New MIT initiative seeks to transform rare brain disorders research
The Rare Brain Disorders Nexus aims to accelerate the development of novel therapies for a spectrum of uncommon brain diseases.
MIT releases financials and endowment figures for 2025
The Institute’s pooled investments returned 14.8 percent last year; endowment stands at $27.4 billion.
MIT joins in constructing the Giant Magellan Telescope
The major public-private partnership is expected to strengthen MIT research and US leadership in astronomy and engineering.
New gift expands mental illness studies at Poitras Center for Psychiatric Disorders Research
A commitment from longtime supporters Patricia and James Poitras ’63 initiates multidisciplinary efforts to understand and treat complex psychiatric disorders.
MIT launches a “moonshot for menstruation science”
The Fairbairn Menstruation Science Fund will allow researchers to accelerate the understanding and treatment of often-neglected diseases that tend to be more common in women.
Gift from Dick Larson establishes Distinguished Professorship in Data, Systems, and Society
Sasha Rakhlin, a professor in IDSS and brain and cognitive sciences, has been named the inaugural holder of the new professorship.
New facility to accelerate materials solutions for fusion energy
MIT Plasma Science and Fusion Center to establish the Schmidt Laboratory for Materials in Nuclear Technologies.
$20 million gift supports theoretical physics research and education at MIT
Gift from the Leinweber Foundation, in addition to a $5 million commitment from the School of Science, will drive discovery, collaboration, and the next generation of physics leaders.
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.
Julie Lucas to step down as MIT’s vice president for resource development
Lucas has led MIT’s fundraising since 2014, including the record-setting MIT Campaign for a Better World.
New initiative to advance innovations in pediatric care
The Hood Pediatric Innovation Hub aims to break down barriers to pediatric innovation and foster transformative research to improve children’s health outcomes.
MIT Solve announces 2025 Global Challenges
Leading social impact platform seeks tech innovators tackling global challenges in climate, health, learning, economic prosperity, and more.
Gift from Sebastian Man ’79, SM ’80 supports MIT Stephen A. Schwarzman College of Computing building
Alumnus is the first major donor to support the building since Stephen A. Schwarzman’s foundational gift.
MIT releases financials and endowment figures for 2024
The Institute’s pooled investments returned 8.9 percent last year; endowment stands at $24.6 billion.
Enabled by a significant gift, MIT’s Security Studies Program launches the Center for Nuclear Security Policy
With $45 million in support from the Stanton Foundation, the program will expand its longstanding leadership in a critical area of global security.