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Letter: Response to proposed cuts by the NIH

Sally Kornbluth

President Kornbluth’s letter to the MIT community describes the potential impact of a recent announcement by the National Institutes of Health and shares the actions MIT is taking in response.

Letter: Guidance on federal funding

Ian A. Waitz

MIT is intensely focused on assessing all available information. A new internal web page offers a central source for the facts, and we will continue to update it.

Letter: Minimum postdoc salary/stipend, 2025

Ian A. Waitz

The 2025 minimum salary/stipend for MIT postdoctoral scholars (associates and fellows) will increase in two stages.

What’s New in VPR Research Administration

Several of the functional teams within the Office of the Vice President for Research (OVPR) that support MIT research administration have made modest organizational changes recently to benefit PIs and our administrative colleagues in the DLCIs.

Letter: J-WAFS leadership transition

Ian A. Waitz

The letter announces a search for the next director of the Abdul Latif Jameel Water and Food Systems Lab (J-WAFS). John Lienhard has decided to step down as director, as he plans to retire in 2025.

Fifteen Lincoln Laboratory technologies receive 2024 R&D 100 Awards

MIT News

The innovations map the ocean floor and the brain, prevent heat stroke and cognitive injury, expand AI processing and quantum system capabilities, and introduce new fabrication approaches.

Enhancing career support for research administrators

The Office of the Vice President for Research and MIT Human Resources are partnering on an effort to enhance career development opportunities for research administration staff within the DLCIs.

 

Letter: Melissa Choi appointed director of Lincoln Laboratory

Ian A. Waitz

Currently assistant director of the Laboratory, Melissa brings to this role a 25-year career of outstanding technical and advisory leadership. The appointment is effective July 1, 2024.

Letter: Introducing Hermes – One tool for MTAs, DUAs, and NDAs

Anne White

An upgraded OSATT Core portal will now support researchers’ requests for Material Transfer Agreements (MTAs), Nondisclosure Agreements (NDAs), and Data Use Agreements (DUAs).

Ian Waitz named vice president for research

MIT News

In a letter to the MIT community, President Sally Kornbluth announced the appointment of Ian A. Waitz to the position of vice president for research, effective May 1, 2024.

Discussing research security with research groups

MIT Faculty Newsletter

Sharing a new resource in the Faculty Newsletter, Prof. Peter Fisher and Greg Moffatt encourage PIs at MIT to engage their research groups in a discussion of the group's norms and expectations.

Letter: Nuno Loureiro to lead the Plasma Science and Fusion Center

Maria T. Zuber

Maria Zuber is delighted to announce that Nuno Loureiro has accepted the invitation to lead the Plasma Science and Fusion Center as director, effective May 1, 2024.