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These are the stories of the MIT Sloan alumni community. Learn more at https://mitsloan.mit.edu/alumni
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The MIT Startup Exchange featured eight ventures in a recent Virtual Demo Day that span the health care, e-commerce, energy, and artificial intelligence industries.

Learn more at the link below.

https://bit.ly/3M6HMxS

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January 29, 2026 at 3:00 PM
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❄️ Scenes from the MIT Sloan campus this week

📷: Margo Price
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January 28, 2026 at 3:00 PM
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Frank & Eileen Founder and CEO Audrey McLoghlin spoke to the MIT Sloan community about becoming B Corp certified and creating the right kind of environment to attract the best, most successful people.

Learn more at the link below.

https://bit.ly/4sMz4FK
January 27, 2026 at 3:00 PM
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For nearly a decade, the MIT Warrior-Scholar Project STEM boot camp has helped enlisted members of the military prepare for higher education. Nelson Olivier, EMBA ’17, has been with the program since the beginning.

Learn more at the link below.

https://bit.ly/4pSqSAX
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January 26, 2026 at 3:00 PM
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⛄ Scenes from the MIT campus during the blizzard of 1978

📷: Courtesy MIT Museum
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January 25, 2026 at 3:00 PM
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❄️ Stay warm this weekend!

📷: Emily Dahl
Aerial view of the domed roof of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Great Dome overlooking the frozen Charles River with the Boston skyline in the background.
January 24, 2026 at 3:00 PM
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TIGER 21 Founder Michael Sonnenfeldt, SB ’77, SM ’78, has launched season two of the “NEXT with Michael Sonnenfeldt” podcast.

Visit www.muus.com/podcast to tune in. The podcast is also available on YouTube, Spotify, and Apple.
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January 23, 2026 at 3:00 PM
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⌛ The year was 2016...

📷: Courtesy MIT Sloan
Three people attending a meeting, smiling and engaged in conversation. Two individuals sitting and happily chatting on a staircase inside a modern building with a banner reading "Academy of Innovation" in the background. A person examining a model of a human organ with a digital microscope in a bright, modern lab setting. Two individuals engaging in a friendly conversation at a social event, one holding a drink, in a room with other guests in the background.
January 22, 2026 at 3:00 PM
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Abdullah Almaatouq, SM ’16, PhD ’19, (Douglas Drane Career Development Associate Professor in Information Technology and Management) has been named to the 2025-27 Committed to Caring cohort.

Learn more at the link below.

https://bit.ly/4pzvTyh

📷: Jason Grow
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January 21, 2026 at 3:00 PM
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New insights from MIT Sloan Management Review focus on achieving real results from investments in artificial intelligence.

Learn more at the link below.

https://bit.ly/4bnPqOw

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January 20, 2026 at 3:00 PM
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According to a new report, a growing share of organizations are no longer just experimenting with artificial intelligence—they’re beginning to delegate work to it.

Learn more at the link below.

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January 18, 2026 at 3:00 PM
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🌇 2005 sunset at the corner of Memorial and Wadsworth

📷: Courtesy MIT Sloan
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January 17, 2026 at 3:00 PM
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Massachusetts Clean Energy Center CEO Emily Reichert, SFMBA ’12, highlights the state government’s unique approach to fostering and keeping clean energy innovation.

Learn more at the link below.

https://bit.ly/4qnGIo4

📷: Kelley Travers
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January 16, 2026 at 3:00 PM
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In October, Frank & Eileen Founder and CEO Audrey McLoghlin spoke to the MIT Sloan community about finding opportunities in uncertainty.

Learn more at the link below.

https://bit.ly/4sMz4FK
January 15, 2026 at 3:01 PM
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A new working paper shows that generative artificial intelligence can help people lower their body mass index, and at a low cost to boot.

Learn more at the link below.

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January 14, 2026 at 3:00 PM
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MIT News spoke with lead author and the Martin Trust Center for MIT Entrepreneurship's Ben Soltoff, who co-wrote the book “Disciplined Entrepreneurship for Climate and Energy Ventures.”

Learn more at the link below.

📷: Caitlin Cunningham

https://bit.ly/49EIF9R
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January 13, 2026 at 3:00 PM
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In December, Business Insider spoke with Christina Cassotis, EMBA ’14, CEO of the Allegheny County Airport Authority.

Learn more at the link below.

https://bit.ly/3LkLAeG

📷: Courtesy of the Allegheny County Airport Authority
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January 12, 2026 at 3:00 PM
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Join the MIT Alumni Association in San Francisco this Thursday, January 15, 5–8:30 p.m. PT, for the MIT Graduate Alumni Symposium Series.

Learn more and register at the link below.

📷: Chloe Jackman

https://bit.ly/4srAiGa
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January 11, 2026 at 3:00 PM
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That's a wrap on January Executive Electives for 2026!
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January 10, 2026 at 9:00 PM
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Even on the final day, January Executive Electives is going strong!
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January 10, 2026 at 4:00 PM
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The conversations are lively on day three of January Executive Electives!
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January 9, 2026 at 8:00 PM
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Philip Rigueur, EMBA ’23, and the MIT Sloan Affinity Group Alumni hosted the Black Sloanies Dinner during this year's January Executive Electives.
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January 9, 2026 at 5:00 PM
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Lisa Su, SB ’90, SM ’91, PhD ’94, head of the company Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), will deliver the address at the OneMIT Commencement Ceremony on Thursday, May 28.

Learn more at the link below.

📷: Courtesy of AMD

https://bit.ly/49lv8CD
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January 9, 2026 at 3:00 PM
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Two days down, two more days to go for January Executive Electives.
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January 8, 2026 at 9:00 PM
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Even during breaks, students and alumni at January Executive Electives are keeping busy!
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January 8, 2026 at 5:10 PM