In a 60 Minutes interview on October 3, 2021, Olin College alumna Frances Haugen '06 revealed herself as the Facebook Whistleblower and said she shared Facebook documents “to make Facebook better."
Sara Hendren has won a 2021 Science in Society Journalism Award from the National Association of Science Writers for her 2020 Penguin Random House book, “What Can a Body Do? How We Meet the Built World.”
Starting in fall 2021, Olin students can now choose a new concentration focusing on sustainability, equity, and social justice through engineering.
Members of the Olin Collegiate Amateur Radio Club (OCARC) have been putting their ham radio skills to use in the community this fall. Including during the 125th Boston Marathon.
A new tide in engineering education is rising at Olin College: the concept of “design refusal,” or deciding as engineers not to undertake projects or build technologies that may cause harm.
As valedictorian and Outstanding Senior Student at the acclaimed Signature School in Indiana, Dr. Rachita Navara ’11 had her pick of top engineering schools from MIT to Caltech—but for her, Olin stood out from all the rest.
The Washington Post reports on Frances Haugen's Senate subcommittee hearing on October 5, 2021; also covering how Haugen learned to use data as a weapon from her years in tech.
In the wake of the Facebook whistleblowing, Professor Rob Martello tells The Boston Globe that engineers cannot simply focus on creating products anymore; they must weigh the ethical implications of what they create.
Award brings spectrum-related research opportunities to Olin and Olin undergrads for years to come.
Olin College of Engineering is ranked No. 3 in the nation among undergraduate engineering programs. This marks the eighth consecutive year that Olin has ranked third among accredited undergraduate engineering programs in a survey of deans and senior faculty at U.S. engineering schools.
Dr. C. Jason Woodard has been appointed the inaugural Dean of External Programs and Partnerships at Olin College of Engineering.
The Princeton Review editors note that at Olin there is “uniqueness everywhere” and praises the College for its “incredibly intelligent and very motivated” community in their latest "Best 387 College's" publication.
Students from the Olin Satellite + Spectrum Technology & Policy (OSSTP) Group, presented a paper on their research at the 35th Annual 2021 Small Satellite Conference.
Dr. Jonathan Adler, Professor of Psychology at Olin College of Engineering, has been named the next editor of the Personality and Social Psychology Review (PSPR) by the Society for Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP).
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.
Olin student ham radio enthusiasts use their engineering knowledge to communicate globally and lend a hand locally.
