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Student Affairs Spotlight: Frances Mantak, MPH

Spotlight: Frances Mantak, MPH, is Olin’s Director of Wellness and a member of the StAR team. At Olin, she seeks to make the campus a compassionate and balanced place where students can thrive — academically, mentally, and physically.

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Eastern Wind Power Donates Prototype Wind Turbine to Olin

Olin College is pleased to announce the generous donation by Linda M. and Jonathan Haar, owners of Eastern Wind Power, of a prototype of their Distributed Vertical Axis Wind Turbine (VAWT) to the College.

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Olin 2026 First Day of College (Photos)

The Olin College Class of 2026 moved onto campus this week, taking the opportunity to pose with their parents and families for some fun, "First Day of College," photos.

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Olin Rises to No. 2 in 2023 U.S. News & World Report Ranking

After eight consecutive years as the third-ranked undergraduate engineering program in the nation, Olin has advanced to the No. 2 spot in the 2023 U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges rankings.

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Olin Featured in The Princeton Review Guide to Green Colleges: 2023 Edition

Olin College is one of the nation's most environmentally responsible colleges, according to The Princeton Review Guide to Green Colleges: 2023 Edition, published October 25.

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Olin team wins national “More Water Less Concentrate” competition

A team led by Olin College Assistant Professor Emily Tow and including eight Olin students, as well as members from Harmony Desalting, the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), earned the top prize—$150,000—in the “More Water Less Concentrate” competition.

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Olin Alumnae Create New Model for Sustainable Cultural Change at Microsoft

Born out of a need for community and authentic connection during the pandemic, Gracey Wilson '20 and Allison Basore '20 created a new model for sustainable cultural change at Microsoft Cambridge and their distributed leadership approach is now being recognized by leadership and industry networks alike.

Olin College President Gilda A. Barabino

Watch: Joseph Bordogna Forum: Dr. Gilda A. Barabino

Olin College President Gila A. Barabino presents “Engineering for Everyone: Centering Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion” at UPenn Engineering's Joseph Bordogna Forum.

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Experts say the discovery of Earthbound asteroids and comets needs improvement; too many satellites could prevent discovery

A new survey of planetary defense experts from Apollo Academic Surveys and Olin College of Engineering reports that discovery of asteroids and comets needs improvement. In addition, the proliferation of commercial satellites could prevent them from identifying Earthbound asteroids and comets.

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A Big STEP toward Engineering with a Purpose

Olin’s creative, triple-wide course called STEP is revolutionizing how students learn and make. This semester, 23 Olin students and four faculty are embarking on a new experiment together.

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Olin Repeats as a Princeton Review Best College for 2023

Olin College is one of the nation's best undergraduate institutions according to The Princeton Review’s 2023 edition of its annual college guide, The Best 388 Colleges.

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It’s All Systems Go with 4S

The new “Sustainability: Science, Society, and Systems (4S)” course at Olin teaches students tools to effect real change. The Oliners learn how the four “Ss” overlap in their lives as both citizens and engineers.

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Olin College named one of Fiske’s 20 Best Buy Colleges and Universities of 2023.

Fiske Guide to Colleges has designated Olin College of Engineering one of the 20 Best Buy Colleges and Universities of 2023.

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A Boost for Women Students through Clare Boothe Luce Funding

For the third year in a row, select women students at Olin are conducting independent research funded by the Clare Boothe Luce (CBL) Program.

From the Robotics Lab to the Wet Lab

Using a bootstrap mentality he learned at Olin, Andy Barry '10 is reinventing himself from successful robotics engineer to gene therapy research scientist.

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Psychology Today – COVID-19 Disabled Everyone. Disabled People Knew What to Do.

Nov 16, 2022

Despite possessing extensive wisdom, experience, and knowledge, disabled people are rarely seen – especially by non-disabled people – as sources of expertise. Could the COVID pandemic change that?

Soul Grown – Modern design for a modern Alabama with innovator Erika Boeing

Nov 08, 2022

I’ve been obsessed with renewable energy since college, where I completed a bachelor’s in mechanical engineering from Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering. I went into engineering because I saw technology as a force that had a lot of power in today’s culture in the way that it shapes society, and I wanted to figure out how I could contribute to that narrative.

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teleSUR – U.S. AAAS and Cuban Academy of Sciences Renew Cooperation Ties

Oct 29, 2022

The U.S. representation was co-led by Dr. Sudip Parikh, AAAS Chief Executive Officer and Executive Publisher of the Science family of journals, and Dr. Gilda Barabino, AAAS President and President of Olin College of Engineering.

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Olin Welcomes Prospective Students to Fall Open House

Pauline Petersen '26

Olin College of Engineering welcomed over 100 high school students and their families for the Fall Open House this week. Prospective students spent the day at Olin participating in hands-on activities, meeting current students, and learning about the admission process.

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Student Research at Olin

Pauline Petersen '26

From creating robotic fish with the ability to autonomously swim across the ocean to designing satellites for launch into orbit, Olin College of Engineering offers students a wide range of research projects, from paid investigations to those for college credit, or simply to explore a concept in a field of interest.

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Office of Admission & Financial Aid hosts in-person Mix & Mingle Fly-In

Pauline Petersen

Olin recently hosted its first in-person Fly-In program since 2019. This two-day event welcomed high school seniors from around the country with strong potential for Olin’s collaborative, project-based engineering curriculum.

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Student Affairs Spotlight: Frances Mantak, MPH

Eastern Wind Power Donates Prototype Wind Turbine to Olin

Olin 2026 First Day of College (Photos)

Olin Rises to No. 2 in 2023 U.S. News & World Report Ranking

Olin Featured in The Princeton Review Guide to Green Colleges: 2023 Edition

Olin team wins national “More Water Less Concentrate” competition

Olin Alumnae Create New Model for Sustainable Cultural Change at Microsoft

Watch: Joseph Bordogna Forum: Dr. Gilda A. Barabino

Experts say the discovery of Earthbound asteroids and comets needs improvement; too many satellites could prevent discovery

A Big STEP toward Engineering with a Purpose

Olin Repeats as a Princeton Review Best College for 2023

It’s All Systems Go with 4S

Olin College named one of Fiske’s 20 Best Buy Colleges and Universities of 2023.

A Boost for Women Students through Clare Boothe Luce Funding

From the Robotics Lab to the Wet Lab

Psychology Today – COVID-19 Disabled Everyone. Disabled People Knew What to Do.

Soul Grown – Modern design for a modern Alabama with innovator Erika Boeing

teleSUR – U.S. AAAS and Cuban Academy of Sciences Renew Cooperation Ties

Olin Welcomes Prospective Students to Fall Open House

Student Research at Olin

Office of Admission & Financial Aid hosts in-person Mix & Mingle Fly-In

ADE Social Impact Showcase 2022

The Wired Ensemble Event: Instruments, Voices, Players in Concert

The Olin Conductorless Orchestra Performs for You!