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An advocate for first-generation and low-income students across MIT, senior Tanner Bonner seeks ways to build up the communities around him. “I love to think about systems and society, and how we work together and make the best use of what we have, to ensure what we have is given equitably,” he says.
Credits: Photo: John Freidah Caption: Once at MIT, Coombs explored research opportunities that improved the lives of others. Her work on medical devices in the MIT Media Lab and with a startup helping rural dairy farmers in India both had a tangible impact, but didn’t quite satisfy her goal of reducing inequality and making a difference on a global scale. Credits: Photo: John Freidah Caption: Coombs developed a computational model to better understand a method of desal...