In the Media

Olin College president R. May Lee brings Wall Street risk-taking mindset to engineering education – Boston Business Journal

Nov 26, 2025

Olin College of Engineering's President R. May Lee discusses her experience and what brought her into the role as the third president of the college.

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How AI-enabled robotics can support sustainable agriculture in Africa – Mbanisi – Daily Champion

Nov 24, 2025

Olin College's Kenechukwu C. Mbanisi, Assistant Professor of Robotics Engineering, is interviewed on his human-centric robotics and AI innovations.

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Air Partners: a model for centering community priorities in air justice projects – IOP Science

Oct 14, 2025

Olin College's Scott Hersey and Francesca Majluf published this study on Air Partners and air justice projects in Boston, MA.

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Community air quality efforts score more than $1 million in city funding – The Bay State Banner

Oct 08, 2025

"The CDC Collaborative received $179,340 for its partnership with Olin College of Engineering on a series of community workshops focused on air quality — teaching residents how to build at-home air purifiers and monitor pollution along the transit corridor with mobile sensors."

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Study shows Mass. has the wealthiest colleges in the country. Here’s how they rank. – Boston.com

Oct 05, 2025

Olin College of Engineering was ranked as one of the wealthiest colleges in Massachusetts at #33.

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Boston Announces Awardees Of 2025 Community Clean Air Grant Program – WBZ News

Sep 29, 2025

Olin College of Engineering was announced as an awardee of the 2025 Community Clean Air Grant Program.

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No lectures, exams, essays: inside a twenty-first-century university – Nature

Sep 24, 2025

The team looked for pedagogical inspiration globally, and a key influence was Olin College of Engineering in Needham, Massachusetts.

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Taking Science Education to the Seas With the 2025 School of Rock – Columbia Climate School

Sep 10, 2025

In July, 13 science educators from all walks of life hopped on the R/V Marcus G. Langseth in San Diego. Olin's Victoria Preston ’16, Assistant Professor of Engineering, was one of the members on the expedition.

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Top 10 US colleges where students say financial aid truly makes a difference – The Times of India

Sep 09, 2025

Olin College was mentioned for our 2025 Princeton Review rankings.

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What Disabled People's Stories Show About Interdependence – Psychology Today

Sep 09, 2025

This article, co-authored by Olin's Jonathan Adler, Professor of Psychology, examines how the COVID-19 pandemic disproportionately affected the disability community.

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29 MA Colleges Among 500 ‘That Shine’ With Top Salaries For Grads: Forbes – Patch

Aug 28, 2025

Olin College was highlighted by Patch in this list for our alumni salary outcomes.

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These 11 Mass. colleges are in the top 100 in the country, Forbes says – MassLive

Aug 26, 2025

Olin College was included on the list of the top 500 schools.

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Forbes’ Top 50 Small Colleges – Forbes

Aug 26, 2025

Olin College was featured as one of the top 50 small schools.

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Sennott Park Hosts Teen Space, SHADE – City of Cambridge

Aug 26, 2025

Amon Millner, Professor of Computing and Innovation, was part of creating a temporary installation to provide a spot to cool down in the summer months in Cambridge's Sennott Park. The project was developed by SHADE, a teen-led nonprofit.

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Scientists Calculate Odds of City-Killer-Size Asteroid Hitting Earth – Newsweek

Aug 15, 2025

In their study, Carrie Nugent of the Olin College of Engineering and her colleagues simulated the orbits of five million near-Earth objects (NEOs) with diameters greater than 140 meters. By tracking potential Earth impacts over 150 years, they were able to calculate the frequency of such events.

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Top 10 Colleges That Offer the Most Generous Scholarships – Forum Daily

Aug 14, 2025

Olin College was featured as one of the Top 10 Colleges by Financial Aid Amount, determined by data from The Princeton Review.

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