Kendall Square

MIT and HUBweek showcase ideas and innovators making the future

Institute throws open its doors for the Greater Boston area’s fourth annual celebration of innovation.

October 1, 2018

Boeing will be Kendall Square Initiative’s first major tenant

New research presence will serve to advance innovation in the aerospace industry and shape East Campus gateway.

August 1, 2018

The keynote panel at the 10th annual meeting of the Kendall Square Association (KSA) comprised three members of The Boston Globe’s current Spotlight team (from left): reporter Andrew Ryan, columnist Adrian Walker, and editor Patricia Wen. Panel moderator was Malick W. Ghachem (far right), a professor of history at MIT. The team’s latest seven-part project — titled, “Boston. Racism. Image. ...

KSA meeting puts “Spotlight” on region’s diversity issues

At annual event, Boston Globe’s Spotlight team discusses its latest investigation into racism in Boston.

March 30, 2018

“Robin’s research will not only deepen our understanding of the development of the biotech industry in Greater Boston,” said Melissa Nobles, the Kenan Sahin Dean of MIT’s School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences. “It will also reveal insights into the ways that human values, community action, and public policy converge to shape technological innovation more generally.”

Historian Robin Scheffler awarded 2018 Levitan Prize

Prestigious award in the humanities includes a $30,000 grant that will support his research into the factors that influenced the development of Boston’s booming biotech industry.

February 1, 2018

Kendall Square will soon be the home of the new Roche Brothers grocery store.

MIT’s One Broadway Building to be the future home of Brothers Marketplace

Announcement delivers on a key commitment by the Institute to the Cambridge community.

December 14, 2017

A rendering of the open space as imagined in a site plan example, from the corner of Third Street and Broadway. Key features include public gathering spaces, retail kiosks, and water representing the continuation of Broad Canal.

Cambridge City Council approves MIT’s Volpe zoning petition

The 14-acre underutilized parcel in Kendall Square is set to be reimagined as a vibrant community.

October 23, 2017

Ceremonial groundbreaking, left to right: City Councillor David Maher, MIT Director of Construction Richard Amster, MIT Graduate Student Council officer Krithika Ramchander, MIT Chancellor Cynthia Barnhart, MIT Real Estate Managing Director Steve Marsh, City Councillor Tim Toomey, Mayor E. Denise Simmons, City Councillor Craig Kelley, CAC student Brandy Altidor, City Councilor Marc McGovern, CAC E...

Art and dirt: Bringing the Cambridge and MIT communities together

MIT’s graduate student housing groundbreaking and a Community Art Center mural installation are cause for celebration.

October 23, 2017

MIT representatives attend a groundbreaking ceremony for a major new graduate student residence hall along Main Street in Kendall Square. Left to right: Peter Cummings, executive director for administration in the Division of Student Life; David Friedrich, senior director of housing operations and renewal in the Division of Student Life; Krithika Ramchander, treasurer of the Graduate Student Counc...

3Q: Ian Waitz on graduate housing, other priorities

Vice chancellor reflects upon his first few months on the job, progress to date, and future plans.

October 18, 2017

A rendering of The HUB in Boston's Government Center.

HUBweek shines spotlight on Kendall Square’s innovation ecosystem

MIT community plays central role in Greater Boston’s third annual festival of ideas and innovation.

October 2, 2017

“The new museum will be an experimental place," says John Durant, director of the MIT Museum and a faculty member of the School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences. "We are committed to the idea that the MIT Museum can operate along the same principles as the Institute as a whole. We want to try new ideas, test them, and report our findings.”

John Durant plans a new era for the MIT Museum

A new purpose-built museum will be an experimental place for wider conversations.

September 27, 2017

Photo of a dozen or so people in front of a brick wall

The Engine announces investments in first group of startups

New venture launched by MIT will support “tough-tech” companies at work on transformative ideas that take time to commercialize.

September 19, 2017

A lively streetscape extending Broad Canal Way into the Volpe site, with active uses and retail leading pedestrians and bicyclists into the open space.

MIT files rezoning petition for Volpe site

Submittal of mixed-use proposal launches public hearing process.

June 21, 2017

Members of The Engine's Board of Directors and Investment Advisory Committee at The Engine headquarters in Central Square (from left to right): Katie Rae, Robert Kraft, israel Ruiz, Anantha Chandrakasan, Linda Pizzuti Henry, Amir Nashat, Sue Siegel, David Fialkow, Jeremy Wertheimer, Brad Powell, Felipe Chico, and Jonathan Kraft.

The Engine closes its first fund for over $150 million

MIT’s new accelerator will now focus on selecting startups.

April 6, 2017

Thomas Friedman delivered the keynote address at the ninth annual Kendall Square Association (KSA) meeting.

KSA meeting focuses on digital globalization, emerging technologies

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Thomas Friedman delivers keynote on how rising trends impact society.

March 30, 2017

Fostering innovation and entrepreneurship in the euro area

Thought leaders in academia, government, risk capital, and industry address the EU innovation gap during a two-day workshop.

March 29, 2017

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