Social Impact Internships: Arianna Peró (’25)
I had been interested in pursuing a Social Impact Internship since I had first heard about the program through my participation in ACE earlier this academic year. With most of…Social Impact Internships: Erin Liu (’25)
My name is Erin Liu, and I am a current freshman at MIT studying Mathematics and Computer Science. After an exciting but challenging first semester, I wanted to spend my…
Davis Projects for Peace Fellow: Ayomikun Ayodeji in MIT News!
Growing up in Lagos, Nigeria, Ayomikun Ayodeji enjoyed the noisy hustle and bustle of his neighborhood. The cacophony included everything from vendors hawking water sachets and mini sausages, to commuters…
IDEAS Alum: Biobot Analytics in the Boston Globe!
Biobot Analytics, co-founded by MIT alumna Dr. Mariana Matus and former DUSP Research Fellow Neswha Ghaeli, was a 2017 IDEAS Social Innovation Challenge awardee. When talking with entrepreneurs Mariana Matus…Brave Behind Bars, co-founded by PKG Fellow Marisa Gaetz, in MIT News!
Marisa Gaetz (G), former PKG Fellow, IDEAS Finalist, and recipient of the 2021 Priscilla King Gray Award for Public Service, co-founded Brave Behind Bars with fellow graduate student, Martin Nisser…
ACE Coordinator: Stacy Godfreey-Igwe featured in MIT News!
Stacy Godfreey-Igwe has been an important student leader in the PKG Center’s FPOP, Active Community Engagement (ACE). She started as a student participant during her first year at MIT and…
PKG Center Alumni: Where are they now?
In November 2021, the PKG Center invited three recent alumnae, Eleane Lema ‘21 (Course V-7), Ivana Alardin ‘21 (Course VI), and Flora Klise ‘21 (Course II), to share about their…
Shirley McBay, former dean of student affairs and PKG Center co-founder, dies at 86
In 1988, Shirley McBay, trailblazing mathematician and dean of student affairs, co-founded the MIT Public Service Center (now the Priscilla King Gray Public Service Center ‘PKG Center’) along with First…IDEAS Alum: Insightiv Wins HealthTech Hub Africa Challenge
Insightiv was a 2020 finalist of the PKG Center’s IDEAS Social Innovation Challenge and was awarded $16,000 that year for this outstanding proposal. Insightiv is an Intelligent and Distributed Diagnostics…