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…
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: 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,…
IDEAS Alums named two of TIME Magazine’s Best Inventions of 2022
Biobot Analytics, co-founded by MIT alumna Dr. Mariana Matus and former DUSP Research Fellow Neswha Ghaeli, was a 2017 IDEAS Social Innovation Challenge awardee. Out of the Box, a mobile, modular…
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.…
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…
IDEAS Alum: Essmart featured in MIT News!
Universities like MIT have produced a number of innovative products for people in low-resource communities around the world. But in order for those products to make an impact, they have…
Davis Projects for Peace Fellowship Featured in The Times of Israel!
Summer 2022 Davis Projects for Peace Fellow Mohamed Mohamed ’22 (Course 16) worked in collaboration with the BGUrban Lab. The Lab and its affiliates are deeply embedded in issues facing…
Social Impact Internships: Darren Lim (’23)
Hi there! My name is Darren Lim, and I’m currently a rising senior majoring in Computer Science and Cognitive Science (6-9). I am originally from the suburbs of Seattle, WA,…
IDEAS Alum: Insightiv featured in MIT News!
The world is facing a maternal health crisis. According to the World Health Organization, approximately 810 women die each day due to preventable causes related to pregnancy and childbirth. Two-thirds…
