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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…
5 Reasons Why Community Servings is a Model
By Cameron DougalThis 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 and past academic…
Social Impact Internships: Ejiro Omoruyi (’23)
Hey! My name is Ejiro Omoruyi and I’m a rising senior majoring in Chemistry and Biology (Course 5-7). This past summer I had the pleasure of working with the Florida…
Social Impact Internships: Emily Wong (’25)
My name is Emily and I’m a rising sophomore majoring in Chemical Engineering (Course 10). I spent this summer working as a research intern at the Conservation Law Foundation on…
PKG Alum, Dr. Natalia Rodriguez honored as emerging scholar in Diverse Magazine
Dr. Natalia Rodriguez Title: Assistant Professor, Department of Public Health and Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, Purdue University; Associate Director of Population Health and Health Equity, Regenstrief Center for Healthcare Engineering…
Social Impact Internships: Emmi Mills (’24)
Hi! My name is Emmi Mills, and I am a rising junior studying Brain and Cognitive Sciences (Course 9) here at MIT. This summer, I interned at the Ek Kadam…
PKG Fellowship and IDEAS Alum, Amrita Saigal ’10 was featured on Shark Tank!
In 2012, Amrita Saigal quit her dream job. After working as a Procter & Gamble engineer for two years, the MIT and Harvard University graduate didn’t understand why the company…
PKG Alumni named in Forbes 30 Under 30 List
For 2023, Forbes collected trailblazers from all-around North America to represent 20 fields, from sports to venture capital. You can check out the Forbes’ full 30 Under 30 lists here.…
Social Impact Internships: Kelly Xu (’24)
I’m Kelly Xu, a rising junior majoring in course 6-3. Over the summer, I’ve been  working as a biomedical scientist intern at Reboot Rx. Reboot Rx is the tech nonprofit…