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Article Timur Gray '28 talks with a hackathon teammate at the MIT-Ukraine "Building for Ukraine" hackathon.

STORY: Oliners Hack for a Safer Ukraine and Better Accessibility

At two recent hackathons, teams of Olin students placed high in the competitions and made positive impacts with their innovative projects tackling real-world challenges through human-centered design.

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Article Gill Pratt Headshot

NEWS: Gill Pratt, Toyota executive and Olin Founding Faculty, joins Board of Trustees

The Olin Board of Trustees welcomes its newest member, Dr. Gill Pratt, who brings his background in industry and perspective as a founding faculty member of the College.

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Article Eamon O'Brien ’21 (pictured) joins groundbreaking program for business students and early-career professionals.

NEWS: Alum Receives FASPE Ethics Fellowship

Eamon O'Brien ’21 is one of 15 business Fellows chosen for the 2025 Business Program of the Fellowships at Auschwitz for the Study of Professional Ethics (FASPE).

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Article SIRC Students visiting Wellesley DPW

STORY: Olin Partners with Town of Wellesley DPW and Green Mountain Technologies to Pilot New Sustainability-Focused Course

Sustainability Initiatives Research Collaboration (SIRC) connects Olin students and faculty to sponsoring partners who need thoughtful, innovative solutions for sustainability related projects.

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Article Team Terraflex poses for a photo at The Generator Buildathon on April 5, 2025.

STORY: Oliners Win Top Prizes at 2025 Generator Buildathon for their AI-Powered Prosthetic Foot Attachment

A team of four Olin College students and one Stanford undergraduate won the first-place prize at this year's The Generator Entrepreneurship & AI Buildathon for Terraflex, their AI-powered prosthetic foot attachment. The students also took home the Nature-Inspired Design Prize (with a potential value of up to $60,000 for the team).

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Article Portrait of Maya McKone-Sweet holding painted wooden gear in the LPB

STORY: Turning Together: a New Art Installation by Junior Maya McKone-Sweet

Maya McKone-Sweet ’26 leaned on her dual passions for art and engineering this year as she brought to life an art installation to add joy and color to the Olin community.

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Article Olin students work on a project during a Collaborative Design class.

NEWS: Is College Still Worth It? New Report Says "Yes," and Ranks Olin as a Top College for ROI

New data from the Center on Education and the Workforce at Georgetown University on the question of college worth has found that in the overwhelming majority of cases, a college degree or certificate comes with a significant return on investment. And according to their report, Olin is an investment with endless value.

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Article Portrait of Wendy Gordon

STORY: Q&A with StAR’s Wendy Gordon

Wendy Gordon joins the Olin community as Assistant Dean of Student Affairs. Learn more about Wendy and her approach to student support in this Q&A.

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Article Timur Gray '28 talks with a hackathon teammate at the MIT-Ukraine "Building for Ukraine" hackathon.

STORY: Oliners Hack for a Safer Ukraine and Better Accessibility

At two recent hackathons, teams of Olin students placed high in the competitions and made positive impacts with their innovative projects tackling real-world challenges through human-centered design.

Read More
Article Team Terraflex poses for a photo at The Generator Buildathon on April 5, 2025.

STORY: Oliners Win Top Prizes at 2025 Generator Buildathon for their AI-Powered Prosthetic Foot Attachment

A team of four Olin College students and one Stanford undergraduate won the first-place prize at this year's The Generator Entrepreneurship & AI Buildathon for Terraflex, their AI-powered prosthetic foot attachment. The students also took home the Nature-Inspired Design Prize (with a potential value of up to $60,000 for the team).

Read More
Article Gill Pratt Headshot

NEWS: Gill Pratt, Toyota executive and Olin Founding Faculty, joins Board of Trustees

The Olin Board of Trustees welcomes its newest member, Dr. Gill Pratt, who brings his background in industry and perspective as a founding faculty member of the College.

Read More
Article Eamon O'Brien ’21 (pictured) joins groundbreaking program for business students and early-career professionals.

NEWS: Alum Receives FASPE Ethics Fellowship

Eamon O'Brien ’21 is one of 15 business Fellows chosen for the 2025 Business Program of the Fellowships at Auschwitz for the Study of Professional Ethics (FASPE).

Read More
Article Portrait of Maya McKone-Sweet holding painted wooden gear in the LPB

STORY: Turning Together: a New Art Installation by Junior Maya McKone-Sweet

Maya McKone-Sweet ’26 leaned on her dual passions for art and engineering this year as she brought to life an art installation to add joy and color to the Olin community.

Read More
Article SIRC Students visiting Wellesley DPW

STORY: Olin Partners with Town of Wellesley DPW and Green Mountain Technologies to Pilot New Sustainability-Focused Course

Sustainability Initiatives Research Collaboration (SIRC) connects Olin students and faculty to sponsoring partners who need thoughtful, innovative solutions for sustainability related projects.

Read More
Article Olin students work on a project during a Collaborative Design class.

NEWS: Is College Still Worth It? New Report Says "Yes," and Ranks Olin as a Top College for ROI

New data from the Center on Education and the Workforce at Georgetown University on the question of college worth has found that in the overwhelming majority of cases, a college degree or certificate comes with a significant return on investment. And according to their report, Olin is an investment with endless value.

Read More
Article Portrait of Wendy Gordon

STORY: Q&A with StAR’s Wendy Gordon

Wendy Gordon joins the Olin community as Assistant Dean of Student Affairs. Learn more about Wendy and her approach to student support in this Q&A.

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In the Media

CBS News – Students at Massachusetts college design lightsaber with engineering skills

Sep 13, 2024

A recent graduate of Olin College in Needham, Massachusetts has brought a film icon to life, designing his own lightsaber.

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MIT Technology Review – How we transform to a fully decarbonized world

Apr 24, 2024

A world powered by electricity from abundant, renewable resources is now within reach.

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Inside Higher Ed – Campuses, Climate Change and ‘How Infrastructure Works’

Apr 18, 2024

"There is a lovely section in How Infrastructure Works when Professor Chachra brings her Olin College students on a journey of infrastructural discovery. Running beneath the campus is the Sudbury Aqueduct, a 16-mile-long century-old water tunnel. Chachra students are delighted to discover the hidden-in-plain-sight civilization-enabling infrastructure that exists, largely unnoticed and unseen, all around us."

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Events

Event Students gather around a 3D printer during a project showcase.

Spring 2025 Olin College Expo

Olin College of Engineering

Please join us for the Spring 2025 Olin College Expo on Thursday, May 8th.

The Olin Expo is an end-of-semester celebration of student work. Students may share a favorite project from a class or a passionate pursuit, a research experience, or another endeavor.

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Event Students presenting slides in packed auditorium

SCOPE Summit 2025

Needham, MA and live stream

Thirteen SCOPE teams present the results of their year-long projects with sponsors from industry, a government agency, academia and a private foundation.

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Event Commencement 2024 - graduating student clapping

Commencement 2025

Olin College of Engineering

Commencement 2025 is an opportunity for the entire Olin community to come together and celebrate the accomplishments of the Class of 2025.

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Check out our Blogs

Blog Entry An Olin student sits on a table in the RoboLab at Olin College.

Unexpected Reasons to Choose Olin College

March 27, 2025 - 12:04PM EDT ">Rachel Horwitz

In the college search process, it can be increasingly hard to decide if you should apply or enroll at a specific school when there are so many wonderful options. Your best bet is to look for what’s unexpected. 

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Blog Entry A prospective student works on a project task during Candidates Weekend 2020.

What Makes Candidates’ Weekend Unique?

January 29, 2025 - 10:36AM EST ">The Office of Admission & Financial Aid

Olin College of Engineering was created to be a cutting-edge and singular educational experience for engineers and as such, part of our application process includes an equally unique step: Candidates’ Weekend.

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Blog Entry Students participate in a Design Nature activity on Olin's campus.

Explore Olin at Our Fall Open House

September 12, 2024 - 10:01AM EDT ">The Office of Admission & Financial Aid

Come learn about Olin at our Fall Open House on Saturday, September 28th from 9:00 AM to 3:30 PM!

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