Updates
To keep you informed, find the latest news, events, and reports coming out of our office—plus the provost’s Letters to the Community.
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Dimitris Bertsimas receives the 2025-2026 Killian Award
The professor of operations research is honored for his intellectual achievements and educational leadership. -
MIT Department of Economics to launch James M. and Cathleen D. Stone Center on Inequality and Shaping the Future of Work
With support from the Stone Foundation, the center will advance cutting-edge research and inform policy. -
School of Engineering faculty and staff receive awards for winter 2025
Paula Hammond, MIT’s vice provost for faculty, received the National Medal of Technology and Innovation. -
Philip Khoury to step down as vice provost for the arts
The professor of history expanded MIT’s arts infrastructure and championed its arts faculty, while providing new opportunities for students and faculty. -
Vice Provost Philip Khoury to step down
I write today to announce that Philip Khoury will step down as vice provost for the arts effective August 31. -
Q&A: A roadmap for revolutionizing health care through data-driven innovation
A new book coauthored by Vice Provost Dimitris Bertsimas explores how analytics is driving decisions and outcomes in health care. -
Working Group on Scholarly Content and Generative AI
We write today to announce the launch of a working group that will advise the Institute on best practices for community members and units using scholarly content to train generative AI (GenAI) models. -
Graduate Research Assistant Tuition Subsidy
Following engagement with faculty and the deans of our schools and college, we will soon change the way that we fund research assistant (RA) tuition from the central budget. -
MIT Press announces new Faculty and Alumni Book Awards
Awards honor the enduring importance of books and their authors within the MIT community. -
Engineers develop a way to mass manufacture nanoparticles that deliver cancer drugs directly to tumors
Scaling up nanoparticle production could help scientists test new cancer treatments. -
Update to international travel guidance
I encourage you to review the guidance and share it with members of your department, lab, or center at MIT, noting that it is of relevance to both visa holders and U.S. permanent residents. -
David Schmittlein, influential dean who brought MIT Sloan into its own, dies at 69
Schmittlein led the transformation of MIT Sloan into a management school uniquely positioned for the future.