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PKG Social Impact Internships: Elliott Yarwood (’22)
My name is Elliott Yarwood, I am a rising senior majoring in Materials Science & Engineering. I grew up in Tucson, Arizona and during my time there I worked at…
PKG Social Impact Internships: Megan Eberts (’24)
Introduction I came to MIT looking for opportunities exactly like the Social Impact Internship Program. Interning for the Massachusetts Executive Office for Administration and Finance (A&F) as a Fiscal Policy…
PKG Fellowships: Mercy Oladipo (’23)
The Public Interest Technology University Network (PIT UN) recently featured Mercy Oladipo (’23), a PKG Fellow who has used her programming and technology skills to develop a website focused on…
PKG Fellowships: Ben Hoyle (G), Part IV
Read Part I, Part II and Part III of Ben’s Fellowship experience. Ben Hoyle completed his Master of Architecture at MIT in June of 2021. During the summer, he laid…
PKG Social Impact Internships: Danielle Herman (’22)
Working on climate change research at WWF has been a great opportunity, and I’ve learned a ton. I’m really enjoying the work I am doing, but because of the topics…
IDEAS Alumni Carbon BioEnergy awarded the Catalyst Grant from the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center
IDEAS 2019 Alumni Carbon BioEnergy (formerly InSanirator) has been awarded the Catalyst Grant of $65,000 from the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center. The grant funding will help them develop the next…
PKG Social Impact Internships: Dana Osei (’23)
About Me Hello, I’m Dana Osei, a rising junior from Gainesville, Virginia. I’m currently pursuing a major in Business Analytics (15-2), which I hope to couple with a double in…
PKG Social Impact Internships: Elie Cuevas (’24)
Who I am, and How I Got Here  My name is Elie Cuevas, and I’m a rising sophomore at MIT originally from Kokomo, IN. On paper, I am currently pursuing…
PKG Social Impact Internships: Tamea Cobb (’24)
Hi, my name is Tamea Cobb and I’m a rising sophomore from Maryland studying Chemical Engineering. This past summer I worked for Msaada Partners, a consulting group, as a part…
PKG Social Impact Internships: Cameron White (’24)
One of my favorite aspects of my internship this summer was my company’s dual focus on building a better product that had commercial applications and spending time adapting that product…