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Social Impact Interns, Anna Kwon and Nicole Doering, Awarded Jane Matlaw Environmental Champion Awards!
MIT senior Anna Kwon and sophomore Nicole Doering have been recognized by Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) for their work as interns last summer. Both students received Jane Matlaw Environmental Champion…
MIT PKG Social Innovation Exploration FPOP [SIE] is accepting Counselor applications for August 2024!
Social Innovation Exploration FPOP [SIE] We think every student is an innovator at MIT—even if sometimes that title can be intimidating. SIE FPOP welcomes first year students into the social innovation and entrepreneurship…
Social Impact Internships: Ronak Saluja (’26)
Hello! I am Ronak, a rising sophomore from Boston, majoring in Artificial Intelligenceand Decision Making (6-4). This summer, I was a PKG Social Impact Intern for SomerStat, theMayor’s Office of…
IDEAS 2023 Finalist, Sunona (formerly PocketChart), Receives an Inaugural MIT Ingnite Flagship Prize!
Read more about Sunona (formerly PocketChart) here! This semester, students and postdocs across MIT were invited to submit ideas for the first-ever MIT Ignite: Generative AI Entrepreneurship Competition. Over 100 teams…
Social Impact Internships: Lucky Deignan (’26)
My name is Lucky Deignan, a rising Sophomore majoring in Computation and Cognition (6-9). This summer I interned for Emmett Till Interpretive Center, a non-profit organization  dedicated towards racial healing and…
Davis Projects for Peace Fellow and Rhodes Scholar, Ayomikun Ayodeji ’22, Featured in The Tech!
Ayomikun “Ayo” Ayodeji ’22 was recently announced as a Rhodes Scholar. Ayodeji sat down with The Tech to share his journey and passions regarding energy systems and management in Africa. Ayodeji graduated…
Davis Projects for Peace Fellow, Ayomikun Ayodeji ’22, Named a 2024 Rhodes Scholar!
Ayomikun “Ayo” Ayodeji ’22 from Lagos, Nigeria, has been selected as a Rhodes Scholar for West Africa. He will begin fully funded postgraduate studies at Oxford University in the U.K.…
Social Impact Internships: Jeffrey Kwon (’26)
I thought it would be more effective to write out the individual thoughts in my head rather than try to write an essay or report, as it would be easier…
Social Impact Internships: Kamau Njendu (’26)
Hi there, I’m Kamau, a rising sophomore in course 6-14 (Electrical Engineering and Computer Science; Economics). This summer, I have been a Social Impact Intern with MassHealth as a Clinical…
PKG IDEAS Alum Anh Vu Sawyer Featured in Oprah Daily!
Anh Vu Sawyer was a finalist in the 2020 MIT PKG IDEAS Social Innovation Challenge. Anh was a team leader for BeTu. Learn more about BeTu here! With an ever-widening…