[UA - The Byte] Feb 13, 2023

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Vol. 7 Issue 7 - February 13th, 2023

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UA Faculty Dinners

TLDR: You can have dinner with a professor of your choice and the UA will reimburse $15 per person/$105 per group!

Hi Undergrads!
Would you like to know your professors better?

This semester, the UA Education Committee is bringing back our student-faculty meal reimbursements program. You and your friends can take a professor/lecturer to dinner and we will reimburse up to $15 per person with a maximum of $105 per group! Have one member of your group fill out this form<https://us16.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fforms.gle%2Fv8aiFpHo8DEFfurh8&xid=45ee537a95&uid=81007902&iid=f4b7840713&pool=cts&v=2&c=1676326126&h=bed10a41e8c4e6cd46b7c019b224b77a2b612c8f28267baf82920e120b9f896f>. After confirming that the individual is valid, we will email you shortly with additional details. Fill out the form sooner than later! Reimbursements are limited and on a first come, first serve basis, with 1 reimbursement allowed per student per semester.

A new change for this semester: we are not providing reimbursements for TAs! Our budget ran out quickly last semester, so we decided to make this difficult decision to prioritize strengthening relationships between students and professors/lecturers.

You can reach us at ua-student-faculty-relations at mit.edu with additional questions.

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UA W20 Town Hall
This Wednesday 7:30–8:30 PM, the UA is hosting a town hall in 4-231 to better understand students’ needs during the W20 (Student Center) closure.

Pizza will be provided, so make sure to bring your friends!

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MIT Asian American Initiative is looking to feature stories from the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community in the fourth issue of our zine series, Rooted<https://us16.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fissuu.com%2Fmitaai&xid=45ee537a95&uid=81007902&iid=f4b7840713&pool=cts&v=2&c=1676326126&h=a55f9dc743bc439fbb21255a0102aff03620f3889d79b20154014636b884d8cb>.
This issue is titled Movement; we seek submissions related to one or more of the following:

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MIT Real Estate Thought Leader Lectures
Thought Leader Lectures provide a space for career exploration in the field of Real Estate Development, Urban Planning to learn from innovative leaders in the industry

February 28th: Young K. Park MIT '17
April 4th: Mark Grinis & Shannon Hawley
April 18th: Tara C. Hernandez MIT '92

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MIT Secular Society Film Screening
Amid protests and controversy, young-earth creationists build an enormous, $120 million “life-size” Noah’s Ark in rural Kentucky with the specific aim of proving that the Bible is scientifically and historically accurate. We Believe In Dinosaurs follows the building of the Ark from blueprints to Opening Day through the eyes of three Kentuckians: Doug, a gifted artist who creates lifelike animals for the Ark; Dan, a geologist and impassioned pro-science activist who blows the whistle on the Ark’s discriminatory hiring practices; and David, a young former creationist who mowed lawns to raise money for creationist causes in his youth. Shot over the course of four years, We Believe In Dinosaurs follows the Ark from blueprints to opening to aftermath and tells the story of the troubling relationship between science and religion in the United States. The Secular Society of MIT will be screening this film at our annual Darwin Day celebratory event this year, co-sponsored by the Greater Boston Humanists (http://bostonhumanists.org<https://us16.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=http%3A%2F%2Fbostonhumanists.org&xid=45ee537a95&uid=81007902&iid=f4b7840713&pool=cts&v=2&c=1676326126&h=3ee7dac326c22e764abcec81b89157c1c59ece8e3b044fb1173f09d9c5978ae5>).
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SERC Future of Computing Prize
The Social and Ethical Responsibilities of Computing (SERC) within the MIT Schwarzman College of Computing, has launched a new prize competition for MIT students. In no more than 3,000 words, tell us how you think advances in computing will transform human society. The winning entry will be awarded a $10K prize. In addition, two runner-ups will be awarded $5K and ten honorable mentions will win $500 each. To help students prepare their entries ahead of the submission deadline (Feb. 28), we're hosting a series of workshops during IAP, 1:1 meetings with SERC postdocs, and sponsoring up to 30 UROPs (up to $2K stipend) for undergraduates to develop and refine their ideas. Visit [computing.mit.edu/futurecomputingprize]computing.mit.edu/futurecomputingprize for full details.

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Food Security and Financial Resources
Life as a student can be expensive and navigating the different resources can be challenging. It doesn’t matter who you are; not being able to access enough food to sustain an active healthy lifestyle is an issue that you shouldn’t have to face. If you are a student and are not able to access enough food, these food resources at MIT may be able to help. https://doingwell.mit.edu/foodandfinancial/<https://us16.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdoingwell.mit.edu%2Ffoodandfinancial%2F&xid=45ee537a95&uid=81007902&iid=f4b7840713&pool=cts&v=2&c=1676326126&h=d3965eb1174ba0830bfec167235b7c0f91ab670c17f9a7da7c3a9e07a51d9205>

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