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Why Sweden is an Ideal Place to Study Engineering Abroad

April 25, 2022 - 12:00PM EDT |

Nicola van Moon'23 participates in the engineering program at DIS Stockholm, and exploring what life is like in the hometown of the Nobel Prize.

NASA Selects Olin's SWARM-EX Satellite Mission; Will Provide Launch Services

Olin's SWARM-EX CubeSat mission has been selected by NASA’s 2022 CubeSat Launch Initiative (CSLI). After a proposal submitted by Olin and the OSSTP Lab, the agency will provide launch services required to launch the team's small satellites to Low Earth Orbit.

Greentown Labs Hosts Oliners for Week of Recruitment, Exploration and Partnerships.

Olin students, faculty and staff embrace a model of teaching and learning engineering centered on collaboration, exploration and hands-on experience – and this week’s events with Greentown Labs, is a noteworthy illustration of just that.  

Studying Abroad During a Pandemic: An Interview with Julia Benton '22

Julia Benton ‘22 studied theater abroad in London during the Fall 2021 semester. Braving a pandemic, she finally got a chance to go to the UK. View highlights from a new interview where she shares her experiences.

Olin College Community Celebrates Fall 2021 Expo

The Olin College campus community celebrated Fall 2021 Expo on December 17, 2021. View a variety of photos from the event, including student projects and artistic performances.

Engineering is for Everyone: A Musician at Olin

January 21, 2022 - 8:48AM EST | Richard Li '25

The combination of random strangers and new friends all motivating and supporting my work was probably the final (but completely unnecessary) confirmation that Olin was the place I wanted to spend the rest of my time.

Engineering for a Holistic Life

Four Olin students spent their summer working on an off-the-grid farm in the Appalachian Mountains to better understand how to engineer for resilient living.

Jamie O’Brien ’22 Receives Society for Humanistic Anthropology Award

Jamie O’Brien ’22 has been awarded the 2021 SHA President’s Award for Undergraduate Student Writing by the Society for Humanistic Anthropology (SHA).

Candidates' Weekend 2022

Each year, we invite about 225-250 applicants from our amazingly talented pool to participate in Candidates' Weekends. We will once again offer a virtual "Candidates' Week" in 2022.

Design Nature (DesNat)

In their first year, all Olin students take this introduction to mechanical design and prototyping. In the class, students design and engineer a toy that captures the wonder of nature in a fun way – with an audience of real fourth graders from a local school as their audience.

ADE Social Impact Showcase 2021

Come engage Affordable Design and Entrepreneurship (ADE) students from Babson, Olin, and Wellesley grappling with pervasive social challenges like civil rights, environmental justice, economic mobility, food security, and structural inequality.

OCARC Students Tune in for the Community

Members of the Olin Collegiate Amateur Radio Club (OCARC) have been putting their ham radio skills to use in the community this fall. Including during the 125th Boston Marathon.

Orientation 2021

Olin College's orientation is a weeklong program that aims to provide a smooth transition to life at Olin.

Summer for the SWARM-EX team

The Space Weather Atmospheric Reconfigurable Multiscale Experiment CubeSat (SWARM-EX) team at Olin has been working for a year and a half alongside five partnering institutes to design and construct three small satellites.

Olin Summer Researchers Join Medical Maker Movement

This summer, a research team in Olin College's Laboratory for Adaptation, Inclusion, and Robotics (LAIR) continued work on a project to develop a low-cost physical therapy device using soft robotics.

Undergraduates Present Research Papers at IEEE Aerospace Conference

At a recent aerospace conference, six Olin undergraduates presented two research papers involving satellites—one on orbital debris and the other on interference mitigation. The students are part of the Olin Satellite and Spectrum Technology and Policy Group (OSSTP).