Social Impact Internships: Salomé Otero (’23)
My name is Salomé Otero and I am a senior from Barranquilla, Colombia majoring in management with a concentration in education analytics (Course 15). As my time at MIT helped…
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”…
Social Impact Internships: Joann Shi (’25)
Hi! I’m Joann Shi (’25), a rising sophomore double majoring in Mathematics with Computer Science and Finance. This past summer, I was a jobs and fund intern at Homeboy Industries,…
Social Impact Internships: Hudson Powers (’23)
README: Reflection from a tech-for-good summer Hudson Powers (’23) is a rising senior who was placed with the Majira Project as part of the PKG Center’s Social Impact Internship program.…
Former PKG Students, Matthew Kearney and Jupneet Singh, named 2023 Rhodes Scholars
Matthew Kearney and Jupneet Singh are two of three MIT students who have been awarded the prestigious Rhodes Scholarship! The Rhodes Scholarship is a fully funded, full time, postgraduate award…
Social Impact Internships: Keaten Clarno (’23)
Hello! My name is Keaten Clarno, and I am a rising senior at MIT (woah!). I started out wanting to pursue Astrophysics, but I am now majoring in Philosophy (Course…
PKG Center Partner WalkBoston featured in DUSP News
WalkBoston makes walking safer and easier in Massachusetts to encourage better health, a cleaner environment and more vibrant communities. Social Impact Intern Keili Tucker’s (’23) internship experience is featured in…
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…
Social Impact Internships: Keili Tucker (’23)
Hi! I’m Keili, and I am currently a student at the MIT Department of Urban Studies and Planning pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Urban Science and Planning with Computer…
Social Impact Internships: Grace Zhang (’25)
Hi! My name is Grace Zhang, and I’m a rising sophomore studying computation and cognition (6-9). This summer, I interned with the clinical team at MassHealth, the organization that oversees…