Engineering for impact

From its inception, Olin’s only constant has been our drive to transform how engineering is taught, learned, and perceived. We pursue this goal alongside partners—educators, innovators, and industry leaders—who share our goal to make engineering education sustainable, equitable, and accessible for all.

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NEWS: Deb Chachra Named to Vox’s Future Perfect 50

She joins a list of scientists, thinkers, scholars, writers, and activists compiled by Vox who are building a more perfect future.

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NEWS: Olin Faculty Win $400K NSF Grant for AI Curriculum Development

Three Olin College professors have been awarded a $400,000 grant from the NSF to develop a curriculum in which engineering and computer science students use artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance employment opportunities for people who are blind or visually impaired and for older adults.

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Giving Tuesday 2024

December 3, 2024 is Giving Tuesday, Olin's largest day of community fundraising. Join us on this global day of generosity and help spark the flame that fuels engineering transformation!

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NEWS: Olin Awarded MassTech Advanced Manufacturing Training Program Grant

Two members of the Olin community— Jean J. Huang, associate professor of biology, and Michael Fannon, lab manager and instructor—are on a team that has been awarded a grant from the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative (MassTech).

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STORY: Cultivating Whole Engineers through Partnerships with Local Farms

This summer, two Olin students spent their time engaged equally in agricultural research and hands-on farmwork at certified-organic Powisset Farm.

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STORY: Johansen Co-Authors International Report on Oxygen Therapy Technology

Elizabeth Johansen, senior lecturer in design and biomedical engineering, has co-authored an international report on oxygen innovations spurred the worldwide medical oxygen shortage to address COVID-19, childhood pneumonia and a variety of other respiratory conditions.

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Olin College of Engineering's Kenechukwu Mbanisi, Assistant Professor of Robotics Engineering, is shown at a podium after the Olin teams wins the Farm Robotics Challenge.

NEWS: Olin Wins Grand Prize at the 2024 Farm Robotics Challenge

A design team from Olin College of Engineering and their robot, the “PhoenixBot,” have won the $10,000 grand prize in the second annual Farm Robotics Challenge. The award was announced on Oct. 24 during a ceremony at the FIRA USA robotics conference in Woodland, Calif.

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NEWS: Tolulope Oshinowo '23, Fulbright Winner, Conducts Groundbreaking Research on Climate Accountability

Tolulope Oshinowo '23, was awarded a Fulbright grant in the 2022-2023 competition to conduct research at the University of Toronto as part of the Fulbright Canada program. In 2024, Tolulope began his Fulbright research focused on financed emissions, working with city leadership to encourage major financial institutions to be more transparent and accountable for their climate impact.

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STORY: Alumna Founds Nonprofit Building Pipeline of Diverse Math Students

National Math Stars is a 10-year, fully funded program that supports and inspires exceptional elementary students’ love of mathematics.

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NEWS: Olin is the #2 Undergraduate Engineering College in the U.S.

For the third consecutive year, U.S. News & World Report has named Olin College the nation’s No. 2 Undergraduate Engineering program (non-doctorate) in the 2025 edition of their Best Colleges rankings.

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NEWS: Olin President Gilda Barabino Awarded the 2024 Dickson Prize in Science

Olin President Dr. Gilda A. Barabino has been awarded the 2024 Dickson Prize in Science from Carnegie Mellon University.

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NEWS: Olin College Named One of the Nation’s Best Colleges by Princeton Review

Olin College is one of the nation's best undergraduate institutions according to The Princeton Review’s 2025 edition of its annual college guide, The Best 390 Colleges.

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NEWS: Nate Smith ’07 joins Olin College Board of Trustees

The Olin College Board of Trustees welcomes Nate Smith ’07, who brings his entrepreneurial background and alumni perspective as its newest member.

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NEWS: Q&A with the Shop’s Coby Unger

Coby Unger joins the Olin community this summer as Senior Shop Manager and Instructor of Fabrication.

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STORY: Alumna Tackling Women’s Health in India through Science-Backed Supplements

Ananya Agarwal ’12 is founder and CEO of Nyumi, a high-quality gummy vitamin brand for women.

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STORY:Teaching Data Science through the Lens of Sustainability

Students in Olin pilot course use sustainability research questions and data sets as context for learning data science principles.