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  • Thu, 03/26/2015

    In his first public talk at MIT since taking office, Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker spoke Wednesday morning at the Kendall Square Association’s (KSA) annual meeting about ways the commonwealth intends to facilitate innovation and economic growth in Kendall…

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  • Tue, 09/23/2014

    The following email was sent today to the MIT community by Provost Martin Schmidt and Executive Vice President and Treasurer Israel Ruiz. To the members of the MIT community: We write to provide an update on MIT’s East Campus/Kendall…

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  • Mon, 07/14/2014

    The following email was sent on Monday to the MIT community by Provost Martin Schmidt. To the MIT Community: I am pleased to share the good news that we have reached an important juncture in our planning process…

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  • Tue, 06/3/2014

    The following email was sent today to the MIT faculty and graduate students by Provost Martin Schmidt. To Members of the Faculty and MIT Graduate Students: I am writing to share the final report of the Graduate Student Housing…

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  • Thu, 03/27/2014

    In the 1970s, if you stood at the corner of Main and Vassar streets and looked out from the edge of the MIT campus, you would see nothing but a vacant lot. Kendall Square had been vacated by…

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  • Tue, 02/4/2014

    The following email was sent today to the MIT faculty by Provost Martin Schmidt. A similar letter was subsequently sent to the graduate student community by Christine Ortiz, dean for graduate education. To Members of the Faculty: I…

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  • Mon, 11/4/2013

    The following email was sent today to the Institute community by Acting Provost Marty Schmidt and Executive Vice President and Treasurer Israel Ruiz. To Members of the MIT Community: As recommended by the Faculty Task Force on Community…

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  • Tue, 10/29/2013

    MIT’s East Campus Steering Committee has selected a multidisciplinary urban design team to help advance plans for the redevelopment of Institute-owned property in East Campus and Kendall Square. The team will build upon the work of Elkus Manfredi…

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  • Wed, 08/21/2013

    This fall, MIT will select an urban-design firm to help it develop and complete a design plan for the redevelopment of Institute-owned property in Kendall Square. In April, MIT’s rezoning petition for its Kendall Square initiative was approved…

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  • Tue, 04/9/2013

    On Monday night, the Cambridge City Council voted to approve MIT’s petition to transform 26 acres of property it owns around Kendall Square. The vote caps a three-year process by which MIT sought alignment, both within the Institute…

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