Special Initiatives
“MIT is a community of brilliant individuals with boundless ideas and entrepreneurial spirit. Cultivating these individual strengths is essential — but I want to find ways to harness our collective power too. I believe there are many significant areas where, as a creative community, the people of MIT can do more together if the Institute actively fosters and supports new collaborations on compelling global problems.”
—President Sally Kornbluth
The Climate Project at MIT
President Kornbluth has called on the MIT community to mount a “bold, tenacious response” to the global threat posed by climate change. The Climate Project responds to this call. The goal is for MIT to become, within a decade, one of the world’s most prolific and collaborative sources of technological, behavioral, and policy solutions for the global climate challenge.
MGAIC – MIT Generative AI Impact Consortium
MIT’s Generative AI Impact Consortium (MGAIC) brings together researchers and industry leaders to develop open, collaborative AI solutions that enhance human capabilities. The consortium explores applications in fields such as healthcare, sustainability, manufacturing, and education, ensuring AI benefits society through interdisciplinary research and responsible innovation.
MIT HEALS – Health and Life Sciences Collaborative
MIT's Health and Life Sciences Collaborative (MIT HEALS) supports the convergence of world-class expertise across MIT and creates connections with industry leaders in biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, and hospitals—to catalyze discovery, innovation, and impact for human health.
MITHIC – The MIT Human Insight Collaborative
The MIT Human Insight Collaborative (MITHIC) connects scholars in the human-centered disciplines with colleagues across the Institute to unite in solving today’s problems, educating tomorrow’s leaders, and expanding humanity’s horizons.
MIT INM – Initiative for New Manufacturing
MIT’s Initiative for New Manufacturing (INM) unites faculty, students, and industry partners to transform how things are made in the 21st century. Through cutting-edge research, hands-on education, and real-world collaboration, INM advances technologies and systems that boost productivity, create high-quality jobs, and strengthen the U.S. manufacturing base. Working across sectors—from energy and biotech to electronics and robotics—INM aims to deliver scalable solutions that revitalize communities and fuel long-term economic growth.