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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A portable ultrasound sensor may enable earlier detection of breast cancer
The new system could be used at home or in doctors’ offices to scan people who are at high risk for breast cancer. -
SHASS+ Connectivity Fund opportunity
The SHASS+ Connectivity Fund supports research that builds bridges between the humanities, arts, and social sciences and other fields at MIT. -
Keeril Makan named vice provost for the arts
An acclaimed composer and longtime MIT faculty member, Makan will direct the next act in MIT’s story of artistic leadership. -
New vice provost for the arts
Keeril Makan will become MIT’s next vice provost for the arts, effective February 1. -
Announcing the Committee on Accelerating Translation and Entrepreneurship (CATE)
The committee will clarify MIT’s aspirations within the broader entrepreneurial ecosystem and recommend bold, actionable steps to significantly increase the pace at which ideas can move into practice. -
Committee on AI Use in Teaching, Learning, and Research Training
The committee will help us understand how MIT community members are already using AI and how they can best use it in the future to advance the Institute’s educational, research, and innovation mission. -
Stone Center on Inequality and Shaping the Future of Work launches at MIT
Recent launch event for the center featured discussions on pro-worker AI, wealth inequality, and the future of liberal democracy. -
Launching the search for the next vice provost for faculty
We are launching an internal search for MIT’s next vice provost for faculty – a position central to supporting the academic life of the Institute. -
Digital innovations and cultural heritage in rural towns
A new book providing a roadmap for blending innovation with tradition among shrinking towns blossomed from a practicum in the MIT Department of Urban Studies and Planning. -
President Tharman Shanmugaratnam of Singapore visits MIT
The leader accepted the Miriam Pozen Prize for international financial policy and delivered a lecture at the MIT Sloan School of Management. -
New MIT program to train military leaders for the AI age
The new certificate program will equip naval officers with skills needed to solve the military’s hardest problems. -
Supporting our local community
Every year at this time, we have an opportunity to make a meaningful difference through MIT’s own Community Service Fund.