest sculpture now on display in the Mark Epstein Innovation Gallery.

OpenLayers is an open source, full-featured Javascript library for web mapping. In this hands-on workshop we'll go over the fundamentals of the OpenLayers API and highlight some of the functionality available.

MIT and the Boston Public Library partner to present the first major exhibition on the Guastavino Company and its architectural and historical legacy.