Classroom Projects

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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.

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STORY: Engineering Solutions for a 150-Year-Old Textile Mill

Students in a pilot engineering course are collaborating with Draper Knitting to devise innovations and understand the global textile industry.

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NEWS: Olin receives NEH grant for AI, climate change, and humanities curriculum integration

Olin faculty have received a $60,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) to fund the integration of Artificial Intelligence and Climate Change curriculum into STEM courses.

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STORY: P&M Students Participate in Speedy Sustainable Fashion Pitch

The Sustainable Fashion Entrepreneurship Kickbox Activity gave groups less than an hour to design and pitch an industry-changing innovation.

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STORY: Lab-Grown Mushrooms a Lesson in Sustainable Eating

Professor of biology and art and Michael E. Moody Professor at Olin, Helen Donis-Keller, incorporates a hands-on lab to teach students to grow their own food.

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STORY: Accessible by Design

Olin students design accessible technology for community members with disabilities in forward-thinking, human-centered course.

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Climate Strike signs made by Olin College of Engineering students

Announcing the Olin E:Sustainability Concentration

Olin is excited to announce the creation of the E:Sustainability concentration, beginning in the 2021-2022 academic year. The new concentration will give students another area of interdisciplinary focus as they expand their engineering studies.