PKG Fellows receive funding to pursue passion projects in public service all over the world. Awarded Fellows work either individually or as a part of a team, on solo projects…
Housing is an increasingly complicated issue for many long-term Boston residents. For PKG Fellow David Robinson, housing is an area of study. As a graduate student in DUSP, Robinson studies…
Rebecca Obounou joined the PKG Center in April of 2019. As the annual IDEAS Social Innovation Challenge –a program Obounou would soon operate–reached its crescendo, she took on her new…
A Summer in Boston — From the Ground up Conservation Law Foundation’s office, located on Summer St. off Downtown Crossing Part 1: Getting connected Back in April of this year,…
Urban design and architecture can have the veneer of exclusivity. Dramatic renderings and spectacular proposals inspire people to expand their view of what is possible in the built environment. This…
Agustín is graduate student in MIT’s Masters of City Planning Graduate program. Part 1: La Dinamo Fundació and Group-Equity Coops. This summer I worked with La Dinamo Fundació, a nonprofit…
Climate change is real, and its effects are already impacting the daily lives of every individual on Earth. We were heartened to see so many members of the MIT community…
She will leverage decades of expertise in community engagement for government, policy, health, higher ed, and human services organizations Jill Bassett has been appointed the new Associate Dean and Director…
Mercedes Bidart, Co-Founder and CEO of QUIPU, was featured in Forbes Magazine! QUIPU was an IDEAS grantee, a start-up that focuses on building a digital market place for businesses in…
Cures Within Reach for Cancer is now Reboot Rx. Check out their incredible work on their updated webpage! “We are not limited by the science; we are limited by our…