On the latest episode of Sloanies Talking with Sloanies, Yurui (Rui) Tong, MBAn ’21, recalls the advice of Professor Dimitris Bertsimas, SM ’87, PhD ’88, to confront difficult problems head-on. Listen to the full episode at the link below.

David Cohen-Tanugi, SM ’12, PhD ’15, describes his role as venture builder for MIT Proto Ventures, and how he knows he's making a difference.

Summer is the perfect time to curl up with a good book—and MIT authors have had much to offer in the past year. The following titles represent some of the books published in the past 12 months by MIT faculty and staff. Read more at the link below.

The open space connecting Hockfield Court with Massachusetts Avenue, in the heart of MIT’s campus, is now the L. Rafael Reif Innovation Corridor, in honor of the Institute’s 17th president.

A study co-authored by MIT Sloan Professor Joseph Doyle shows that an innovative Chilean program providing legal aid to children shortens the length of foster-care stays, returning them to families faster. Read more at the link below. 📷: Tim Correira

Professor Rodrigo Verdi, the deputy dean for degree programs, teaching, and learning at the MIT Sloan School of Management, is one of two Institute faculty named to the 2023-25 Committed to Caring cohort. Read more at the link below. 📷: Tim Correira

MIT Sloan Professor David Thesmar will discuss his new book—"The Price of Our Values: The Economic Limits of Moral Life"—during a free event at the Harvard Book Store on Monday, July 14, at 7 p.m. Learn more at the link below. 📷: Kelly Davidson

These research-backed titles cover retirement transitions, artificial intelligence and skills development, how to build an innovation advantage, and more.

MIT Proto Ventures is launching the “R&D Venture Studio Playbook,” a resource to help universities, national labs, and corporate R&D offices establish their own in-house venture studios.

Same flagpole, nearly 60 years apart. Have a wonderful holiday weekend, MIT Sloan!. 📷: Courtesy MIT Museum

As the incoming president of the MIT Alumni Association, Stephen P. DeFalco, SB ’83, SM ’88, wants to ensure that the MITAA helps the Institute change lives of those in future generations.

MIT Sloan celebrated the classes of 1955, 1960, 1965, 1970, 1975, 1980, 1985, 1990, 1995, 2000, 2005, 2010, 2015, 2020, and 2024 from May 29–June 1, 2025. Click the link below for highlights from MIT Sloan Reunion 2025. 📷: L. Barry Hetherington

Sometimes, an MIT Sloan Action Learning team is so successful that it calls for an encore. That's what happened for Shawn George, MBA ’25, Neha Golakia, MBA ’25, Trung Nguyen, MBA ’25, and Nisha Patel, MBA ’25. Read more at the link below.

Mission Innovation x creates education and research opportunities while facilitating connections between defense agencies and MIT innovators.

MIT Sloan climate expert John Sterman, PhD ’82, spells out the actions businesses can take to mitigate the economic and ecological harms of global warming.

Presentations targeted high-impact intersections of AI and other areas, such as health care, business, and education.

MIT students are renowned for creating transformative technology. Bar Pereg, MBA ’17, wants to channel such technology to solve overlooked societal and environmental challenges.

MIT has again been named the world’s top university by the QS World University Rankings, which were announced today. This is the 14th year in a row MIT has received this distinction.

New research ranges from how AI agents negotiate to how “personality pairing” can optimize human-AI collaboration.

Three steps to finding use cases for large language models:. 1. Break down workflows into tasks.2. Consider all costs associated with automation.3. Launch pilots.