Gitanjali Rao

STARMUS Festival proudly announced the launch of the Stephen Hawking Medal Junior Category during the STARMUS x Earth To Space launch event last night at The Kennedy Center. Gitanjali Rao was named the first recipient of this prestigious award. This new category of this prestigious award created by the late Professor Stephen Hawking and STARMUS Festival, represents his last legacy to promote science communication among the younger generation.

MIT first-year student Gitanjali Rao was honored at the first Girls Leading Change celebration held at the White House on October 11, 2023.

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Gitanjali Rao developed Kindly, a cutting-edge software that scans social media posts for bullying language and has been praised by UNICEF.

MIT first-year student Gitanjali Rao was honored at the first Girls Leading Change celebration held at the White House on October 11, 2023, which is also the International Day of the Girl. Fifteen young women were selected by the White House Gender Policy Council for their work as leaders, entrepreneurs, scientists, educators, authors, climate change activists, and health care advocates. Dr. Jill Biden recognized the group at the celebration and thanked them for their hard work, achievements, and strides toward making positive change in their communities and across the country.