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Four students gather around their final MechProto project.

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Olin receives top marks for faculty and financial aid by Princeton Review

Olin College is one of The Princeton Review’s best undergraduate institutions and ranks in the top 25 for financial aid, according to the 2026 edition of The Best 391 Colleges.

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Olin students are holding up a large, white, high-altitude weather balloon as another team member lays flat on the ground inflating it.

Measuring Cosmic Rays with High-Altitude Balloons

High-altitude weather balloons are taking Olin students to the edge of space - scientifically, at least. This summer, four students, one alum, and faculty member Christopher Lee are measuring cosmic rays thousands of feet above Earth as part of a NASA Science Activation (SciAct) program project.

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The Olin College of Engineering student project team Olin Electric Motorsports (OEM) pose for a group photo on the race track at a competition this summer.

OEM Project Team Designs, Builds, and Races Electric Car in Just One School Year

During the 2024-25 season, OEM project team members set a bold goal: to design and build a fully functional electric car within one academic year, racing it at the annual SAE Student competition in June - a task that hasn't been done in 8 years.

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Two students work with wood in the Miller Academic Center (MAC).

STORY: Generous Gift Enables Expansion of Olin’s Wood Shop

The Cernosia Family Wood Shop, scheduled to open in September, will expand the size, equipment and campus access of Olin’s woodworking space.

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Jonathan Adler poses next to a thought bubble sculpture in a field.

STORY: Jonathan Adler featured on Podcast, Proxy with Yowei Shaw

In the most recent episode of Proxy, Jonathan Adler, professor of psychology, discusses narrative identity to help Yowei Shaw's guest embrace her inner monologue.

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NEWS: Olin College Named a 2025 Best Value College by Princeton Review

Olin has been named a Princeton Review 2025 Best Value College and recognized as #3 in Best Student Support and Counseling Services.

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Dongim Lee stands next to a screen with her presentation poster.

STORY: Dongim Lee ’27 & PInT Receive Honorable Mention for AAAS Presentation

As a result of her presentation, “Linguistic Bias in Automatic Speech Recognition for People Who Stutter,” Lee and PInT received the Undergraduate Honorable Mention in the Social Sciences category from AAAS, and were recognized in the April edition of Science.

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STORY: From Three Continents to One Global Perspective: Camilo Cuartas-Lopera ’26 Reflects on Study Abroad and the Gilman Scholarship

For Camilo Cuartas-Lopera ’26, studying abroad wasn’t just about seeing the world but about understanding it.

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Olin College of Engineering President R. May Lee, visionary entrepreneur and education leader, stands with her hands folded.

NEWS: R. May Lee, Visionary Entrepreneur and Education Leader, Named Olin College of Engineering President

The Olin College of Engineering (Needham, Mass.) Board of Trustees have announced the unanimous appointment of R. May Lee as the third President of the College.

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Design for Manufacturing, students working in the shop

NEWS: Olin College receives generous gift for “Supercharged” Engineering Design Studio

Olin has received a generous gift to support the creation of the Harris Studio, an innovative engineering design space in Olin’s Miller Academic Center (MAC).

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Olin College campus shown in early spring.

NEWS: Olin College Awarded Grant from the Program for Leadership and Character at Wake Forest University

Erhardt Graeff, associate professor of social and computer science, and Andrea Cuadra ’13, assistant professor of computer science, have been awarded

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Biomimicry Nature Laboratory Trip - students looking at bones, plants, and other items from Nature

STORY: “Biomimicry” Course Helps Engineers Draw Inspiration from Nature

Students in Olin’s “Biomimicry” course are learning how drawing insights from nature can help them become better and more sustainable designers and engineers.

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Deep Sea Research Expedition - researchers working on the device on ship

STORY: A New Depth to Hands-On Learning: Oliners & WHOI Embark on 4-Week Deep-Sea Research Expedition

In January, Victoria Preston ’16 and Solomiia Kachur ’25 boarded the R/V Atlantis and departed from San Diego, California, where they traveled south roughly 1,800 miles to a segment of the East Pacific Rise.

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STORY: Oliners Collaborate with Local Senior Center on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Augmented Reality (AR) Innovations

Andrea Cuadra '13 and her students are working on technological interfaces that integrate the needs and preferences of older adults.

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Members of the Olin College Automated Farming Drone research team are shown on the Oval in front of the Miller Academic Center.

NEWS: Students Developing Automated Drone to Measure Soil Quality on Farms

Oliners in the lab of Kenechukwu Mbanisi, assistant professor of robotics engineering, are continuing their work in agricultural robotics by developing an automated drone that can help farmers better and more effectively measure and monitor their soil health.

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NEWS: Olin College and Kyiv School of Economics announce partnership to develop transformative engineering education in Ukraine

Olin College of Engineering announces a multi-year intensive partnership with Kyiv School of Economics (KSE) to support the launch of a new undergraduate engineering program in Ukraine.