Tag: Administration

MIT scholars awarded seed grants to probe the social implications of generative AI

In July, MIT President Sally Kornbluth and Provost Cynthia Barnhart issued a call for papers to “articulate effective roadmaps, policy recommendations, and calls for action across the broad domain of generative AI.” Over the next month, they received an influx of responses from every school at MIT proposing to explore generative AI’s potential applications and […]

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Tracking US progress on the path to a decarbonized economy

Investments in new technologies and infrastucture that help reduce greenhouse gas emissions — everything from electric vehicles to heat pumps — are growing rapidly in the United States. Now, a new database enables these investments to be comprehensively monitored in real-time, thereby helping to assess the efficacy of policies designed to spur clean investments and […]

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A. Michael West: Advancing human-robot interactions in health care

An accomplished MIT student researcher in health care robotics, with many scholarship and fellowship awards to his name, A. Michael West is nonchalant about how he chose his path. “I kind of fell into it,” the mechanical engineering PhD candidate says, adding that growing up in suburban California, he was social, athletic — and good […]

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“Move-in day is kind of like our Superbowl”

The academic year has officially begun at MIT, and the halls are once again filled with the energy and excitement that only students can bring. But MIT’s campus does not come to life automatically. The flurry of activity happening around campus this week was preceded by a lot of hard work by thousands of staff […]

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A warm welcome to the Class of 2027

On a bright August day accented by a distinctly fall breeze, the newest members of MIT’s student community gathered with their families on the Kresge Oval and received a warm welcome from President Sally Kornbluth and several faculty members. The MIT Convocation ceremony served as a way to introduce the Institute’s Class of 2027 to […]

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Denzil Streete named senior associate dean and director of the Office of Graduate Education

After a national search, the MIT Office of the Vice Chancellor has named Denzil A. Streete senior associate dean and director of the Office of Graduate Education (OGE). Streete succeeds Blanche Staton, who retired this summer after serving for more than 25 years at MIT. He will begin his role at MIT on Sept. 12. […]

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