PKG Fellow, Yamilée Toussaint featured by CNN Heroes!
Yamilée Toussaint was a PKG Fellow and founded STEM From Dance. Yamilée Toussaint has always been passionate about two seemingly unrelated things: dancing and mathematics. Growing up on Long Island…
PKG Fellows, Dr. Ufuoma Ovienmhada and Dr. Danielle Wood featured in MIT News!
When summer temperatures spike, so does our vulnerability to heat-related illness or even death. For the most part, people can take measures to reduce their heat exposure by opening a…
PKG Fellow and IDEAS Alum, Professor Amos Winter Featured by Esses!
Professor Amos Winter had a number of PKG Fellowships working on wheelchair design with partners in developing countries and his team was an IDEAS Awardee for the Leveraged Freedom Chair (which…
PKG Fellow Ben Lewis Awarded the Collier Medal!
Summer ’23 PKG Fellow and participant in the Effective Philanthropy course, Ben Lewis has been awarded the Collier Medal! His classmates nominated him for founding End Overdose Boston, which has…
Biopic Released of PKG Fellow Srikanth Bolla: ‘Srikanth’!
Srikanth Bolla received multiple PKG Fellowships during his time at MIT, including one to pilot the company that grew into Bollant Industries. The following review was written by Deepa Gahlot.…
PKG Social Impact Intern Cindy Xie Featured in MIT News!
Cindy Xie was a PKG Social Impact Intern during Summer 2021. Cindy a Food Sustainability and Food Justice Policy Intern for the World Wildlife Fund. Read more about Cindy’s internship…
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!…
IDEAS Alum BendShelters Awarded $25K Grant by FIRE at MITdesignX!
BendShelters was a finalist at the 2024 MIT PKG IDEAS Social Innovation Challenge. BentShelters provides sustainable, modular, and easily deployable bamboo shelters for displaced populations in Myanmar, a Southeast Asian…
IDEAS Alum TOPPA Wins 2024 MITdesignX ‘Most Impactful Venture’!
TOPPA was a finalist in the 2024 PKG IDEAS Social Innovation Challenge! TOPPA goal is to empower millions of wheelchair users nationwide with the technology to take care of their…
PKG IAP: Health Alum Charvi Sharma Awarded a 2024 Fulbright Fellowship!
Charvi Sharma (’24) participated in the PKG IAP: Health program and worked on the resources team of Boston Medical Center’s Autism Program. Read more about Charvi’s experience here! Eleven MIT undergraduates,…
