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Three Olin engineering students pose with their small-scale autonomous surface vessel, made at Olin College as part of the CREST Lab.

STORY: Students in CREST Lab Develop Autonomous Vessel to Study Local Water Bodies

This summer, five Oliners working with Victoria Preston '16, assistant professor of engineering, designed, fabricated, assembled, and tested a small-scale autonomous surface vessel to enable more robust and efficient coastal research.

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STORY: Q&A with Travis DiJoseph

Travis DiJoseph joins the Olin community as the new Registrar. Learn more about Travis and his experience in this Q&A.

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Students speak with SCOPE Liaisons at the Sponsor Showcase.

STORY: 2025–26 SCOPE Program Kicks Off with Boston Scientific, New Balance, and More

As the fall semester gets underway at Olin, so does the College’s largest culminating experience for graduating students—SCOPE, or Senior Capstone Program in Engineering.

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Victoria Preston ’16 stands in front of the Marcus G. Langseth ship.

STORY: Olin’s Victoria Preston ’16 Takes to the Open Ocean to Study Underwater Volcano

Over the summer, Victoria Preston ’16, assistant professor of engineering, hopped aboard a research vessel headed to the Galapagos Islands to gather data from an actively erupting submarine volcanic ridge in the Pacific Ocean.

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Students gather around a laptop with Andrea Cuadra ’13, Assistant Professor of Computer Science, who wears the light blue shirt.

NEWS: Olin is the #3 U.S. News Undergraduate Engineering College in the U.S.

U.S. News & World Report has named Olin College the nation’s No. 3 Undergraduate Engineering program (non-doctorate) in the 2026 edition of their Best Colleges rankings.

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A platform with covers above it held up by metal poles. The white ring lights up at night. There are people throughout the photo talking and playing ball.

STORY: Oliners Help Design Teen Oasis in a Cambridge Shade Desert

What began as an external partner project pitch in Olin’s Designing Resources for Empowerment and Making (DREAM) course, taught by Amon Millner, professor of computing and innovation, became a broad, community-supported customizable structure for providing shade for local teens during the scorching heat of summer in the city.

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STORY: Two Olin Students Tackle Tech for the Greater Good through Impact Technology Fellowship

This six-week program is run through the Public Interest Technology New England (PIT-NE) Summer Institute.

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NEWS: Olin Earns Top Rankings From Forbes and Niche

Olin College of Engineering has earned several notable rankings from Forbes and Niche for their 2026 college lists.

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Elisabeth Sylvan, Visiting Associate Professor of Sociotechnical Systems.

STORY: Q&A with Dr. Elisabeth Sylvan

Dr. Elisabeth Sylvan joins the Olin community as a Visiting Associate Professor of Sociotechnical Systems. Learn more about Elisabeth and her experience in this Q&A.

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Annick Dewald, Visiting Assistant Professor of Engineering.

STORY: Q&A with Dr. Annick Dewald

Dr. Annick Dewald joins the Olin community as a Visiting Assistant Professor of Engineering. Learn more about Annick and her experience in this Q&A.

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Gillian Epstein speaks to Summer Studio attendees.

STORY: Global Attendees Help Make Summer Studio 2025 an International Success

40+ participants from El Salvador, China, and Ukraine convened to work on educational design projects.

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Erhardt Graeff stands in front of white background with a gray shirt.

NEWS: Graeff is Named a 2025 Engineering Unleashed Fellow

Erhardt Graeff has received national recognition from the Kern Entrepreneurial Engineering Network (KEEN) for innovative engineering education practices. He is one of twenty-nine engineering faculty across the US to receive this honor.

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Oliners gather around the robot at the RAI Institute.

STORY: Oliners Help Host Free, Interactive Robot Lab in Cambridge

This summer, the RAI Institute Robot Lab at the CambridgeSide mall offered the public the chance to drive a robot.

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Olin College student researchers demonstrate their reprogrammable user interface prototypes that support early detection of hearing loss in children.

STORY: Student Researchers Expand Access to Early Hearing Loss Detection with Smart Design

Student researchers at Olin College worked this summer with faculty from Olin and Boston College to develop new user interface prototypes that support early detection of hearing loss in children - improving access to care around the world.

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NEWS: Welcome Dan Sambor, Assistant Professor of Engineering

Dan Sambor has joined the Olin faculty as an assistant professor of engineering. He was previously a postdoctoral scholar in Civil and Environmental Engineering at Stanford University, where he served as a lecturer teaching courses on renewable energy systems.

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NEWS: Welcome Rachel Yang, Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering

After having received her PhD in Electrical Engineering from MIT this past spring, Rachel Yang has joined the Olin faculty as an assistant professor of electrical engineering.