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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.…

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…