Volunteering, outreach, public service

Committed to service and science

When senior Julia Ginder isn’t investigating the mystery of her own allergies, she’s volunteering to help young people reach their goals.

February 24, 2019

Poonam was 13 years old and blind from cataracts when Project Prakash provided her with surgery to restore her sight.

The gift of light, through science and service

Professor Pawan Sinha addresses a humanitarian need — treatable blindness — and advances our understanding of visual development in the brain.

January 28, 2019

Senior Nikayah Etienne is majoring in mechanical engineering with a concentration in education. Her aim is to identify ways to merge the two.

Merging engineering and education

Senior and first-generation student Nikayah Etienne aims to incorporate hands-on science in under-resourced classrooms.

January 23, 2019

3Q: Alyce Johnson on upholding the rights of MIT’s transgender community

At MIT, “we are committed to looking after each other,” says interim Institute community and equity officer.

October 29, 2018

Joan Ilacqua (left), co-chair of the board of directors for The History Project, leads a group of MIT students through the LGBTQ history of Boston.

PKG Summer Series: Documenting, preserving, and sharing Boston’s LGBTQ history

Through the PKG Summer Series, students follow the trail of the first-ever Boston Pride parade and view archives of early LGBTQ activism in Boston.

August 3, 2018

Lew Aronin '40 is a frequent and enthusiastic participant in Tech Reunions.

At 99, Lew Aronin ’40 volunteers for MIT AgeLab

Physics alumnus who saw the Hindenburg fly over campus now collaborates with researchers to explore the impacts of longevity.

June 28, 2018

“The thing that drew me to [biological engineering] in the first place was being able to help people,” Joseph says, “and [MIT] was the only school where I felt that goal was actually true of the curriculum.”

Jasmin Joseph: “I love the idea of making an impact on global health”

MIT senior and varsity softball co-captain brings positivity and determination to life-saving biology research.

April 9, 2018

Graduate student Mara Freilich shows MIT Museum Girls Day attendees how plastics and debris become trapped in a gyre.

This is what a scientist looks like

Researchers celebrate women in environmental sciences and engineering at the MIT Museum’s Girls Day.

April 3, 2018

MIT grad student Elizabeth Bieler with her Dalmatian Hercules, who she plans to train as a therapy dog

Incorporating humanity into a systems mindset

Grad student and Air National Guard officer Elizabeth Bieler combines systems design and management studies with engineering and volunteer projects.

March 23, 2018

Students eating in the Simmons Dining Hall

Food Insecurity Solutions Working Group releases findings, recommendations

Community members assessed the problem and generated ideas for addressing student hunger.

March 21, 2018

MIT senior Isabella Pecorari embarked on a path to medicine at a young age, beginning with a grade-school fascination with biology.

Lending mind, hand, and heart

Senior Isabella Pecorari is building supportive communities at MIT and beyond.

March 16, 2018

On March 14, MIT is launching its second annual MIT 24-Hour Challenge to benefit students, faculty, staff, and programs at the Institute.

MIT 24-Hour Challenge goes for tau on Pi Day

At MIT, collaboration is key. The MIT 24-Hour Challenge, on March 14, is inviting alumni and friends around the world to join the team.

March 12, 2018

After graduating from MIT with a degree in mechanical engineering and a minor in management science, Chun aims to earn a master's degree in engineering science at Oxford University. After he returns to the United States, Chun plans to begin law school with a focus on intellectual property.

Bringing meaningful technologies to market

MIT senior and Rhodes Scholar Matthew Chun wants to promote innovation that enhances quality of life in developing countries.

March 1, 2018

With one foot in a dual bachelor’s and master’s program in urban studies and the other in an array of educational and community outreach programs, Yazmin Guzman applies the same careful coordination she perfected as a Mexican folkloric dancer to her life at MIT.

Sealing the cracks in public education

MIT senior Yazmin Guzman wants to change the educational landscape to provide opportunities to all K-12 students.

February 14, 2018

“I am fascinated by how people work, why we do what we do, and why we think what we think,” says senior and Marshall Scholar Liang Zhou.

Decoding human cognition

MIT senior and Marshall Scholar Liang Zhou wants to elucidate the neural basis for our thoughts and intuitions.

February 1, 2018

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