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Microbial Diversity students conducting lab-based research

STORY: From Microbes to Markets: “Microbial Diversity” Course Explores Intersection of Science and Entrepreneurship

In Olin’s “Microbial Diversity” course, students spend an entire semester in the lab thinking through challenges like these by working with microbes that can degrade or convert unwanted compounds.

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Students sit behind a table to showcase their BOW-ling project.

STORY: Creating Community: Products & Markets Students Test, Iterate and Host BOW-ling Event

Five Olin students in the Spring 2026 Products and Markets (P&M) course brought together the Babson, Olin and Wellesley (BOW) communities. Their efforts later earned them an invitation to WeStart at Wellesley, where they received the Kindness with a KPI Award.

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A group photo of OCTAL team members standing with their firefighting drone

STORY: Team of Olin Students Builds 14-Foot, Flying, Fire-Fighting Robot

A group of Oliners put their engineering skills and passion for positive change to work by building a 14-foot, eight-armed autonomous drone called OCTAL designed to extinguish wildfires before they grow out of control.

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Olin students are pictured working on an AHS course project.

STORY: New “CLIP” Course Makes Independent Study More Accessible

“Cohort Learning in Parallel” (CLIP) is a new experimental course at Olin that is working to make independent study more accessible, connected, and sustainable for students and faculty alike.

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STORY: Matthew D. Hill ’06 Endowed Scholarship Makes First Student Award

The first-ever recipient of the Matthew D. Hill ’06 Endowed Scholarship has been selected, marking an important milestone in expanding need-based and merit aid opportunities for Olin students.

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The PIEoneer Awards 2026: Partnership of the year Finalist

STORY: Olin College and Kyiv School of Economics are shortlisted for PIEoneer Awards Partnership of the Year

Olin College of Engineering and Kyiv School of Economics have been shortlisted as a finalist for the 2026 PIEoneer Awards Partnership of the Year.

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Group photo of professor Erhardt Graeff and his Local Democracy class inside Needham Town Hall

STORY: Olin Students Learn to Take Action in New “Local Democracy” Course

While Olin students spend plenty of time solving technical problems, a new course asks them to tackle a different kind of challenge: how to participate in democracy where they live.

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Group photo of the members of the Olin College Robotics Lab

STORY: Olin HydroFleet Wins Farm Robotics Challenge Drone Award

The team from Olin College— who won the Grand Prize for their robot in 2024— took home the 2026 award for Excellence in Drone Applications.

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STORY: From Microbes to Markets: “Microbial Diversity” Course Explores Intersection of Science and Entrepreneurship

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STORY: Matthew D. Hill ’06 Endowed Scholarship Makes First Student Award

The first-ever recipient of the Matthew D. Hill ’06 Endowed Scholarship has been selected, marking an important milestone in expanding need-based and merit aid opportunities for Olin students.

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STORY: Creating Community: Products & Markets Students Test, Iterate and Host BOW-ling Event

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STORY: Team of Olin Students Builds 14-Foot, Flying, Fire-Fighting Robot

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STORY: Olin College and Kyiv School of Economics are shortlisted for PIEoneer Awards Partnership of the Year

Olin College of Engineering and Kyiv School of Economics have been shortlisted as a finalist for the 2026 PIEoneer Awards Partnership of the Year.

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STORY: New “CLIP” Course Makes Independent Study More Accessible

“Cohort Learning in Parallel” (CLIP) is a new experimental course at Olin that is working to make independent study more accessible, connected, and sustainable for students and faculty alike.

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STORY: Olin Students Learn to Take Action in New “Local Democracy” Course

While Olin students spend plenty of time solving technical problems, a new course asks them to tackle a different kind of challenge: how to participate in democracy where they live.

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STORY: Olin HydroFleet Wins Farm Robotics Challenge Drone Award

The team from Olin College— who won the Grand Prize for their robot in 2024— took home the 2026 award for Excellence in Drone Applications.

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In the Media

KQED – How Infrastructure Expresses Society’s Values

Oct 23, 2023

When infrastructure works, it’s a marvel. A soaring bridge. A sewer system that spirits away waste. Underground pipes that bring water, electricity and the internet to wherever we want it.. As engineering professor Debbie Chachra argues in her new book, infrastructure is an expression of our society’s values and our ability to work together. But we often take infrastructure for granted and we aren’t doing enough to care for it and build more of it. She’ll join us to help us pay attention to the things that undergird our world.

The Economist – How infrastructure shapes and improves our world—an interview with Deb Chachra

Oct 11, 2023

Our podcast on science and technology. This week, Deb Chachra, an engineer, explains how better infrastructure provides the path to a more sustainable, energy-rich and prosperous future

The Washington Post – The wild names in the asteroid belt, from Elvis to Potato

Oct 05, 2023

“When you start to look at all the asteroid names out there, you start to realize that there are groups of people who are missing, particularly people of color,” said Nugent, who has tried to fill in some of the blanks.