MIT announces new initiative on environment
Multidisciplinary program, to be led by Susan Solomon, will encourage collaborations among researchers in different fields.
Reif issues statement on climate change demonstration
“Fossil Free MIT and the MIT Sustainability Summit organizers are doing something very important,” president says.
New building will be a hub for nanoscale research
“MIT.nano,” to be built in the heart of campus, will house advanced cleanroom, imaging, and prototyping facilities.
Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa visits MIT
Correa and delegation meet with Provost Martin Schmidt and others.
Michael Moody joins MIT as Institute Auditor
Brings audit, compliance, and financial experience built over 25 years in the public and private sectors.
In praise of the Institute’s unsung heroes
Annual MIT Excellence Awards features presentation of first Collier Medal, to 56 members of MIT EMS.
Two MIT faculty members elected to National Academy of Engineering
Waitz and Pentland receive a high honor for engineers.
Martin Schmidt named provost; Cynthia Barnhart named chancellor
Two faculty members named to MIT’s most senior academic posts first arrived at the Institute as students in the early 1980s.
Adèle Naudé Santos, dean of the School of Architecture and Planning, to step down
Ten-year tenure marked by an invigorated faculty, consolidated space, increased applications; Reif applauds ‘her remarkable eye for talent’
Five hundred websites built using MIT Drupal Cloud Service
Launched by Information Systems and Technology, the service may be ideal for presenting information about your research, group, or center.
Elizabeth Johnson, widow of former MIT president Howard Johnson, dies at 92
Known for her ‘warmth, kindness, and gracious good sense’ during campus upheaval in the late 1960s, Johnson helped lead MIT at a divisive time.
Hazel Sive steps down as associate dean of the School of Science
Biologist’s six-year administrative tenure focused on educational initiatives and on diversity and inclusiveness among faculty and postdocs.