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.
New MIT-LUMA Lab created to address climate challenges in the Mediterranean region
Collaborative scholarship and research will draw on conservation, design, and technology.
MIT economics to launch new predoctoral fellowship program
Made possible by an ongoing fundraising initiative, the new program prioritizes building resources for economics faculty research.
K. Lisa Yang Global Engineering and Research Center will prioritize innovations for resource-constrained communities
Collaborative hub founded by philanthropist Lisa Yang will catalyze academic innovation and result in real-world, global impact.
MIT releases financials and endowment figures for 2023
The Institute’s pooled investments lost 2.9 percent last year; endowment stands at $23.5 billion.
MIT Press announces inaugural recipients of the Grant Program for Diverse Voices
The grants expand funding for authors whose work brings diverse and chronically underrepresented perspectives to scholarship in the arts, humanities, and sciences.
Philanthropist provides $10 million gift to Graduate Engineering Leadership Program
With new support, program looks to expand on its mission of developing exceptional engineering leaders of the future.