Alumnus gives MIT $4.5 million to establish the Broderick Fund for Phytocannabinoid Research
Gifts to MIT and Harvard Medical School totaling $9 million will fund independent research on cannabinoid’s influence on brain health and behavior.
April 30, 2019 • ~11 min
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Tang family gift supports MIT.nano, MIT Quest for Intelligence
$20 million gift names imaging suite in new facility, creates catalyst fund.
Oct. 18, 2018 • ~2 min
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John M. Deutch endows new MIT Institute Professorship | MIT News
Gift honors emeritus Institute Professor’s respect for MIT and its community.
Sept. 26, 2018 • ~4 min
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MIT Collaboration with Dar Group supports the future of architecture, planning, and design | MIT News
June 26, 2018 • ~3 min
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MIT and SUSTech announce Centers for Mechanical Engineering Research and Education at MIT and SUSTech | MIT News
Two centers located in Shenzhen, China, and Cambridge, Massachusetts, will facilitate collaborative research opportunities.
June 19, 2018 • ~3 min
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Edward Boyden named inaugural Y. Eva Tan Professor in Neurotechnology | MIT News
Neuroengineering leader appointed to new professorship at the McGovern Institute for Brain Research.
March 5, 2018 • ~4 min
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Houston gives a Texas-sized welcome to the MIT Better World Tour | MIT News
At the Hobby Center for the Performing Arts, alumni and friends celebrate the creativity and strength of MIT and the city of Houston.
Feb. 19, 2018 • ~4 min
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MyGoodness: Making charitable giving more effective | MIT News
Online game uses hypothetical choices and real cash prizes to educate people on how to make their most of their generosity.
Dec. 15, 2017 • ~5 min
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Over the river and do some good | MIT News
The Bridge Project collaboration accelerates new, highly original, and powerful approaches to defeating cancer.
Nov. 22, 2017 • ~17 min
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MIT to construct new, cutting-edge Wright Brothers Wind Tunnel | MIT News
Largest, most advanced U.S. academic tunnel will replace 79-year-old facility; Boeing is project’s lead donor with philanthropic commitment.
Nov. 13, 2017 • ~4 min
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