The MIT Briefing Book has been updated and is available online at web.mit.edu/vpr/www/briefingbook/. The publication is sponsored by the Office of the Vice President for Research and the MIT Washington Office.

The briefing Book is a compilation of information about MIT with the focus on MIT's research activities. The book includes chapters on MIT's Global Engagement, Service to Local, National, and World Communities, and Undergraduate Financial Aid. The publication includes highlights of MIT's educational and research activities as well as summaries of projects funded by federal agencies, industry, and nonporfit institutions. Faculty and staff provided many of the project summaries.