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Social Impact Internships: Eric Liu (’25)

Hi! My name is Eric Liu, a student in the Class of 2025. Over IAP 2022, I was fortunate enough to work with Ek Kadam Aur (EKA or “One Step…

Social Impact Internships: Erin Liu (’25)

My name is Erin Liu, and I am a current freshman at MIT studying Mathematics and Computer Science. After an exciting but challenging first semester, I wanted to spend my…

Davis Projects for Peace Fellow: Ayomikun Ayodeji in MIT News!

Growing up in Lagos, Nigeria, Ayomikun Ayodeji enjoyed the noisy hustle and bustle of his neighborhood. The cacophony included everything from vendors hawking water sachets and mini sausages, to commuters…

IDEAS Alum: Biobot Analytics in the Boston Globe!

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. When talking with entrepreneurs Mariana Matus…

Brave Behind Bars, co-founded by PKG Fellow Marisa Gaetz, in MIT News!

Marisa Gaetz (G), former PKG Fellow, IDEAS Finalist, and recipient of the 2021 Priscilla King Gray Award for Public Service, co-founded Brave Behind Bars with fellow graduate student, Martin Nisser…

PKG Center Alumni: Where are they now?

In November 2021, the PKG Center invited three recent alumnae, Eleane Lema ‘21 (Course V-7), Ivana Alardin ‘21 (Course VI), and Flora Klise ‘21 (Course II), to share about their…

Shirley McBay, former dean of student affairs and PKG Center co-founder, dies at 86

In 1988, Shirley McBay, trailblazing mathematician and dean of student affairs, co-founded the MIT Public Service Center (now the Priscilla King Gray Public Service Center ‘PKG Center’) along with First…

IDEAS Alum: Insightiv Wins HealthTech Hub Africa Challenge

Insightiv was a 2020 finalist of the PKG Center’s IDEAS Social Innovation Challenge and was awarded $16,000 that year for this outstanding proposal. Insightiv is an Intelligent and Distributed Diagnostics…

Social Impact Internships: Emily Kiley (’22)

Agriculture is a large contributor to global greenhouse gas emissions, accounting for about 10% of all U.S. emissions according to the EPA.  Enteric fermentation in cattle, residue management in crops,…

Social Impact Internships: Mauricio Barba da Costa (’24)

My name is Mauricio Barba da Costa and I’m a rising sophomore from Delray Beach, Florida, a suburb of Miami. I’m pursuing a major in math with computer science (18C)…