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PKG Social Impact Internships: Nabil Khalil (’21)
My name is Nabil Khalil and I am a senior double majoring in Mathematics and Theater Arts, while also doing a double minor in Physics and Finance. Yeah, it be…
PKG Fellow Awele Uwagwu (’21) featured in MIT News
Growing up, Awele Uwagwu’s view of energy was deeply influenced by the oil and gas industry. He was born and raised in Port Harcourt, a city on the southern coast…
PKG Social Impact Internships: Andrea Moncada (’23)
Hi, my name is Andrea Moncada, and this Spring semester I am interning for the Kresge Foundation Health Team.  The Kresge Foundation is a private philanthropic group that awards grants…
PKG Fellow Kevin Lee named 2021 Fulbright Recipient
Twelve MIT student affiliates have won fellowships for the Fulbright 2021-22 grant year. Their host country destinations include Brazil, Iceland, India, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, South Korea, Spain, and…
Public Interest Technology University Network spotlights the PKG Center
The PKG Center’s Social Impact Internships program was recently featured by the Public Interest Technology University Network (PIT UN) as a 2020 Network Challenge grantee. Read the original post here.…
PKG Social Impact Internships: Emily Kiley (’22)
My name is Emily Kiley, and I am a junior studying mechanical engineering with a minor in design. My interest in sustainability drew me to my internship this spring as a Food…
Tackling air pollution in India and the developing world
Sidhant Pai was an undergraduate IDEAS grantee and has continued his work with the PKG Center as a Ph.D. student, assisting with data projects that allow the Center to better…
PKG Social Impact Internships: Alvin Zhu (’21)
My name is Alvin Zhu and I am a senior here at MIT. I am studying Computer Science,  Economics, and Data Science (6-14) with a minor in East Asian Studies.…
PKG Summer Fellows: Summer 2021
We are pleased to announce and congratulate our Summer 2021 PKG Fellows! Read about their work below and keep an eye out on the PKG blog for updates over the…
PKG Social Impact Internships: Val Shum (’22)
Community By nature, I’d consider myself a worrywart. Sometimes I find it difficult to stay motivated when I think about social issues. It can just feel so overwhelming when I…