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New Cross-Institute Fellowship Initiative with PKG Center featured in MIT News!
New MIT fellowship supports student research on governance innovation with Global South governments A new cross-institute initiative between MIT Governance Lab, MISTI, and the Priscilla King Gray Public Service Center…
Social Impact Internships: Katrina Li (’26)
Hi everyone! My name is Katrina, and I’m a freshman studying physics, with various other interests including policy and climate change solutions. This IAP, I had the opportunity to intern…
Social Impact Internships: Jason Li (’26)
Hello! My name is Jason, and I am a freshman from Houston, Texas. I interned at The Coding School this past January doing curriculum development. I have always been interested…
PKG Graduate Community Fellow, Kelsey Merrill ’22 named to ALL IN Student Voting Honor Roll!
Kelsey Merrill ’22, a master’s of engineering student in electrical engineering and computer science, has been recognized by the ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge (ALL IN) for her outstanding efforts to advance…
PKG Student, Anushree Chaudhuri named 2023 Udall Scholar!
Anushree was a summer 2021 Social Impact Intern and participated in the DUSP-PKG Fellowship program. Read more about their Intern experience here! MIT junior Anushree Chaudhuri has been selected as…
Three PKG Students awarded 2023 Fulbright Fellowships!
Thirteen MIT undergraduates, graduate students, and alumni have been awarded Fulbright fellowships and will embark on projects overseas in the 2023-24 grant year. Four other MIT affiliates were offered awards…
Social Impact Internships: Catherine Mei (’23)
Hi! I’m Catherine, and I’m a senior double majoring in Computer Science and Electrical Engineering (Course 6-2) and Brain and Cognitive Science (Course 9). I’m interested in seeing how software…
PKG Fellow, Ana Velarde (’24) awarded MIT Change-Maker Award!
Ana Velarde has been recognized as the 2023 Outstanding Undergraduate Student for her work that challenges the cultural norms regarding sexual violence and harassment. Ana was a summer 2023 PKG…
Social Impact Internships: Cameron Dougal (’25)
My name is Cameron Dougal, and I’m a second-year student studying Urban Science and Planning with Computer Science (11-6). My host was the City of Phoenix Office of Heat Response…
Social Impact Internships: Brian Liu (’24)
Hi, I’m Brian Liu, and I’m a junior double majoring in 6-14 (Computer science, economics, and data) and 18 (Mathematics) and minoring in music. This past IAP, I worked at…