MIT lifts remaining Covid policies

Effective May 11, as federal and Massachusetts Covid-19 public health emergencies end, MIT will discontinue its remaining Covid policies. This means that MIT will no longer require Covid vaccinations for students or employees, discontinue its campus-wide PCR testing program, and lift the requirement that community members use Atlas to report testing positive for Covid. Read more about these changes on MIT News.

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President Kornbluth launches podcast series!

Leading up to her May 1 inauguration, President Sally Kornbluth has launched a new podcast series, Curiosity Unbounded. In these podcasts, she speaks with newly tenured faculty members about their research, as well as what inspires them in their work. In the opening episode of the series, President Kornbluth sat down with Desirée Plata, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering. 

Claim your free ticket to Future Compute

Attend Future Compute to delve into issues facing CTOs and IT leadership today through the lens of “Digital Dexterity.” A limited number of free in-person tickets are available to the Sloan student community. Register to join world-class tech leaders at this exclusive event here!

Passio GO

On April 24th, the MIT Parking & Transportation Office will be launching Passio GO, a new shuttle tracking program, to replace the NextBus app for MIT campus shuttles, including the Tech Shuttle, Boston Daytime, Saferide, and grocery shuttles. Passio Go provides enhanced functionality that will improve real time shuttle tracking information for routes.
Passio GO will work very similarly to NextBus. Realtime shuttle routes and schedules can be accessed 3 different ways:

1. Download the MIT Mobile app on your mobile device and choose Shuttles from the menu.
2. Download the Passio GO app on your mobile device and choose MIT as the agency.
3. Visit m.mit.edu or passiogo.com.

Please note that the EZ Ride shuttle will continue to use NextBus for tracking. All shuttle services can be viewed on the MIT Mobile App or m.mit.edu, which draw data from both systems.

Action Learning Labs Fall 2023 Preview Materials and Recording

Didn't have a chance to attend the Action Learning Labs Fall 2023 Preview? Please find the event recording and course materials on Action Learning's MySloan page under General Info!

Key Campus Support Resources

If you need to talk or connect, please know you can reach out to the Student Life Office or your program office as well as the resources listed below. 

• DoingWell: Key support resources for the MIT community.
• Student Mental Health and Counseling Services: Working with students to identify, understand and solve problems, and to help transform that understanding into positive action.
• Student Support Services: An easily accessible hub of support for undergraduates.
• GradSupport and the Graduate Assistance Information Network offer a wide variety of resources to help grad students and families deal with the unexpected.
• Free, confidential, 24/7 assistance is available for faculty, staff and postdocs from MyLife Services.
• MIT Office of Religious, Spiritual, and Ethical Life: Chaplains are available to offer support and counsel to anyone in the MIT community.
• Dean on Call: Students living on campus can dial 100 from campus phones or 617-253-1212 to reach MIT Police, then ask to speak to the dean on call. The dean on call is available Monday through Friday, 5 p.m.–9 a.m., and on Saturdays, Sundays and MIT-observed holidays.