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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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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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STORY: Olin Alumna Comes Full Circle as SCOPE Sponsor

Laura Christakis ’11, who first worked with Boston Scientific in her own SCOPE project, is now the company’s liaison with Olin for this culminating senior project.

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Five Olin College of Engineering students hold up a physical, electromechanical Turing Machine.

STORY: Olin Students Create Rare, Fully Functional Electromechanical Turing Machine

A team of five Olin College of Engineering undergraduate students have created their own electromechanical Turing Machine for a project in their Fall 2023 Principles in Engineering (PIE) class. And at a low-cost of under $250, it might be one of only three physical machines in existence.

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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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A large group of college students wearing red "Baja" t-shirts pose for a photo in front of a trailer.

STORY: Olin Baja Car Pushed to the Limits at Rugged SAE Competition

On September 12-15, eighteen members of the Olin Baja project team took their off-road car to Holly, Michigan, to attend the annual Baja SAE competition for engineering students. After three days of competition, tests, and working day and night on-site to get it ready, their car was pushed to the limits. Would it endure the notorious four-hour endurance race??

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A group of college students pose for a joyful photo in front of a large rock with the words "SCOTLAND' across it in white lettering.

STORY: Oliners Experience Unique Mix of Coursework & Culture While Studying in Scotland

In the fall of 2023, sixteen Olin College students embarked on a one-of-a-kind academic opportunity in Scotland, with a unique, faculty-led study abroad trip that blended Olin coursework and an integration into the Scottish academic environment.

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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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Q&A with the Library’s Delaney Knapp

Delaney Knapp joins the Olin Library staff as our Community Resources Librarian. Learn more about them, what they’re reading, and their reflections on a librarian’s role in this community Q&A.

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