• Watch: A message from MIT President Sally Kornbluth about funding and the talent pipeline at the Institute
• Watch: President Kornbluth's update on MIT's current situation during Technology Day on May 30
• Read: President Kornbluth's May 26 The Boston Globe op-ed, "America built the world's greatest research engine. Now it's shrinking."

Let your representative and senators know how you feel about these developments as their constituent. Use these tools to support your outreach efforts:

• Sample message on how to communicate about issues critical to MIT, including harmful cuts to research. (Infinite Connection login required for alumni. Non-alumni, please contact us for messaging guidance.)
• Contact information for U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senators. For those outside of the U.S., please contact your embassy/consulate.
• Strengthen your outreach—learn more about the Institute’s contributions to health, security, and competitiveness across the US.

MIT has a new storytelling project titled Curiosity on a Mission, which champions the long-horizon science that powers American innovation. The MIT effort highlights how basic research sparks enormous advances in medicine, technology, national security, and economic growth.

Access the alumni toolkit for materials that will help you share the case for curiosity- driven science with your personal and professional networks. 

• MIT Legislative Advocacy Network—Join the mailing list for this joint initiative between the MIT Alumni Association and MIT Washington Office.
• MIT Alumni for Science—Learn more about this fast-growing, nonpartisan group of MIT alumni and friends and stay connected through its mailing list.