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IAP Health: Katherine Xie (’26)
Hi! My name is Katherine Xie, and I am a first-year student at MIT planning to major in computer science and cognitive science. During this IAP, I interned at the…
IAP Health: Pari Latawa (’26)
I’m Pari Latawa, a freshman at MIT pursuing Course 6-7 (Computer Science & Molecular Biology).During IAP-2023, I worked with the Boston Medical Center (BMC) Autism Program in the Resourcesteam. The…
PKG IAP ’23 Fellowship: Pedro Reynolds-Cuellar
Q: How has the PKG Center helped you in your fellowship?  A: The main help has come in the form of being able to advance my work given that traveling…
IAP Health: Sabrina Meng (’24)
My PKG IAP Health Experience A month of learning, serving, reflecting, and becoming (maybe too) familiar with the 1 Bus* *Case in point: What comes to mind when you think…
PKG IAP ’23 Fellowship: Ahmad Zakka
Background Poor poultry farmers in Cameroon have been dealing with the biggest hardship when it comes to brooding their chicks. Previously, they have had to harness energy stored in wood…
IAP Health: Srihitha Dasari (’26)
“Creating a system of care for autistic patients, without the need of autism experts.” This was something that my supervisor, Alex Friedman, said to me in our very first meeting.…
PKG Fellow, Jupneet Singh featured in MIT News!
As a first-year U.S. Air Force cadet in the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC), Jupneet Singh never imagined she would rise to the rank of wing commander by the end…
10 Reasons You Should Donate to Bay Cove Human Services
Written by a student of SP.256 This article was written as part of the PKG IAP ’23 course SP.256 Informed Philanthropy in Theory and Action. To read more about PKG’s current…
Priscilla King Gray, the PKG Center’s co-founder and namesake, has passed away
Read more about the PKG Center’s founding and history, here. Kathy Wren | MIT News Office Priscilla King Gray, an integral part of the fabric at MIT for more than 50 years,…
Social Impact Intern, Julian Zulueta, featured in MIT News!
Julian Zulueta (’23) was a social impact intern during the summer of 2020. Read more about Julian’s reflections on their CDC Foundation internship experience, here! Julian discussed their PKG experience…