The call for participants emphasized that no experience was necessary. Those who were interested simply had to show up at practice “and have fun.” Dr. Carl Robert Dahlberg, SF ’17, echoes this sentiment. Learn more at the link below. https://bit.ly/46amx4D

MIT Sloan students have returned to campus! 📷: Kelly Davidson

Through a decade of non-dilutive funding, hands-on mentorship, and a safe space to fail fast, the MIT Sandbox Innovation Fund Program has helped students translate curiosity into real-world impact. Learn more at the link below. https://bit.ly/45TTsKR 📷: Courtesy MIT Sandbox

Stacks in the Dewey Library in 2008. The Dewey Library permanently closed in June. Learn more at the link below. https://bit.ly/4y5Hiun 📷: Heifetz

Audacious founders. Consequential companies. That’s who takes the stage at MIT delta v Demo Day. Friday, September 11 4–5:30 p.m. (doors at 3:30 p.m.) Kresge Auditorium Get your tickets now at the link below! https://bit.ly/40HvJe5

In a recent blog post for the Peruvian publication Mercado Negro, Carolina Cabello, MBA ’19, the head of Mercado Pago Peru, emphasized the necessity of digitization for Peruvian small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Learn more at the link below. https://bit.ly/4gG1I6e

Bill Aulet, SF ‘94, and Jenny Larios Berlin, MCP ‘14, MBA ‘15, led a recent webinar on how entrepreneurs can combine AI with Aulet’s 24-step Disciplined Entrepreneurship framework to work faster and more effectively. Learn more at the link below. https://bit.ly/4xoR5vD

Ling Xiang, EMBA ’19, put out a call for dragon boat participants. The message quickly landed in the inboxes of Sloanies like Christalyn Rhodes, SFMBA ’26, who was a student at the time. Learn more at the link below. https://bit.ly/46amx4D

A recent paper co-authored by MIT Sloan faculty shows that giving people the opportunity to trade energy stocks increased their support for government and business actions to counter climate change. Learn more at the link below. https://bit.ly/4cdt8yO 📷: Mimi Phan / iStock

MIT Sloan students are returning to campus! 📷: Kelly Davidson

In a new paper, MIT Sloan Professor John Sterman, PhD ’82, and Koru Labs President Jennifer Turliuk, SFMBA ’25, explore whether AI will “ruin” or “save” the planet. Learn more at the link below. https://bit.ly/4gO8Cr7

Organizations that succeed in the 21st century are agile and innovate quickly. According to MIT Sloan’s Andrew McAfee, the future of tech-driven companies is young U.S. firms on the West Coast. Learn more at the link below. https://bit.ly/4qCNsQ4

For the first time in its 47-year history, the Boston Dragon Boat Festival featured a team from the MIT Club of Boston comprised of alumni, students, affiliates, and Institute community members. Watch the full video at the link below. https://bit.ly/46amx4D

The Memorial Drive entrance to Building E52 in 2004.

In a new book, Paul Osterman, PhD ‘76, details his research finding more than one-third of U.S. workers are “disposable,” with little security or chance of job advancement. Learn more at the link below. https://bit.ly/4znHeYn

In a recent article, MIT Golub Center for Finance and Policy Research Associate Niccolo Comati, MFin ’25, presents new research findings on the 2023 collapse of Silicon Valley Bank. Learn more at the link below. https://bit.ly/4gGQrmb

MIT Sloan Dean Richard M. Locke, PhD ’89, discusses a new program that expands access for working professionals while deepening connections to Greater Boston’s innovation economy. Learn more at the link below. https://bit.ly/4ql5bLA 📷: Andrew Ryan

🚇 A train pulls into the MBTA Red Line station at Kendall Square in 2008 📷: Heifetz

Michael Autery, SFMBA ’26, co-founder of Gander Robotics and member of the 2026 MIT delta v cohort, appeared on the MIT Sloan alumni podcast in May. Listen to his episode at the link below. https://bit.ly/4dlReZd

MIT Sloan Reunion 2026 was held on campus from May 28–May 31, 2026. Catch up on session recaps, video recordings, and the official photo gallery at the link below. https://bit.ly/4x7dA7L : L. Barry Hetherington

A study co-authored by MIT professors Dennis Whyte and Andrew W. Lo proposes a framework for understanding what’s needed to make fusion energy commercially viable in the marketplace. Learn more at the link below. https://bit.ly/4zaPECd

The MIT Sloan School of Management has launched the MIT Sloan Data Analytics Consortium, a new approach that expands the way the school connects with industry leaders. Learn more at the link below. https://bit.ly/4wmzFhY 📷: Kelly Davidson

Distinguished Senior Lecturer Neal Hartman teaches managerial communication in August 2008 📷: Heifetz

Few AI pilots scale successfully. Asking key questions about goals, governance, and culture can help them thrive. Learn more at the link below. https://bit.ly/4hdDaU2 📷: Mohamad Ramli / iStock

AIDEs have lower overhead, are extremely efficient at product development, require a smaller footprint, and provide increased ownership for founders, according to MIT Sloan’s Paul Cheek. Learn more at the link below. https://bit.ly/4xhX9FF 📷: Hilch / iStock

Several alumni recently joined the MIT Alumni Association Board of Directors. Among them are two Sloanies: Anthony “Tony” Davis, SM ’85, and Stacy Yu, SB ’98. Learn more at the link below. https://bit.ly/3Scmp18

Robert E. Cohen, the Raymond A. (1921) and Helen E. St. Laurent Professor of Chemical Engineering, Emeritus, passed away peacefully on July 9. He was 79. Learn more at the link below. https://bit.ly/3U1IXSL

MIT’s Great Dome on a summer night in August 2008

The importance of stories underpins a recent MIT SHASS Q&A with Guadalupe Hayes-Mota, SB ’08, LGO ’16, an alumnus of the MIT Leaders for Global Operations program. Learn more at the link below. https://bit.ly/4fJggRZ

A new research argues that as artificial intelligence systems become more capable, companies will need to think beyond individual tools and begin managing AI as a “digital colleague.” Learn more at the link below. https://bit.ly/3RZDUSf 📷: akinbostanci / iStock