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STORY: Oliners Experience Unique Mix of Coursework & Culture While Studying in Scotland

In the fall of 2023, sixteen Olin College students embarked on a one-of-a-kind academic opportunity in Scotland, with a unique, faculty-led study abroad trip that blended Olin coursework and an integration into the Scottish academic environment.

Convocation 2024

Convocation is an opportunity for the entire Olin community to come together to welcome the Class of 2028.

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.

STORY: Engineering Solutions for a 150-Year-Old Textile Mill

Students in a pilot engineering course are collaborating with Draper Knitting to devise innovations and understand the global textile industry.

STORY: Students Developing Autonomous Weeding Robot for Sustainable Farming

They’ll submit their proposed system to the Farm Robotics Challenge this summer.

STORY: Learning to Grow Mini Organs in the Lab

Olin’s “Intro to Tissue Building” gives students a leg up on biology foundations and laboratory techniques.

Watch: Olin Team to Measure Upcoming Solar Eclipse with High-Altitude Balloons

On Monday, April 8, 2024, a team of Olin College of Engineering students, led by Professor Chris Lee, will be examining the total solar eclipse from 90,000 feet as part of the Nationwide Eclipse Ballooning Project (NEBP).

STORY: P&M Students Participate in Speedy Sustainable Fashion Pitch

The Sustainable Fashion Entrepreneurship Kickbox Activity gave groups less than an hour to design and pitch an industry-changing innovation.

STORY: Olin Students Present at Industry-Wide Biophotonics Conference

SPIE BiOS is the most comprehensive biomedical optics meeting in the field.

Move-In Day 2024

We will be welcoming members of the Class of 2028 to campus on Wednesday, August 27, 2024. Click to see the move-in day schedule of events.

STORY: Building an App for BIPOC Mental Health

Olin students and faculty in an experimental course work on a technological solution to connect those in need of wellness care with the right providers.

Prepare for the Fair: 10 Tips to Make the Most of the Career Fair

February 5, 2024 - 2:04PM EST | Kristin Casasanto

Are you wondering how you can make the best of an upcoming career fair? All the advice you need to succeed before, during, and after the fair.

STORY: Oliners Present at International Engineering Education Conference

Frontiers in Education offered students a chance for growth as both learners and scholars.

STORY: Year-Long Entrepreneurship Course Helps Students Build Sound Startups

The Technology Venture Capstone gives business-minded students the benefit of decades of entrepreneurial experience.

STORY: Lab-Grown Mushrooms a Lesson in Sustainable Eating

Professor of biology and art and Michael E. Moody Professor at Olin, Helen Donis-Keller, incorporates a hands-on lab to teach students to grow their own food.

STORY: Making an Impact in 2023: Twelve Olin Stories

In less than two weeks it'll be a brand new year. To start 2024 off right, with the many accomplishments of our students, alumni, faculty and staff over the past 12 months in mind, we're taking a look back at some of the best Olin stories in 2023 about making an impact in the world.