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Article Olin President R. May Lee standing in front of a white background with arms crossed

NEWS: President Lee Shares Her Career Journey During GIRL Congress Panel

Olin College of Engineering President R. May Lee spoke on a morning panel at GIRL Congress, an all-day leadership conference for high school girls held at Fordham University’s Lincoln Center Campus on March 14, 2026.

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Article A graphic with circles featuring Olin's project teams. The text reads: Happy Engineers Week! Transform Your Future; #EWEEK; Olin.edu

STORY: From Ideas to Impact: How Oliners Transform Their Futures with Project Teams

Project-based learning is a core component of an Olin education. In addition to hands-on classroom assignments, Oliners have the opportunity to collaborate with their peers further by joining project teams. Here is a glimpse into how Oliners on project teams are transforming their futures.

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Article Gillian Epstein and Jon Adler speak at Olin Story Slam.

STORY: Transformative Storytelling: The Story Lab at OIin Partners with LearningWell Coalition

For over a decade, Olin College’s Jonathan Adler, professor of psychology, and Gillian Epstein, associate professor of English, have run the Story Slam series, combining their passions for storytelling and performance. 

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Article The Automated Fruit Sorting System sits on a brown table with green bushes in a field behind it.

STORY: Students Develop Automated Fruit Sorting System for Local Berry Farm

Last year, students in Olin’s “Robotics Systems Integration” course gained real-world experience developing an efficient, low-cost solution to help a local blueberry farm better sort their harvest.

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Article Team Triad at the MakeMIT Harvard Hackathon

NEWS: From Healthcare to AI: Four Olin Teams Win Prizes at MakeMIT x Harvard Hackathon

Four teams featuring Olin College of Engineering students won prizes for their hardware projects - spanning topics from healthcare to AI - at February’s MakeMIT x Harvard Hackathon.

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Article An Olin student sits at a table with laptop open during a recent QEA class.

Olin College Applicant Pool Continues Upward Trend for Class of 2030

Olin’s Office of Admission and Financial Aid (OAFA) has reported a significant increase in domestic applications for admittance to the Class of 2030. Applications for admission to Olin have grown by 33% over the last four years. 

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Article High school students from Colégio Santa Cruz in São Paulo, Brazil, are shown working in an Olin classroom as part of the International Development Innovation Network (IDIN) School Program.

Brazilian High Schoolers Learn Design Thinking at Olin/MIT

This October, 26 students from Colégio Santa Cruz in São Paulo, Brazil, completed a weeklong community-engaged design immersion program on both Olin’s and MIT’s campuses as part of the International Development Innovation Network (IDIN) School Program.

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Article Helen Donis-Keller portait.

NEWS: Donis-Keller Appointed Co-Leader of Biology Section and Member-at-Large for American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Helen Donis-Keller, professor of biology and art and Michael E. Moody Professor, has been appointed to a two-year term as one of two leaders of the Biology Section and a Member-at-Large of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the world’s largest multidisciplinary scientific society and a leading publisher of cutting-edge research through its Science family of journals.

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Article Olin President R. May Lee standing in front of a white background with arms crossed

NEWS: President Lee Shares Her Career Journey During GIRL Congress Panel

Olin College of Engineering President R. May Lee spoke on a morning panel at GIRL Congress, an all-day leadership conference for high school girls held at Fordham University’s Lincoln Center Campus on March 14, 2026.

Read More
Article Team Triad at the MakeMIT Harvard Hackathon

NEWS: From Healthcare to AI: Four Olin Teams Win Prizes at MakeMIT x Harvard Hackathon

Four teams featuring Olin College of Engineering students won prizes for their hardware projects - spanning topics from healthcare to AI - at February’s MakeMIT x Harvard Hackathon.

Read More
Article A graphic with circles featuring Olin's project teams. The text reads: Happy Engineers Week! Transform Your Future; #EWEEK; Olin.edu

STORY: From Ideas to Impact: How Oliners Transform Their Futures with Project Teams

Project-based learning is a core component of an Olin education. In addition to hands-on classroom assignments, Oliners have the opportunity to collaborate with their peers further by joining project teams. Here is a glimpse into how Oliners on project teams are transforming their futures.

Read More
Article Gillian Epstein and Jon Adler speak at Olin Story Slam.

STORY: Transformative Storytelling: The Story Lab at OIin Partners with LearningWell Coalition

For over a decade, Olin College’s Jonathan Adler, professor of psychology, and Gillian Epstein, associate professor of English, have run the Story Slam series, combining their passions for storytelling and performance. 

Read More
Article An Olin student sits at a table with laptop open during a recent QEA class.

Olin College Applicant Pool Continues Upward Trend for Class of 2030

Olin’s Office of Admission and Financial Aid (OAFA) has reported a significant increase in domestic applications for admittance to the Class of 2030. Applications for admission to Olin have grown by 33% over the last four years. 

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Article The Automated Fruit Sorting System sits on a brown table with green bushes in a field behind it.

STORY: Students Develop Automated Fruit Sorting System for Local Berry Farm

Last year, students in Olin’s “Robotics Systems Integration” course gained real-world experience developing an efficient, low-cost solution to help a local blueberry farm better sort their harvest.

Read More
Article High school students from Colégio Santa Cruz in São Paulo, Brazil, are shown working in an Olin classroom as part of the International Development Innovation Network (IDIN) School Program.

Brazilian High Schoolers Learn Design Thinking at Olin/MIT

This October, 26 students from Colégio Santa Cruz in São Paulo, Brazil, completed a weeklong community-engaged design immersion program on both Olin’s and MIT’s campuses as part of the International Development Innovation Network (IDIN) School Program.

Read More
Article Helen Donis-Keller portait.

NEWS: Donis-Keller Appointed Co-Leader of Biology Section and Member-at-Large for American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Helen Donis-Keller, professor of biology and art and Michael E. Moody Professor, has been appointed to a two-year term as one of two leaders of the Biology Section and a Member-at-Large of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the world’s largest multidisciplinary scientific society and a leading publisher of cutting-edge research through its Science family of journals.

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In the Media

Net Influencer – Jacob Uy On Turning HeroTech Engineering Into A Scalable Creator Business

Dec 29, 2025

When Jacob Uy uploaded a short YouTube clip of a homemade Spider-Man web shooter as a high school senior, he thought of it as nothing more than documentation for a school project. Within weeks, the video had passed hundreds of thousands of views. Today, that same video has reached roughly five million views.

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

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

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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Events

Event Olin Summer Studio participants engage in immersive program work in a classroom shown with multicolored sticky notes in the background on a wall.

Learning by Design: Translating and Implementing Olin Principles at Your Institution

Olin College of Engineering

Learning by Design is a three-day immersive institute for educators from minority-serving institutions, liberal arts focused colleges, community colleges, and K–12 schools seeking practical, transferable approaches to interdisciplinary student-centered, project-based learning.

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Summer Studio 2026: Accelerating Educational Transformation through Curriculum and Culture

Olin College of Engineering

Summer Studio helps programs and institutions accelerate their high-priority institutional initiatives related to teaching and learning.

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Event Olin Alumni and Family Weekend 2026

Alumni and Family Weekend 2026

Olin College of Engineering

Save the Date: Alumni & Family Weekend 2026! RETURN TO THE OVAL for a special community event: Alumni and Family Weekend and the Inauguration of President May Lee. 

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Check out our Blogs

Blog Entry Pauline Petersen '26 working in the Olin Shop

The Sensational Shop

November 20, 2025 - 1:52PM EST ">Coby Unger

It is widely known that Olin’s ethos leans heavily on hands-on engineering education, and that is in sharpest focus when you walk through the shop spaces. President May calls the shop “Olin’s Sacred Cow” and professor Alessandara Ferzoco has called it the “Beating Heart of the College.” I am energized and inspired daily by the spirit and enthusiasm that students bring to the shops.

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Blog Entry An Olin student holds a prototype in their hand.

Computer Science at Olin (It Exists)

October 14, 2025 - 2:31PM EDT ">Vishnu Eskew

The question I hear the most from prospective students visiting campus is: “Does Olin have a computer science program”? While Olin does not offer a BS in Computer Science, Engineering with Computing (E:C) is the Olin CS adjacent degree and a great opportunity for those looking to separate themselves in the job market.

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Blog Entry Pauline introducing the admission ambassadors through a Q&A

Who Are The Admission Ambassadors?

August 28, 2025 - 1:40PM EDT ">The Office of Admission and Financial Aid

The Admission Ambassadors are available all year at OVAL@olin.edu, but they are also present at our on-campus events. This Fall, on September 27th, we are holding our Open House and if you can make it to campus, you could meet the team in person. They would love to chat and provide all the insight your heart could desire.  

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