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Olin College alums Ellie Ramos ’25 and Jacob Prisament ’25 pose with a Tutor Intelligence Robot

STORY: Built for Change: How Olin Prepared Two Alums for Roles at Tutor Intelligence

At America’s largest robot data factory, Olin College alums Ellie Ramos ’25 and Jacob Prisament ’25 are launching their careers while applying the same curiosity, initiative and adaptability that defined their undergraduate education as Oliners.

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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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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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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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BOW DataFest attendees pose for a group photo.

STORY: First-Year Oliners Win Awards at the 2026 BOW DataFest

Two Olin College teams—comprised entirely of first-year students—received awards for their work at the fourth annual BOW DataFest in April. Over 60 students from Babson, Olin and Wellesley (BOW) participated.

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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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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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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: Built for Change: How Olin Prepared Two Alums for Roles at Tutor Intelligence

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STORY: First-Year Oliners Win Awards at the 2026 BOW DataFest

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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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In the Media

Engineering for impact

Boston.com – Study shows Mass. has the wealthiest colleges in the country. Here’s how they rank.

Oct 05, 2025

Olin College of Engineering was ranked as one of the wealthiest colleges in Massachusetts at #33.

Engineering for impact

WBZ News – Boston Announces Awardees Of 2025 Community Clean Air Grant Program

Sep 29, 2025

Olin College of Engineering was announced as an awardee of the 2025 Community Clean Air Grant Program.

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.

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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 ">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.

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.

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!