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Peter Hicks is currently the longest-serving employee in the MIT Department of Facilities.

Featured video: 47 years, and still going strong

With over four decades of dedicated service to MIT, Peter Hicks has the longest tenure within the Department of Facilities.

September 1, 2017

Fikile Brushett and Florence Wagner named to Chemical and Engineering News “Talented 12”

MIT affiliates recognized for their innovative approaches to energy storage and drug discovery.

September 1, 2017

“I found that what mattered at MIT was not where you come from or who you know, but what you contribute: Good ideas, new perspectives, hard work, and creativity,” said MIT President L. Rafael Reif at the 2017 Convocation. MIT, he said, “was the first place where I could stop feeling self-conscious, particularly about what interested me.”

President Reif to Class of 2021: “We are very lucky to have you!”

“MIT is a magnificent machine for inventing the future,” Reif tells incoming freshmen.

August 28, 2017

Letter to the community regarding the recent events in Charlottesville, Virginia

August 15, 2017

Left to right: Chikang Li, Richard Petrasso and Fredrick Seguin perform research in the MIT Plasma Science and Fusion Center's High-Energy-Density Physics Accelerator Facility, which develops and characterizes nuclear diagnostics for inertial fusion facilities across the country. Petrasso notes, "This lab is important in training undergrads and grads. It allows them to build and develop an array o...

Three MIT scientists honored with John Dawson Award for Excellence in Plasma Physics Research

Plasma Science and Fusion Center researchers Petrasso, Seguin, and Li honored for developing a novel radiography technique.

August 2, 2017

Division of Student Life introduces statement on diversity and inclusion

Statement is intended to inform and guide staff on issues related to diversity and inclusion.

August 1, 2017

John Foster is a senior research scientist at the Haystack Observatory.

MIT Haystack Observatory's John Foster named AGU Fellow

Distinguished atmospheric scientist recognized for lifetime of accomplishments.

July 28, 2017

The Varanasi research group visits the MIT Central Utilities Plant cooling towers, where they will test their water-recapture technology with support from the new Campus Sustainability Incubator Fund.

New fund makes MIT a living sustainability lab

MIT Office of Sustainability announces awards to multi-departmental projects that test management, design, and operations solutions on campus.

July 21, 2017

3Q: Update on MIT staff member facing deportation

MIT is working with attorneys on behalf of Francisco Rodriguez.

July 17, 2017

MIT Energy Initiative Director of Research Francis O'Sullivan is pondering decarbonization, decentralization, and the smart electric grid of the future.

3 Questions: The future of the electric utility

MIT Energy Initiative Director of Research Francis O’Sullivan reflects on current trends in the utility industry, as well as potential solutions to current challenges.

July 14, 2017

Felice Frankel, a research scientist in MIT’s Center for Materials Science and Engineering, has helped to produce images that just in the last few months have graced the covers of Nature, Nature Materials, and Environmental Science, among others.

Felice Frankel: Creating images to explain science concepts

MIT researcher helps scientists and engineers hone their visual imagery.

July 13, 2017

Kirsten Boswell-Ford comes to MIT from Brown University, where she served as associate university chaplain to the Protestant community.

Reverend Kirstin Boswell-Ford to be newest chaplain

Boswell-Ford will be only the second chaplain to the Institute in MIT’s history, succeeding Robert Randolph.

July 5, 2017

Letter regarding The Engine Working Groups preliminary report

June 30, 2017

Chris Bourg (at center in turquoise blue shirt) stands with the recipients of the MIT Libraries' 2017 Infinite Mile Awards.

MIT Libraries staff honored with 2017 Infinite Mile Awards

Annual celebration of excellence honors employees for exceptional contributions on behalf of library users and colleagues.

June 26, 2017

About30 gear icons in rainbow color assortment. Six of them have graphic of a person.

STEX event showcases innovations in fitness technology and science

Entrepreneurs, researchers, and industry experts build connections at workshop.