Putting public service into practice
Through the PKG Public Service Center’s social impact internships, MIT students leverage their analytical, technical, and creative problem-solving skills for public good.
Through the PKG Public Service Center’s social impact internships, MIT students leverage their analytical, technical, and creative problem-solving skills for public good.
MIT graduate students in technology and policy aim to make an impact in resource-constrained communities through energy research and real-world application.
MIT researchers investigate the causes of health care disparities among underrepresented groups.
The first cohort of interns reflects a range of political science talent and potential.
Director and MIT Professor Jay Scheib’s production, at the Bayreuth Festival in Germany, features an apocalyptic theme and augmented reality headsets for the audience.
MIT board game designers take on social and cultural topics, with a playful twist.
Twenty staffers recognized for providing valuable service to the MIT community, strengthening organizational culture, and uplifting their colleagues.
Author and African American studies scholar Ruha Benjamin urges MIT Libraries staff to “re-imagine the default settings” of technology for a more just future.
The MIT professor’s new book explores the world of a woman set free from prison and redefining herself in society.
“The work I’m doing is deeply rooted in the belief that you can plant seeds in people,” says graduate student Cecilé Sadler.
An MIT anthropology course encourages students to envision more equitable device design.
The program’s success is prompting the Venture Mentoring Service to bolster its offerings for entrepreneurs starting businesses aimed at making positive change.
A collaboration between MIT and Miami-Dade County has students working with city planning officials to understand why people wait patiently for a bus — and why they bail.
MIT postdoc Ziv Epstein SM ’19, PhD ’23 discusses issues arising from the use of generative AI to make art and other media.