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NEWS: Gill Pratt, Toyota executive and Olin Founding Faculty, joins Board of Trustees

The Olin Board of Trustees welcomes its newest member, Dr. Gill Pratt, who brings his background in industry and perspective as a founding faculty member of the College.

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Eamon O'Brien ’21 (pictured) joins groundbreaking program for business students and early-career professionals.

NEWS: Alum Receives FASPE Ethics Fellowship

Eamon O'Brien ’21 is one of 15 business Fellows chosen for the 2025 Business Program of the Fellowships at Auschwitz for the Study of Professional Ethics (FASPE).

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Olin students work on a project during a Collaborative Design class.

NEWS: Is College Still Worth It? New Report Says "Yes," and Ranks Olin as a Top College for ROI

New data from the Center on Education and the Workforce at Georgetown University on the question of college worth has found that in the overwhelming majority of cases, a college degree or certificate comes with a significant return on investment. And according to their report, Olin is an investment with endless value.

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Dr. Holden Thorp, Editor-in-Chief of Science, to be Olin’s 2025 Commencement Speaker

Dr. Holden Thorp, Editor-in-Chief of Science, will be the Olin College Commencement 2025 featured speaker. The ceremony will be held at the College’s campus on Friday, May 16, 2025, and will celebrate Olin’s 20th graduating class.

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NEWS: Deb Chachra Named to Vox’s Future Perfect 50

She joins a list of scientists, thinkers, scholars, writers, and activists compiled by Vox who are building a more perfect future.

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Image of Jean J. Huang smiling during a Leadership Lab.

NEWS: Olin Awarded MassTech Advanced Manufacturing Training Program Grant

Two members of the Olin community— Jean J. Huang, associate professor of biology, and Michael Fannon, lab manager and instructor—are on a team that has been awarded a grant from the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative (MassTech).

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Olin College of Engineering's Kenechukwu Mbanisi, Assistant Professor of Robotics Engineering, is shown at a podium after the Olin teams wins the Farm Robotics Challenge.

NEWS: Olin Wins Grand Prize at the 2024 Farm Robotics Challenge

A design team from Olin College of Engineering and their robot, the “PhoenixBot,” have won the $10,000 grand prize in the second annual Farm Robotics Challenge. The award was announced on Oct. 24 during a ceremony at the FIRA USA robotics conference in Woodland, Calif.

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NEWS: Olin Wins 2024 WorkWell Massachusetts Award

Olin is a 2024 WWCMA WorkWell Massachusetts Awards Winner for Exemplary Worksite Health Promotion.

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NEWS: Olin is the #2 Undergraduate Engineering College in the U.S.

For the third consecutive year, U.S. News & World Report has named Olin College the nation’s No. 2 Undergraduate Engineering program (non-doctorate) in the 2025 edition of their Best Colleges rankings.

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NEWS: Olin President Gilda Barabino Awarded the 2024 Dickson Prize in Science

Olin President Dr. Gilda A. Barabino has been awarded the 2024 Dickson Prize in Science from Carnegie Mellon University.

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NEWS: Olin College Named One of the Nation’s Best Colleges by Princeton Review

Olin College is one of the nation's best undergraduate institutions according to The Princeton Review’s 2025 edition of its annual college guide, The Best 390 Colleges.

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NEWS: Nate Smith ’07 joins Olin College Board of Trustees

The Olin College Board of Trustees welcomes Nate Smith ’07, who brings his entrepreneurial background and alumni perspective as its newest member.

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NEWS: Q&A with the Shop’s Coby Unger

Coby Unger joins the Olin community this summer as Senior Shop Manager and Instructor of Fabrication.

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Hero Tech Team picture with lightsaber - Aaron, Madie, and Jacob (left to right)

NEWS: Project JEDI, incubated at the Olin College of Engineering, unveils first fully extending and retracting DIY Lightsaber

In the midst of Hollywood’s blockbuster season, Olin College of Engineering graduate and HeroTech founder Jacob Uy ’24 has cracked the code on a fully extending and retracting lightsaber.

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Close up of Olin students in classroom smiling

NEWS: Olin Named #2 for Classroom Experience and a 2024 Best Value College by Princeton Review

Olin Named Princeton Review Best Value College for 2024 in its 20th annual list of rankings.

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NEWS: Diana Dabby selected as 2024–2025 Harvard Radcliffe Institute Fellow

Diana Dabby, Professor of Electrical Engineering and Music, as well as Music Program Director at Olin College, has been named Lillian Gollay Knafel Fellow at the Harvard Radcliffe Institute for the 2024–2025 academic year.