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2023 PKG Public Service Award Undergraduate Recipient: Wilhem Hector ’25
“I wanted to learn science, and MIT is the best place in the world to learn science,” were the thoughts of a high school-aged Wilhem Hector from Port-au-Prince, Haiti, dreaming…
2023 PKG Public Service Award Graduate Recipient: Cecilé Sadler
The MIT Media Lab is an interdisciplinary research laboratory founded in 1985 that creates transformative technologies, experiences, and systems that enable people to re-imagine and redesign their lives. Cecilé Sadler,…
Social Impact Internships: Nicholas Liu (’26)
Hello! I’m Nicholas, a first-year undergraduate student interested in computer science, data science, and economics. Over IAP, I was a food waste data intern at the World Wildlife Fund, one…
Social Impact Internships: Kieran Dunn (’26)
My name is Kieran Dunn, and I am a freshman at MIT studying Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. Over the most recent IAP, I worked as a Peer City Analyst…
MIT EECS and PKG Course 6.900 “Engineering For Impact” featured by MIT News!
Think back to the last time you had to wait for a bus. How miserable were you? If you were in Boston, your experience might have included punishing wind and…
MIT PKG IDEAS Social Innovation Challenge Grants More Than $60,000 to Student-led Teams to Address Pressing Societal Issues
Written by Helen Wajda This article was featured on MIT News! Click here to see the article on their website. Now in its 22nd year, the MIT Priscilla King Gray (PKG)…
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…