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April 16, 2020                    www.MITDC.org

Dear MIT alumni and community,

As we navigate these unprecedented times, it helps to remember
that we are all in this together—And the people stayed home. We
hope that our newsletter and virtual events will help us as a
community and encourage us to remember to help others and be
aware of their needs. Our music this week features Andrea Bocelli
who takes us to eerily empty Milan with Amazing Grace.

MIT Club of Washington DC

  NEWS

  Mental Health
  ☛ Info from National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

COVID-19 Update and Resources
☛ MIT Solve launched an additional 2020 Challenge: Health
Security & Pandemics
☛ Is Zoom safe to use? Here’s what you need to know

Mental Health
  ☛ Info from National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

COVID-19 Update and Resources
☛ MIT Solve launched an additional 2020 Challenge: Health
Security & Pandemics
☛ Is Zoom safe to use? Here’s what you need to know

 EVENTS

   VIRTUAL, SCHEDULED, POSTPONED, CANCELED

  MIT Architecture Lecture
  MIT Architecture
  MIT Architecture's Spring 2020 Lecture Series session
  will be a webcast open to all alumni.
         Thu, Apr 16, 2020
         6:00 PM – 7:30 PM ET
         Leslie Lok MArch '11
         Sasa Zivkovic MArch '12
                                VIRTUAL →

  Manufacturing in a Time of Crisis
  MIT Alumni Association

Manufacturing in a Time of Crisis
MIT Alumni Association
MIT mass-produces face shields for COVID-19
response.
       Fri, Apr 17, 2020
       Noon – 12:45 PM ET
       Elazer Edelman '78, SM '79, PhD '84
       Martin Culpepper SM '97, PhD '00
                              VIRTUAL →

Sustainable Population
Joint event with Columbia
Tucker makes the case that the Earth's 'carrying
capacity' is limited to 3 billion humans and that
humanity's century-long binge has incurred an
unsustainable ecological debt that must be paid down
promptly, or else cataclysm awaits.
       Wed, Apr 22, 2020
       6:30 PM – 8:00 PM ET
       Christopher Tucker
       Chairman, American Geographical Society

                              VIRTUAL →

Chairman, American Geographical Society

                               VIRTUAL →

Grief Responses in the Current Era of
COVID-19
Event organized by Shima Goswami
Hear from two mental health professionals discuss how
we deal with both present and anticipatory grief, get back
in sync with one another, and come to terms with a new
norm.
      Wed, Apr 29, 2020
      7:00 PM – 8:00 PM ET
      Free
      Julie Bindeman, PsyD
      Gail Fisher, MSW, LCSW
                               VIRTUAL →

Music
Andrea Bocelli: Music for Hope
Link courtesy of Cherie Yang
It is always a magical experience to enjoy live

Music
  Andrea Bocelli: Music for Hope
  Link courtesy of Cherie Yang
  It is always a magical experience to enjoy live
  entertainment at concert halls and theaters. But for the
  time being, we can relive some of that magic from
  home. On Easter Sunday, Andrea Bocelli sang for us in
  a live-streamed performance from the Duomo.
                                 VIRTUAL →

  Tour
  Duomo di Milano
  An exceptional—some would say the only—example of
  medieval Gothic architecture in Italy, the Milan
  Cathedral—Duomo di Milano, is the largest church in
  Italy. Ordered by the Duke of Milan in 1386 and not
  finished until 1965, more than 50 architects and
  sculptors designed the magical array of traceried
  windows, flying buttresses, and pinnacles topped by
  statues. Its gleaming surface of rosy white marble
  changes every day with the light.
                                 VIRTUAL →

Volunteer to lead online discussions on each week's movie
and book.

windows, flying buttresses, and pinnacles topped by
   statues. Its gleaming surface of rosy white marble
   changes every day with the light.
                               VIRTUAL →

Volunteer to lead online discussions on each week's movie
and book.

Book for Kids
Llama Llama Red Pajama
This week, Dolly Parton will read Llama Llama Red Pajama
to our children.

                               VIRTUAL →

Book
Meditations
Book reviewed by Cherie Yang
Freedom and happiness come from within. What's important
is what underlies the manifestations—thoughts, intentions,
and moral underpinning. I grow wiser and wiser when I
seclude myself and let my day be filled with wisdom from
Marcus Aurelius's Meditations:
Attend to the matter at hand, whether it be an object, an action, a
moral principle, ... You get what you deserve because you would
rather become good tomorrow than do good today.

is what underlies the manifestations—thoughts, intentions,
and moral underpinning. I grow wiser and wiser when I
seclude myself and let my day be filled with wisdom from
Marcus Aurelius's Meditations:
Attend to the matter at hand, whether it be an object, an action, a
moral principle, ... You get what you deserve because you would
rather become good tomorrow than do good today.

                              VIRTUAL →

  Movie
  Life Is Beautiful
  PG-13 ‧ 1997 ‧ War/Comedy ‧ 2h 2m
  Movie reviewed by Cherie Yang
  The sudden disruption and prolonged uncertainty in our
  lives probably allow us to enjoy even more the humor
  of this film about one of the darkest chapters in history.
  The story of a father’s unrelenting love as he goes to
  no end to shield his son from the brutal reality is a
  cinematic triumph, winner of three Academy Awards,
  including Best Actor and Best Foreign Language Film.
  It is also a reminder that Life Is Beautiful.

lives probably allow us to enjoy even more the humor
  of this film about one of the darkest chapters in history.
  The story of a father’s unrelenting love as he goes to
  no end to shield his son from the brutal reality is a
  cinematic triumph, winner of three Academy Awards,
  including Best Actor and Best Foreign Language Film.
  It is also a reminder that Life Is Beautiful.
                                   VIRTUAL →

  Recipe
  Beet Fettuccine Alfredo with Basil Ricotta
  Beet Fettuccine Alfredo
  pasta, olive oil, onion & garlic, tofu (silken), beets, salt, lemon juice
  Basil Ricotta
  onion & garlic, tofu (extra-firm), black pepper, lemon juice, basil (fresh)

                                   VIRTUAL →

  UPCOMING

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Wellbeing.

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