News + Events Recent News and other Stories Article Engineering for impact Living the experiment Story Alumni Student 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 Press Release Faculty 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. Read More Article Leading transformation STORY: Students Experience "How It's Made IRL" in Coby Unger's Co-Curricular At Olin, Co-curriculars are scheduled activities hosted by a faculty or staff member in a subject they are passionate about themselves. Coby Unger, Senior Shop Manager and Instructor of Fabrication, started "How-It’s-Made IRL," a Co-Curricular where students visit a factory every Thursday morning to learn how things get made in manufacturing settings. Read More Article Engineering for impact Leading transformation Student Student-Led Nonprofit Seeks to Build AI Literacy in Schools Three Olin students—Anna Du ’28, Ramzey Burdette ’28, and Yunzhu Chen ’28—have founded a nonprofit called Ideas Become Impact that seeks to empower students in underserved communities to better understand the real-world uses of artificial intelligence (AI). Read More Article Driving equity Engineering for impact Story Faculty 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 Story Staff STORY: Q&A with Jeanne Haley Jeanne Haley joins the Olin community as the Senior Director of Counseling. Learn more about Jeanne and her experience in this Q&A. Read More Article Leading transformation Living the experiment Story Alumni No Limits: Kevin Tostado ’06 Demonstrates Versatility of Olin Degree From computer engineer to filmmaker to holistic wealth management adviser, Kevin Tostado ’06, WMCP®, FSCP®, is proof that an Olin education can take you anywhere you want to go in life. Read More Article Engineering for impact Leading transformation Story Partner STORY: Olin Joins Reach Every Reader to Help Children’s Literacy Efforts Olin has joined Reach Every Reader (RER), a multi-university research collaborative studying how to create a developmental and long-range approach to supporting K-2 literacy for all children as early as possible. Read More Article Engineering for impact Living the experiment Story Alumni Student 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 Driving equity Engineering for impact Story Faculty 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 Press Release Faculty 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. Read More Article Leading transformation STORY: Students Experience "How It's Made IRL" in Coby Unger's Co-Curricular At Olin, Co-curriculars are scheduled activities hosted by a faculty or staff member in a subject they are passionate about themselves. Coby Unger, Senior Shop Manager and Instructor of Fabrication, started "How-It’s-Made IRL," a Co-Curricular where students visit a factory every Thursday morning to learn how things get made in manufacturing settings. Read More Article Story Staff STORY: Q&A with Jeanne Haley Jeanne Haley joins the Olin community as the Senior Director of Counseling. Learn more about Jeanne and her experience in this Q&A. Read More Article Engineering for impact Leading transformation Student Student-Led Nonprofit Seeks to Build AI Literacy in Schools Three Olin students—Anna Du ’28, Ramzey Burdette ’28, and Yunzhu Chen ’28—have founded a nonprofit called Ideas Become Impact that seeks to empower students in underserved communities to better understand the real-world uses of artificial intelligence (AI). Read More Article Leading transformation Living the experiment Story Alumni No Limits: Kevin Tostado ’06 Demonstrates Versatility of Olin Degree From computer engineer to filmmaker to holistic wealth management adviser, Kevin Tostado ’06, WMCP®, FSCP®, is proof that an Olin education can take you anywhere you want to go in life. Read More Article Engineering for impact Leading transformation Story Partner STORY: Olin Joins Reach Every Reader to Help Children’s Literacy Efforts Olin has joined Reach Every Reader (RER), a multi-university research collaborative studying how to create a developmental and long-range approach to supporting K-2 literacy for all children as early as possible. Read More Media Inquiries: contact Alyson Goodrow | 617-794-0028 In the Media Leading transformation Nature – No lectures, exams, essays: inside a twenty-first-century university Sep 24, 2025 The team looked for pedagogical inspiration globally, and a key influence was Olin College of Engineering in Needham, Massachusetts. Read More Living the experiment Columbia Climate School – Taking Science Education to the Seas With the 2025 School of Rock Sep 10, 2025 In July, 13 science educators from all walks of life hopped on the R/V Marcus G. Langseth in San Diego. Olin's Victoria Preston ’16, Assistant Professor of Engineering, was one of the members on the expedition. Read More Driving equity The Times of India – Top 10 US colleges where students say financial aid truly makes a difference Sep 09, 2025 Olin College was mentioned for our 2025 Princeton Review rankings. Read More Pagination First page First Previous page Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Current page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 … Next page Last page Last Events Submit an event Check out our Blogs Blog Entry Olin AdmissionAdmission StaffStudentUnexpected Reasons to Choose Olin College March 27, 2025 - 12:04PM EDT ">The Office of Admission and Financial Aid 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. Read More Blog Entry Community-centered cultureOlin AdmissionAdmission StaffStudentWhat Makes Candidates’ Weekend Unique? 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