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Sally Ann Kornbluth (born 1960) is an American cell biologist and academic administrator. She began serving as the 18th president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in January 2023.
Sally Kornbluth became MIT’s 18th president on January 1, 2023. She is a cell biologist whose eight-year tenure as Duke University’s provost earned her a reputation as a brilliant administrator, a creative problem-solver, and a leading advocate of faculty excellence and student wellbeing.
Oct 20, 2022 · Kornbluth, 61, was elected to the post this morning by a vote of the MIT Corporation. She will assume the MIT presidency on Jan. 1, 2023, succeeding L. Rafael Reif, who last February announced his intention to step down after 10 years leading the Institute.
Sally Kornbluth is President of MIT. Before she closed her lab to focus on administration, her research focused on the biological signals that tell a cell to start dividing or to self-destruct — processes that are key to understanding cancer as well as various degenerative disorders.
Jul 12, 2005 · Sally Kornbluth is MIT's 18th president. Since she joined MIT in January 2023, President Kornbluth has fostered bold thinking – from solutions to dramatically accelerate progress against climate change, to helping ensure the power of AI is harnessed for good, to exploring daring new links between engineering and life science.
Oct 20, 2022 · Sally A. Kornbluth, a cell biologist whose eight-year tenure as Duke University’s provost has earned her a reputation as a brilliant administrator, a creative problem-solver, and a leading advocate of academic excellence, has been selected as MIT’s 18th president. Kornbluth, 61, was elected to the post this morning by a vote of the MIT Corporation.
Institute of Technology. The Presidential Inauguration of Sally Kornbluth. On Monday, May 1, 2023 the MIT community and delegates from the worldwide academic community joined in a ceremony celebrating the inauguration of Sally Kornbluth as the Institute’s 18th president.
May 1, 2023 · Sally Kornbluth made a resounding call for the entire MIT community to join together and address “global crises” of the current era, including climate change, in her inaugural address as the Institute’s 18th president.
Oct 21, 2022 · Incoming MIT President Sally Kornbluth greeted members of the Institute community at a campus event on Thursday afternoon, outlining her vision and values, and thanking everyone for the reception she has enjoyed.
Oct 20, 2022 · Oct. 20, 2022. M.I.T. announced the selection of a new president, Sally Kornbluth, a cell biologist and provost at Duke University. She will be the second female president of the...
