MIT Morningside Academy for Design created as a new hub for cross-disciplinary education, research, and innovation
Supported by a $100 million founding gift, the academy will deepen the integration of design across the Institute and beyond.
Alan Grossman to step down as head of the Department of Biology
Grossman led the biology community for eight years, increasing faculty diversity, support for outreach programs and graduate students.
$7 million gift from the Shiv Nadar Foundation bolsters undergraduate research and women in EECS
Gift will help establish the Vamasundari Devi Fellowship Fund to provide financial support to graduate students and the SuperUROP program, which provides undergraduates with two-semester research opportunities.
MIT Press announces Grant Program for Diverse Voices
New initiative extends the press’ commitment to publishing books by historically underrepresented authors through direct financial support.
New integrative computational neuroscience center established at MIT’s McGovern Institute
The K. Lisa Yang Integrative Computational Neuroscience (ICoN) Center will use mathematical tools to transform data into a deep understanding of the brain.
MIT brings Campaign for a Better World to a successful finish
The effort raised more than $6 billion to spark innovation on global challenges.
New bionics center established at MIT with $24 million gift
Interdisciplinary research center funded by philanthropist Lisa Yang aims to mitigate disability through technologies that marry human physiology with electromechanics.
Professor Emeritus Paul Schimmel donates $50 million to support MIT life sciences enterprise
Schimmel Family Program for Life Sciences will benefit graduate students and research.
Department of Biology receives funds to support summer students
Generous gift from Michael Gould and Sara Moss provides endowed support for MIT’s Summer Research Program in Biology.
Industry and scientific leaders examine Covid-19-era inequities, emphasize rapid testing
At MIT Forefront, panelists discuss health care and work during a pandemic — and the role for business where government falls short.
New molecular therapeutics center established at MIT's McGovern Institute
Collaborative research center funded by Lisa Yang and Hock Tan ’75 blends engineering and neuroscience to advance molecular tools for treating brain disorders.
Arthur Samberg, philanthropist and MIT Corporation life member, dies at 79
Alumnus and Pequot Capital founder had a long and varied association with the Institute.
Stephen Morris named inaugural Peter A. Diamond Professor of Economics
MIT Department of Economics establishes new professorship honoring Institute professor and Nobel laureate.
Outpouring of support from MIT’s worldwide community bolsters Institute’s Covid-19 response
Alumni and supporters look to MIT in time of crisis.
MIT to donate to four nonprofits supporting survivors of sexual abuse
Institute’s Committee on Sexual Misconduct Prevention and Response recommends recipients for $850,000 pledge.