Olin College placed 3rd in @usnews.com’s 2026 survey of Undergraduate #Engineering Programs.🎉 Olin also performed well in several additional rankings, incld. “Best Undergraduate Electrical Engineering" (8th), & Best Undergraduate Mechanical Engineering" (9th) www.olin.edu/articles/new...
Watch as the Olin undergrads demo their reprogrammable UI prototypes for an early hearing loss detection screener 👀 👉 A graphical-based LCD screen display version and an icon-based with LED indicators version. #opensource
Student Researchers Expand Access to Early Hearing Loss Detection with Smart #UI Design: www.olin.edu/articles/sto...
Olin's new President, May Lee, is featured in the @bostonglobe.com’s “Bold Types” column this week, as Lee goes from the nation’s oldest #engineering school to its youngest. (Us!) www.bostonglobe.com/2025/08/18/b...
#OlinCollege #HigherEd
These Oliners set a bold goal: design + build a fully functional #electriccar in just 1 (school) year - a task that hasn't been done in 8-years. It was a massive challenge, full of ups + downs. In the end they accomplished something extraordinary. 🏎️⚡️ www.olin.edu/articles/oem... #Engineering
JUST LAUNCHED: Mass CEC’s new Tech-to-Market grant program, #CriticalMass is now accepting applications, and we're excited to be a Project Partner!
✅ Designed for #climatetech startups at the deployment stage (TRL 8+).
✅ Up to $1M in funding
More Info + details: www.masscec.com/program/crit...
Teachers, fabricators, professional staff of edu institutions: Join us this summer for the Olin College Summer Intensive 2025: Empowering your #Makerspace through Curriculum and Culture! www.olin.edu/events/olin-... #STEM #Education #HigherEd #K12 #ProfessionalDevelopment
Thanks to a generous $100,000 gift to support the creation of the Harris Studio, an innovative engineering design space on Olin’s campus, starting Fall 2025, Oliners will have access to a new, “Supercharged” Design Studio! www.olin.edu/articles/new... #Engineering #EngineeringEducation
R. May Lee, Visionary Entrepreneur and Education Leader, Named Olin College of Engineering President!
🚀 Read the announcement: www.olin.edu/articles/new... #highered #olincollege
Students in Olin’s “Biomimicry” course are learning how drawing insights from nature can help them become better and more sustainable designers & engineers.
🪼🪲 Read about the course that's integrating #biology, #design, & #engineering: www.olin.edu/articles/sto... #OlinCollege
Students working in Olin’s Pl(ai) Lab, run by @apcuad.bsky.social, assistant professor of computer science, are collaborating with The Center at the Heights, a senior citizen center in Needham, MA, on pioneering #AI technological innovations.
📲 Learn more: www.olin.edu/articles/sto... #CS #AR
Ayush Chakraborty ‘24 shares his experience in the Olin College Design Justice Studio (DJS) Early Hearing Loss Detection program, where students partnered with audiologists & community workers to develop an affordable, effective childhood hearing screening tool: leader.pubs.asha.org/do/10.1044/l...
So.... I graduated college and made my grad cap a map of the @mbta.com with all the stops as things I've done during my time at @olincollege.bsky.social
"All models are wrong – some are useful," says statistician George Box. Engineering models have assumptions and limitations. Safe design requires recognizing these to prevent disasters: buff.ly/LarPm92
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Oliners Win Top Prizes at 2025 The Generator Buildathon for their AI-Powered Prosthetic Foot Attachment. [New Story] www.olin.edu/articles/oli... #AI #AssistiveTechnology #Biomimicry #Biomedical #BabsonCollege
Listen: 🎧 Diana Dabby, concert pianist, composer, patent holder, and professor of #electricalengineering and #music, as well as music program director at #OlinCollege, is featured in @rad-institute.bsky.social’s latest BornCurious podcast episode.💡🎵 www.radcliffe.harvard.edu/news-and-ide...
“I am a mechanical engineer and an artist.”
Check out our latest story, “Turning Together: a New Art Installation by Junior Maya McKone-Sweet,” to see how Maya brought her installation to life, adding joy and color to the Olin community. www.olin.edu/articles/sto... #OlinCollege #Art
New data from @georgetowncew.bsky.social on the question of college worth has found in the overwhelming majority of cases, a college degree or certificate comes w/ significant ROI. And according to their report, Olin is an investment with endless value. www.olin.edu/articles/col... #highereducation
Earlier this month, Olin students and faculty made a big splash in the scientific community - joining 4,000 attendees from 65 countries at the @aaas.org Annual Meeting.
📬 Read the recap: www.olin.edu/articles/sto... #science #technology #policy
Olin Student Researchers Invited to Design New @harvard.edu Workshop After Successful FIE Trip. #EngineersWeek story: www.olin.edu/articles/sto... #EWeek
For James Nee '15, 2024 was a year of making dreams a reality. He's created and launched an electric cargo bike with a mission to reduce the environmental impact of personal transportation, putting us on a path towards a safer and more #sustainable future. www.olin.edu/articles/sto... #EngineersWeek
It’s #EngineersWeek and I’m flattered to have my photography work featured by @olincollege.bsky.social 👀
www.olin.edu/articles/sto...
During the Fall 2024 semester, a team of 5 Olin College students undertook an innovative and extracurricular passion project to design, optimize, and fabricate a fully bespoke aerodynamic package for a Formula SAE car. ♻️ Story: www.olin.edu/articles/sto... #EWeek #EngineersWeek #Sustainability #STEM
#EngineersWeek starts tomorrow! Check out all the cool stuff we have planned! www.instagram.com/p/DGGf44duHu... #EWeek #Engineering
A college-age woman wearing protective glasses and a red sweater is shown peering at a metal machine in a work shop. The words “KURT” are printed on a block on the machine.
Olin junior, Pauline Petersen ’26 has been awarded the Brooke Owens Fellowship! She is one of 44 undergraduates who have received this prestigious #fellowship as part of the Brooke Owens Class of 2025. News: www.brookeowensfellowship.org/blog/posts/c... #aviation #engineering
An Olin College save the date graphic with the main header text reading “AAAS Annual Meeting 2025.”
On Feb. 13-15 in #Boston, Olin will be at booth 823 at the @aaas.bsky.social Conference Expo. Come say “hi!” Also, w/ the guidance of faculty advisors, @vdean.bsky.social & Georgia Van de Zande, nine Olin students will present their research.
More info on this year’s meeting: meetings.aaas.org
An Olin College engineering student wearing a black t-shirt and glasses is shown working on a wood board of some type in a classroom setting.
An Olin College engineering student wearing a black t-shirt and protective glasses is shown working closely with a drill of some type.
An Olin College engineering student wearing a black t-shirt and glasses sits at a table with arms crossed with orange, ruler-type materials spread out in front of them.
“One of the best things about Olin is the opportunities for extracurriculars.” Read more about Timur Gray’s first year experience at Olin researching, prototyping, and testing the wings for a plane and getting to create the physical interface for a braille e-reader.
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We are excited to have you on campus to speak to our soon-to-be-graduates! 🎓 Thank you, Dr. Thorp.
Can't wait!
Dr. @holdenthorp.bsky.social, Editor-in-Chief of @science.org, will be the Olin College Commencement 2025 featured speaker! The ceremony will be held on campus on Friday, May 16, and will celebrate Olin’s 20th graduating class. Read more: www.olin.edu/articles/dr-... #Commencement 🎓
