Social Impact Internships: Jade Hawkesworth (’25)
Bridging the Digital Divide: Empowering Foster Youth Through TechnologyMy name is Jade Hawkesworth, and I’m a senior at MIT majoring in Finance with a strong interest in law. Originally from…
Nutur and Dheera Ananthakrishnan ’90, MBA ’23 Awarded MIT Sloan Healthcare Innovation Prizes!
Nurtur was a 2023 IDEAS team. Nurtur is an AI-powered postpartum depression prediction tool that utilizes telehealth to support parents through pregnancy, birth, and postpartum. Dheera Ananthakrishnan, a Friend of the…
Social Impact Internships: Susan Hong (’27)
My name is Susan, and I’m a rising sophomore majoring in 6-9! I’m really interested in the intersection between technology and the human experience. This summer, I worked at Justice…
Social Impact Internships: Noah Roberts (’27)
My name is Noah Roberts and I am a rising sophomore majoring in course 11 with a passion for sustainable development and transportation. This summer I had the privilege to…
Social Impact Internships: Khadiza Rahman (’27)
Hello! My name is Khadiza Rahman, and I am a rising sophomore at MIT, majoring in Computer Science and Molecular Biology. This summer, I had the privilege of interning at…
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…
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?…
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.…