News + Events Recent News and other Stories Article Engineering for impact Living the experiment Story Alumni Student STORY: Students Develop Automated Fruit Sorting System for Local Berry Farm Last year, students in Olin’s “Robotics Systems Integration” course gained real-world experience developing an efficient, low-cost solution to help a local blueberry farm better sort their harvest. Read More Article Press Release Faculty NEWS: Donis-Keller Appointed Co-Leader of Biology Section and Member-at-Large for American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Helen Donis-Keller, professor of biology and art and Michael E. Moody Professor, has been appointed to a two-year term as one of two leaders of the Biology Section and a Member-at-Large of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the world’s largest multidisciplinary scientific society and a leading publisher of cutting-edge research through its Science family of journals. Read More Article Leading transformation STORY: Students Experience "How It's Made IRL" in Coby Unger's Co-Curricular At Olin, Co-curriculars are scheduled activities hosted by a faculty or staff member in a subject they are passionate about themselves. Coby Unger, Senior Shop Manager and Instructor of Fabrication, started "How-It’s-Made IRL," a Co-Curricular where students visit a factory every Thursday morning to learn how things get made in manufacturing settings. Read More Article Engineering for impact Leading transformation Student Student-Led Nonprofit Seeks to Build AI Literacy in Schools Three Olin students—Anna Du ’28, Ramzey Burdette ’28, and Yunzhu Chen ’28—have founded a nonprofit called Ideas Become Impact that seeks to empower students in underserved communities to better understand the real-world uses of artificial intelligence (AI). Read More Article Driving equity Engineering for impact Story Faculty Brazilian High Schoolers Learn Design Thinking at Olin/MIT This October, 26 students from Colégio Santa Cruz in São Paulo, Brazil, completed a weeklong community-engaged design immersion program on both Olin’s and MIT’s campuses as part of the International Development Innovation Network (IDIN) School Program. Read More Article Story Staff STORY: Q&A with Jeanne Haley Jeanne Haley joins the Olin community as the Senior Director of Counseling. Learn more about Jeanne and her experience in this Q&A. Read More Article Leading transformation Living the experiment Story Alumni No Limits: Kevin Tostado ’06 Demonstrates Versatility of Olin Degree From computer engineer to filmmaker to holistic wealth management adviser, Kevin Tostado ’06, WMCP®, FSCP®, is proof that an Olin education can take you anywhere you want to go in life. Read More Article Engineering for impact Leading transformation Story Partner STORY: Olin Joins Reach Every Reader to Help Children’s Literacy Efforts Olin has joined Reach Every Reader (RER), a multi-university research collaborative studying how to create a developmental and long-range approach to supporting K-2 literacy for all children as early as possible. Read More Article Engineering for impact Living the experiment Story Alumni Student STORY: Students Develop Automated Fruit Sorting System for Local Berry Farm Last year, students in Olin’s “Robotics Systems Integration” course gained real-world experience developing an efficient, low-cost solution to help a local blueberry farm better sort their harvest. Read More Article Driving equity Engineering for impact Story Faculty Brazilian High Schoolers Learn Design Thinking at Olin/MIT This October, 26 students from Colégio Santa Cruz in São Paulo, Brazil, completed a weeklong community-engaged design immersion program on both Olin’s and MIT’s campuses as part of the International Development Innovation Network (IDIN) School Program. Read More Article Press Release Faculty NEWS: Donis-Keller Appointed Co-Leader of Biology Section and Member-at-Large for American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Helen Donis-Keller, professor of biology and art and Michael E. Moody Professor, has been appointed to a two-year term as one of two leaders of the Biology Section and a Member-at-Large of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the world’s largest multidisciplinary scientific society and a leading publisher of cutting-edge research through its Science family of journals. Read More Article Leading transformation STORY: Students Experience "How It's Made IRL" in Coby Unger's Co-Curricular At Olin, Co-curriculars are scheduled activities hosted by a faculty or staff member in a subject they are passionate about themselves. Coby Unger, Senior Shop Manager and Instructor of Fabrication, started "How-It’s-Made IRL," a Co-Curricular where students visit a factory every Thursday morning to learn how things get made in manufacturing settings. Read More Article Story Staff STORY: Q&A with Jeanne Haley Jeanne Haley joins the Olin community as the Senior Director of Counseling. Learn more about Jeanne and her experience in this Q&A. Read More Article Engineering for impact Leading transformation Student Student-Led Nonprofit Seeks to Build AI Literacy in Schools Three Olin students—Anna Du ’28, Ramzey Burdette ’28, and Yunzhu Chen ’28—have founded a nonprofit called Ideas Become Impact that seeks to empower students in underserved communities to better understand the real-world uses of artificial intelligence (AI). Read More Article Leading transformation Living the experiment Story Alumni No Limits: Kevin Tostado ’06 Demonstrates Versatility of Olin Degree From computer engineer to filmmaker to holistic wealth management adviser, Kevin Tostado ’06, WMCP®, FSCP®, is proof that an Olin education can take you anywhere you want to go in life. Read More Article Engineering for impact Leading transformation Story Partner STORY: Olin Joins Reach Every Reader to Help Children’s Literacy Efforts Olin has joined Reach Every Reader (RER), a multi-university research collaborative studying how to create a developmental and long-range approach to supporting K-2 literacy for all children as early as possible. Read More Media Inquiries: contact Alyson Goodrow | 617-794-0028 In the Media Student CBS News – Students at Massachusetts college design lightsaber with engineering skills Sep 13, 2024 A recent graduate of Olin College in Needham, Massachusetts has brought a film icon to life, designing his own lightsaber. Read More Leading transformation NBC Boston – These solar-powered trash cans you've probably used are made in Mass. Aug 14, 2024 The Massachusetts company was the brainchild of four Olin and Babson college students about 20 years ago with a simple goal: to make communities cleaner and greener. Now the business is evolving. Read More Engineering for impactStudent Gizmodo – How Fresh-Out-of-College DIYers Built the Star Wars Lightsaber of Your Dreams Aug 14, 2024 Just a few months after graduating college, Jacob Uy and his fellow engineers built a lightsaber. Now, plenty of companies will build you a custom saber, “whoosh” sound effects and all. Read More Pagination First page First Previous page … Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Current page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 … Next page Last page Last Events Submit an event Check out our Blogs Blog Entry 2022-2023Community-centered cultureThe OlinsiderStudentWhy Olin? April 10, 2023 - 10:28AM EDT ">Pauline Peterson Hello! This is Pauline, a first-year student at Olin, majoring in mechatronics. I came from Oregon on the west coast to join Olin on the east coast. When I first looked at Olin, from an outsider’s perspective on my college visits, I missed many of the hidden gems you discover once you become an Oliner. Read More Blog Entry Tips from the PGP StaffSustainability Career Resources April 7, 2023 - 2:56PM EDT ">Rishita Sarin Interested in learning more about the sustainability space? Refer to the resources below for full-time and internship opportunities to get started!Read More Blog EntryStudent VoicesAdvance Your Career by Attending a Conference April 7, 2023 - 1:17PM EDT ">Dianna Sims and Rishita Sarin Hello Hello! We are your friendly neighborhood seniors here to share a fantastic career growth opportunity with you. We attended the SHPE Conference in November of 2022 and left with many insights that we hope will help you! Most importantly, we wanted to emphasize how important and helpful conferences can be. 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