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  • Social Impact Internships: Minnie Liang (’27)

    Social Impact Internships: Minnie Liang (’27)

    My name is Minnie Liang, and I’m a junior from West Lafayette, Indiana, majoring in Course 6-3 (Computer Science and Engineering). Outside of class, I’ve been involved in a variety…

  • Social Impact Internships: Lauren Yoo (’27)

    Social Impact Internships: Lauren Yoo (’27)

    Hi! My name is Lauren and I’m a junior studying Computer Science and Design at MIT. I’m passionate about doing work that has real-world impact, which is why I decided…

  • Social Impact Internships: Kanna Pichappan (’26)

    Social Impact Internships: Kanna Pichappan (’26)

    Kanna Pichappan is a fourth-year undergraduate student at MIT majoring in Brain & Cognitive Sciences and minoring in Anthropology. Originally from New Jersey, Kanna is a PKG Social Impact Intern…

  • Social Impact Internships: Grace Zhou

    Social Impact Internships: Grace Zhou

    My name is Grace Zhou, and I am a student at MIT and a Digital Resource Intern with Silver Lining Mentoring, a nonprofit organization that supports young people impacted by…

  • Social Impact Internships: Elvis Chipiro (’27)

    Social Impact Internships: Elvis Chipiro (’27)

    Centering equity in digital tribal enrollment  Hi! I’m Elvis, and I’m a junior studying Computer Science. Through the PKG Social Impact internship, I worked with the Cherokee Nation as a…

  • Social Impact Internships: Anushka Aggarwal (’26)

    Social Impact Internships: Anushka Aggarwal (’26)

    Anushka Aggarwal is a senior at MIT studying Artificial Intelligence (6-4) and Mathematics (18). This January, she interned with Digital Green, where she worked on making AI-driven agricultural tools more…

  • PKG Fellow Jack Carson Featured in MIT News!

    PKG Fellow Jack Carson Featured in MIT News!

    Jack Carson, an MIT second-year undergraduate and EECS major, is the recent winner of the Elie Wiesel Prize in Ethics. At first glimpse, student Jack Carson might appear too busy…

  • PKG Student Akorfa Dagadu Named a Schwarzman Scholar!

    PKG Student Akorfa Dagadu Named a Schwarzman Scholar!

    Akorfa Dagadu was the team-lead for Ishara, an IDEAS 2023 grantee. Read more about Akorfa’s experience with IDEAS here! Akorfa Dagadu (10B) has been named a Schwarzman Scholar! Akorfa is an…

  • PKG Student Vivian Chinoda ’25 Named 2026 Rhodes Scholar!

    PKG Student Vivian Chinoda ’25 Named 2026 Rhodes Scholar!

    Vivian Chinoda ’25 is one of four MIT students named a 2026 Rhodes Scholar. During IAP 2024, Chinoda interned at the MIT Federal Credit Union(FCU) as a Tech Equity Analyst…

  • Code.Tulsa Featured in MIT Spectrum!

    Code.Tulsa Featured in MIT Spectrum!

    Leveraging Tech for the Public Good in Tulsa Jack Carson ’28 partners with PKG Center on STEM education for Native American tribal youth By Christine Thielman MIT students have always…