Highlights & Initiatives

Projects, initiatives and news.

Left to right: Dan Huttenlocher
Campus Buildings + Architecture (MIT News)

Marking a milestone: Dedication ceremony celebrates the new MIT Sch...

Members of the MIT community, supporters, and guests commemorate the opening of the new college headquarters.
Benjamin Lewis (left)
Campus Buildings + Architecture (MIT News)

Community members receive 2024 MIT Excellence Awards, Collier Medal...

Staff members receive recognition for their exceptional support of the MIT community.
MIT President Sally Kornbluth speaks at the opening ceremony of the Ragon Institute’s new headquarters in Cambridge’s Kendall Square.
Campus Buildings + Architecture (MIT News)

New Ragon Institute building opens in the heart of Kendall Square

The building will serve as a hub for research on the development of immunology-based treatments.
John Fucillo has been working for the MIT Department of Biology since 1989 and was key for the department
Campus Buildings + Architecture (MIT News)

John Fucillo: Laying foundations for MIT’s Department of Biology

The Building 68 manager’s leadership, innovation, and laid-back attitude have helped to build a strong culture of community.
WMBR general managers Maggie Lin (left) and James Rock
Campus Buildings + Architecture (MIT News)

One of MIT’s best-kept secrets lives in the Institute’s basement

With roots dating to 1946, radio station WMBR airs daily on 88.1 FM.
MIT Emergency Management’s David Barber shows off one of the new AED devices that he is helping to bring to every building on MIT’s campus.
Campus Buildings + Architecture (MIT News)

Preparing MIT’s campus for cardiac emergencies

A new program is equipping every campus building with an automated external defibrillator.