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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3 Questions: The essential role of international engagement
Duane Boning, MIT’s vice provost for international activities, discusses the Institute’s approach to global engagement. -
Launching the search for the first vice provost of translation and entrepreneurship
Translation and entrepreneurship, encompassing a broad set of activities by which MIT’s ideas move into the world, are a vital part of MIT’s mission, alongside education and research. -
MIT Quantum Initiative launches postdoctoral fellowship program
The Institute welcomes its first cohort of QMIT Fellows this fall to advance interdisciplinary quantum research. -
At MIT convocation, a warm welcome for the Class of 2030
The Institute is “so glad and so grateful” to have this year’s new undergraduates aboard, President Kornbluth said at the annual greeting ceremony. -
How MIT Sandbox has turned student ideas into $8.7 billion in global impact
Through a decade of non-dilutive funding, hands-on mentorship, and a safe space to fail fast, the MIT Sandbox Innovation Fund Program has helped students translate curiosity into real-world impact. -
Working Group on Scholarly Content and Generative AI
The working group produced three resource documents to inform decisions made by MIT scholars and Institute entities that publish, steward, or otherwise manage scholarly content. -
New report on translation and entrepreneurship
We write to share the final report of the Committee on Accelerating Translation and Entrepreneurship (CATE). -
MIT honors employees with 2026 Excellence Awards, Collier Medal, and Staff Award for Distinction in Service
The MIT community celebrated the talent, dedication, and impact of its staff. -
Emery Brown, Daniel Hastings, and Douglas Lauffenburger named Institute Professors
Longtime professors and experts in the fields of anesthesiology, aerospace engineering, and biological engineering, respectively, receive MIT’s highest faculty honor. -
Care in the midst of pressure
Anantha P. Chandrakasan is “Committed to Caring” for redefining mentorship through presence and perspective. -
MIT in the media: For the future of tech, “Massachusetts can absolutely lead”
Leaders, faculty across MIT discuss fostering innovation and talent in Greater Boston in special series of articles published alongside the outlet’s annual list of ‘Tech Power Players’ -
MIT Hong Kong Innovation Node Leadership Update
Bruce Tidor, professor of biological engineering and computer science, will be the new faculty director of the MIT Hong Kong Innovation Node (the Node).