NIH funding cuts pose challenges to Institute’s health research
On Feb. 7, the NIH released an announcement stating that indirect cost rates for current and new grants would be capped at a rate of 15% in order to reduce expenses.
Vice President for Equity and Inclusion Karl W. Reid ’84, SM ‘85 steps down
On Feb. 7, President Kornbluth sent out an email stating that Vice President for Equity and Inclusion Karl W. Reid ’84, SM ’85 decided to step down from his position.
Mishael Quraishi ’25 named 2025 Churchill Scholar
Quraishi: “MIT beat me down and built me back up”
David Darmofal SM ’91, PhD ‘93 appointed as next vice chancellor for undergraduate and graduate education
In an email to the MIT community on Feb. 3, Chancellor Melissa Nobles announced David Darmofal SM ’91, PhD ’93 Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics, as the next vice chancellor for undergraduate and graduate education.
Festival of Learning 2025 discusses the future of mens et manus education at MIT
Co-sponsored by MIT Open Learning and the Office of the Vice Chancellor, the annual event serves to bring MIT faculty, staff, and students together to discuss ways to improve “teaching and learning at the Institute.”
Bad Ideas Weekend 2025 holds 28 events from Jan. 24 to Jan. 26
There were 28 different events, from Good Morning Rave to Dig Your Own Grave.
Blue Bottle Independent Union workers conduct Jan. 25 Kendall Square walkout
Prull: “As an independent union, we do it all ourselves. We are both workers, and union members, and union leaders.”
Slippery, snowy conditions ahead
Mixed precipitation is expected throughout the day on Thursday. Stay safe and tread carefully!
Warming up for the weekend
After a stretch of really chilly weather, the weekend looks to be warming up a bit, though evening lows are still well below freezing.
MIT SIPB launches the beta version of OpenGrades, a fully anonymous course evaluation platform
On Dec. 12, 2024, MIT’s Student Information Processing Board (SIPB) launched a beta version of OpenGrades, a platform where students can anonymously share information about classes at MIT since Fall 2021.
Three from MIT named 2025-26 Schwarzman Scholars
On Jan. 15, the Schwarzman Scholars Program announced its tenth cohort, including three from MIT. Scholars pursue a fully funded, one-year master’s degree at Tsinghua University in Beijing, China. Per the scholarship’s website, the Schwarzman Scholars Program is intended to create leaders and form “global relationships that can be activated over a lifetime.”
Bill Thilly ’67 ScD ‘71, Professor of Biological Engineering, passes away at 79
Thilly’s research on the effects of environmental mutagens on human cells led to now widely-used assays
MIT admits 721 early action applicants to the Class of 2029
On Dec. 17, MIT admitted 721 early action applicants to the Class of 2029 out of 12,053 students, which is an acceptance rate of 6.0%.
Search for suspect on campus concludes with arrest in Somerville
Police arrested Fabio Armelio after a string of break-ins.
Lara Ozkan ’25 named 2025 Marshall Scholar
Ozkan: “MIT has been the most transformative experience of my academic career.”
Prof. Rosalind Picard apologizes for comments at the 2024 NeurIPS conference
Picard: “Our students and colleagues who are Chinese or Chinese American frequently contend with deliberate ethnic stereotyping that feeds an atmosphere of mistrust.”
West Coast vs East Coast: Fire vs. Ice
The Boston Winter has arrived with the start of 2025! If the Fall semester weather convinced you that Boston Winters are not bad, let’s see if that is true after IAP. Living up to the New England Weather expectations, brace yourself for chilling temperatures and forceful gusts of wind as temperatures drop to the 20s and wind speeds vary from 10-20 mph this week.