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Social Impact Internships: Sejal Rathi (’26)

My name is Sejal Rathi, and I am a rising sophomore from San Jose, California. I ampursuing a major in Computer Science and Engineering (6-3). I was an intern at…

MIT PKG IDEAS Social Innovation Challenge Grants More Than $60,000 to Student-led Teams to Address Pressing Societal Issues

Written by Helen Wajda This article was featured on MIT News! Click here to see the article on their website. Now in its 22nd year, the MIT Priscilla King Gray (PKG)…

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…

Three PKG Students awarded 2023 Fulbright Fellowships!

Thirteen MIT undergraduates, graduate students, and alumni have been awarded Fulbright fellowships and will embark on projects overseas in the 2023-24 grant year. Four other MIT affiliates were offered awards…

PKG Alum, David Heller featured in Slice of MIT!

All through middle and high school, David Heller ’18 wanted to be a doctor. In January 2016, the second year MIT student travelled to Togo with a few of his…

PKG Alum, Mercy Oladipo featured in MIT News!

Choosing a major was a long process for Mercy Oladipo. Coming into MIT, she was interested in both computer science and medicine, but a plan for how those passions would…

PKG IAP ’23 Fellowship: Ahmad Zakka

Background Poor poultry farmers in Cameroon have been dealing with the biggest hardship when it comes to brooding their chicks. Previously, they have had to harness energy stored in wood…

Social Impact Internships: Elise Harvey (’25)

My name is Elise Harvey and I am a rising sophomore from Wayland, MA studying Computer Science, Economics, and Data Science (Course 6-14). This summer, I interned with The Coding…

Social Impact Internships: Lauren Aguilar (’25)

Hello! My name is Lauren Aguilar, and I am a rising sophomore from Houston, Texas. I am currently pursuing a double major in mathematics and civil and environmental engineering (Course…

Social Impact Internships: Gloria Huang (’25)

Hi! I’m Gloria, and I’m a rising sophomore majoring in Finance, with an interest in computer science and entrepreneurship. This past summer I was a Product Manger Intern at BestFit…