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Social Impact Internships: Jieruei Chang (’28)

Hi! I’m Jieruei. I’m a rising sophomore majoring in computer science and electrical engineering. This summer, I was a machine learning intern at the World Wildlife Fund. I built (to…

Social Impact Internships: Jill Butler (’27)

My name is Jillian Butler and I am a rising junior here at MIT majoring in math and computer science. This summer I interned with Global Support and Development (GSD),…

IAP Climate: Chloe Zhang (’28)

During my time working with the City of Cambridge on the Heat Task Force project, I was a part of a team dedicated to creating an illustrative guide to educate…

MIT PKG IDEAS Social Innovation Challenge Featured in MIT News!

What if testing for Lyme disease were as simple as dropping a tick in a test tube at home, waiting a few minutes, and looking for a change of color?…

2023 Davis Projects for Peace Fellow Wilhem Hector Featured by MIT Campaign for a Better World!

Wilhem Hector (’25) was awarded the 2023 Davis Projects for Peace Fellowship and the recipient of the 2023 PKG Public Service Award. Read more about Wilhem’s experience and service here!…

PKG Fellow and IDEAS Alum Andrés Bisonó León Featured in Forbes!

Andrés Bisonó León is the chief executive and founder of SOS Carbon, the 2023 IDEAS Challenge $10,000 grantee. Are you beach-bound this year? Sharks are one issue. But so is…

PKG Student, Lauren Higgins (’26) featured by South Boston Neighborhood Development Corporation!

Lauren Higgins hopes to make an impact in the neighborhood during her time as South Boston NDC’s Climate Action summer intern.  “I’m hoping to make something lasting in climate action…

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: Cher Jiang (’23)

“Efficiency” as an engineer would define it might mean high output relative to the input–high current through a solar panel given modest sunlight, for example. An investor might define “efficiency”…

PKG Social Impact Interns contribute to World Wildlife Fund Greenhouse Gas Emissions Briefs

The World Wildlife Fund, a popular site for PKG’s Social Impact Internship program, recently launched their website “Measuring and Mitigating Greenhouse Gas Emissions for Specific Commodities” containing 10 briefs on GHG emissions…