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Olin College of Engineering President R. May Lee, visionary entrepreneur and education leader, stands with her hands folded.

NEWS: R. May Lee, Visionary Entrepreneur and Education Leader, Named Olin College of Engineering President

The Olin College of Engineering (Needham, Mass.) Board of Trustees have announced the unanimous appointment of R. May Lee as the third President of the College.

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Olin College campus shown in early spring.

NEWS: Olin College Awarded Grant from the Program for Leadership and Character at Wake Forest University

Erhardt Graeff, associate professor of social and computer science, and Andrea Cuadra ’13, assistant professor of computer science, have been awarded

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Biomimicry Nature Laboratory Trip - students looking at bones, plants, and other items from Nature

STORY: “Biomimicry” Course Helps Engineers Draw Inspiration from Nature

Students in Olin’s “Biomimicry” course are learning how drawing insights from nature can help them become better and more sustainable designers and engineers.

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STORY: Oliners Collaborate with Local Senior Center on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Augmented Reality (AR) Innovations

Andrea Cuadra '13 and her students are working on technological interfaces that integrate the needs and preferences of older adults.

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Design for Manufacturing, students working in the shop

NEWS: Olin College receives $100k gift for “Supercharged” Engineering Design Studio

Olin has received a generous $100,000 gift to support the creation of the Harris Studio, an innovative engineering design space in Olin’s Miller Academic Center (MAC).

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Deep Sea Research Expedition - researchers working on the device on ship

STORY: A New Depth to Hands-On Learning: Oliners & WHOI Embark on 4-Week Deep-Sea Research Expedition

In January, Victoria Preston ’16 and Solomiia Kachur ’25 boarded the R/V Atlantis and departed from San Diego, California, where they traveled south roughly 1,800 miles to a segment of the East Pacific Rise.

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Members of the Olin College Automated Farming Drone research team are shown on the Oval in front of the Miller Academic Center.

NEWS: Students Developing Automated Drone to Measure Soil Quality on Farms

Oliners in the lab of Kenechukwu Mbanisi, assistant professor of robotics engineering, are continuing their work in agricultural robotics by developing an automated drone that can help farmers better and more effectively measure and monitor their soil health.

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Picture of Campus during the Fall with people walking around

NEWS: Olin College and Kyiv School of Economics announce partnership to develop transformative engineering education in Ukraine

Olin College of Engineering announces a multi-year intensive partnership with Kyiv School of Economics (KSE) to support the launch of a new undergraduate engineering program in Ukraine.

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NEWS: R. May Lee, Visionary Entrepreneur and Education Leader, Named Olin College of Engineering President

The Olin College of Engineering (Needham, Mass.) Board of Trustees have announced the unanimous appointment of R. May Lee as the third President of the College.

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NEWS: Olin College receives $100k gift for “Supercharged” Engineering Design Studio

Olin has received a generous $100,000 gift to support the creation of the Harris Studio, an innovative engineering design space in Olin’s Miller Academic Center (MAC).

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NEWS: Olin College Awarded Grant from the Program for Leadership and Character at Wake Forest University

Erhardt Graeff, associate professor of social and computer science, and Andrea Cuadra ’13, assistant professor of computer science, have been awarded

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STORY: “Biomimicry” Course Helps Engineers Draw Inspiration from Nature

Students in Olin’s “Biomimicry” course are learning how drawing insights from nature can help them become better and more sustainable designers and engineers.

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STORY: A New Depth to Hands-On Learning: Oliners & WHOI Embark on 4-Week Deep-Sea Research Expedition

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STORY: Oliners Collaborate with Local Senior Center on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Augmented Reality (AR) Innovations

Andrea Cuadra '13 and her students are working on technological interfaces that integrate the needs and preferences of older adults.

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NEWS: Students Developing Automated Drone to Measure Soil Quality on Farms

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NEWS: Olin College and Kyiv School of Economics announce partnership to develop transformative engineering education in Ukraine

Olin College of Engineering announces a multi-year intensive partnership with Kyiv School of Economics (KSE) to support the launch of a new undergraduate engineering program in Ukraine.

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In the Media

Boston 25 News – Local college president who broke barriers encourages students of color to pursue STEM fields

Feb 16, 2024

President Barabino has been a trailblazer in chemical engineering and is now working to get more young people of color excited about STEM-related fields. Barabino has been the president of Olin College of Engineering since 2020. To get there, she’s broken through many barriers.

Engineering for impact

WGBH – To address climate anxiety, colleges embrace environmental humanities

Jan 25, 2024

“I think it's fabulous that people are waking up to the concerns about the environment," said Rick Miller, the former president of Olin College in Needham whose background is in engineering.

Faculty

International Business Times – 'A Field Manual For A Whole New Education' Shows How Education Can Remain Relevant In An AI-dominated World

Jan 24, 2024

"The huge changes caused by AI and other advanced technologies necessitate changes in how education is conducted. David E. Goldberg, one of the pioneers of artificial intelligence and machine learning, wrote about this in his 2014 book, A Whole New Engineer, co-authored with Mark Somerville of the Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering"