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IAP Health: Valeria Robayo (’23)
My name is Valeria Robayo, and I am a sophomore majoring in Management and minoring in German as a pre-med at MIT. Over IAP 2021, I was able to contribute…
PKG Social Impact Internships: Nathan Liang (’21)
Creating Accessible Financial Literacy Resources for Fellow Students Hello! I’m Nathan Liang (he/him/his), a senior double majoring in Course 20 and CMS. This IAP I’ve been working remotely with the…
PKG Social Impact Internships: Natalia Perez Lodeiro (’22)
My name is Natalia and I am a Junior in Course 10-Eng Environment. I am also minoring in Energy Studies. This IAP, I interned with the Texas Water Trade (TWT),…
PKG IAP Fellowships: Adam Swartzbaugh Part I
“No, it’s not that complicated.  We do not need to try and fix everything for everyone.  People can fix their own problems.  They just need the right tools.  We should…
PKG Social Impact Internships: Mingying Yang (’22)
Path to Service My name is Ming, and I am a junior in Chemical Engineering (Course 10). Because of the pandemic, I took classes remotely for the fall, and I…
PKG IAP Fellowships: Yunus Sevilmi Part I
From Fish to Finance: Impact through Cultural Understanding As I was going through my interview notes, I realized that the yellow pad had captured our experience in more than one…
IAP Health: Veronica Perdomo ’23
I find that the time we are living in feels a lot like looking for something in the dark. I am unsure of every step I make, unable to see…
PKG Social Impact Internships: Mallika Pajjuri (’23)
Mallika Pajjuri is a current sophomore in Course 3A. During IAP, she completed a social impact internship at Reboot Rx as a biomedical scientist intern.  Finding the Good in Innovation…
IAP Health: Sarah Lincoln (’22)
Near the start of the pandemic, when the world seemed helpless and I felt useless, I set up a meeting with Sarah Bouchard. I figured the PKG Center of all…
PKG Social Impact Internships: Lucy Kitch Peck (’22)
Finding Hope in Environmental Research I’m Lucy, and I’m a junior completing a dual major in Materials Science and Engineering and Energy Policy. This winter, through the generous help of…