Upcoming Events

The Knight Science Journalism Program offers a variety of programming, including seminars featuring world-class scientists and storytellers, and workshops designed to help journalists hone their craft. Click on an event to learn more.

Latest Past Events

Seminar: Functional Imaging of the Human Brain: A Window into the Organization of the Human Mind

Knight Science Journalism Office 400 Main Street, Cambridge

The Knight Science Journalism program at MIT is excited to welcome Dr. Nancy Kanwisher, Investigator, McGovern Institute for a seminar on functional imaging of the brain. Dr. Kanwisher will start with an overview on older foundational work on the functional organization of the human brain as revealed by fMRI. She will then go on to […]

Seminar: Dr. Cheryl London on Comparative Oncology

Knight Science Journalism Office 400 Main Street, Cambridge

The Knight Science Journalism Program is excited to welcome Dr. Cheryl London of Tufts University. Dr. London is a leader in the field of comparative oncology- studying naturally occurring cancers in dogs in order to develop better treatments for cancers in humans. Dr. London will speak about her cutting edge research and the future of […]

Seminar: Reflections on Medical Technologies in the Age of AI

Knight Science Journalism Office 400 Main Street, Cambridge

The Knight Science Journalism Program at MIT is excited to welcome Amy Moran-Thomas, the Andrew W. Mellon Associate Professor of Anthropology at MIT, for a seminar on medical technology and AI. Over the past decade. Amy Moran-Thomas has used medical anthropology approaches to explore the need for more equitable design around health technologies.  In this […]