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Al Bunshaft Named to Olin College Board of Trustees

Al Bunshaft has been named to the Olin College Board of Trustees. He was a longtime member of the President’s Council and has been a friend of Olin for years. Bunshaft was the Managing Director of Dassault Systèmes Americas. He later created DS Government Solutions and served as its CEO from 2013 to 2016.

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Groundbreaking NASEM report on racism in STEMM institutions offers pathways to structural change

To increase diversity, equity and inclusion in STEMM fields, higher education institutions and STEMM organizations should act to change their organizational cultures and environment, says a new NASEM report.

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Michael Sutton (PE), Olin College Board of Trustees

Michael Sutton Named to Olin College Board of Trustees

Michael Sutton, P.E. has been named to the Olin College Board of Trustees. Sutton is the CEO and founder of Infrastructure Engineering Inc. (IEI), a civil and structural engineering firm committed to building community in tandem with infrastructure.

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Dr. Shirley Malcom, Distinguished Scientist and Pioneer for Access to Education in STEM, to be Olin College’s 2023 Commencement Speaker

Dr. Shirley Malcom, distinguished scientist and pioneer for access to education in STEM, will address the Class of 2023 at Olin College’s seventeenth Commencement on May 14, 2023.

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Olin Featured in The Princeton Review Guide to Green Colleges: 2023 Edition

Olin College is one of the nation's most environmentally responsible colleges, according to The Princeton Review Guide to Green Colleges: 2023 Edition, published October 25.

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Olin Rises to No. 2 in 2023 U.S. News & World Report Ranking

After eight consecutive years as the third-ranked undergraduate engineering program in the nation, Olin has advanced to the No. 2 spot in the 2023 U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges rankings.

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Eastern Wind Power Donates Prototype Wind Turbine to Olin

Olin College is pleased to announce the generous donation by Linda M. and Jonathan Haar, owners of Eastern Wind Power, of a prototype of their Distributed Vertical Axis Wind Turbine (VAWT) to the College.

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Experts say the discovery of Earthbound asteroids and comets needs improvement; too many satellites could prevent discovery

A new survey of planetary defense experts from Apollo Academic Surveys and Olin College of Engineering reports that discovery of asteroids and comets needs improvement. In addition, the proliferation of commercial satellites could prevent them from identifying Earthbound asteroids and comets.

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Olin Repeats as a Princeton Review Best College for 2023

Olin College is one of the nation's best undergraduate institutions according to The Princeton Review’s 2023 edition of its annual college guide, The Best 388 Colleges.

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Olin College named one of Fiske’s 20 Best Buy Colleges and Universities of 2023.

Fiske Guide to Colleges has designated Olin College of Engineering one of the 20 Best Buy Colleges and Universities of 2023.

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Taking a Systems Engineering Approach to Equitable Health Care

It will take a systems engineering approach to develop the solutions to current health disparities stemming from racism, writes Olin College President Gilda A. Barabino and co-author in the American Scientist.

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President Barabino Co-Authors New Research on Dissociation of Tissues.

President Gilda A. Barabino has co-authored new research published in the leading multidisciplinary science journal, Nature Scientific Reports. The article shares science behind the researchers U.S. patent.

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Partnership Sparked Through Sketch Model Summer Studio is Off-Broadway Bound

A partnership sparked through Olin's Sketch Model Summer Studio is now Off-Broadway bound, with Jonathan Adler's co-written play, “A Variant Strain” making it's debut this summer.

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BizJournals: Two Years in, President Barabino 'Works to Boost Diversity, Inclusion'

'The Business Journals' just published an interview with Olin College of Engineering President Gilda A. Barabino, highlighting her work to boost diversity and inclusion at Olin, and in the fields of science and engineering.

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Beverly Wyse P’15 Named Olin College Board Chair

Beverly Wyse P’15 has been named Chair of the Olin College Board of Trustees. Her tenure began in October 2021 following the retirement of longtime Chair Ken Stokes P’12.

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Dr. Michael Sorrell, Visionary President of Paul Quinn College, will be Olin College’s 2022 Commencement Speaker

Dr. Michael Sorrell, President of Paul Quinn College, will address the Class of 2022 at Olin College’s seventeenth Commencement on May 15, 2022.