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Article Andy Barry '10 profile photo.

From the Robotics Lab to the Wet Lab

Using a bootstrap mentality he learned at Olin, Andy Barry '10 is reinventing himself from successful robotics engineer to gene therapy research scientist.

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Article An arrangement of multi-colored sticky notes adorn a classroom wall.

A Big STEP toward Engineering with a Purpose

Olin’s creative, triple-wide course called STEP is revolutionizing how students learn and make. This semester, 23 Olin students and four faculty are embarking on a new experiment together.

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Article A student wearing a blue face mask points to something on a table, with a large silver apparatus in the foreground.

Blasting Ahead in the Space Race

A multidisciplinary group of students from Olin and other Massachusetts colleges are working on perfecting a next-gen rocket that could change the face of space travel for decades to come.

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Article President Gilda A. Barabino stands at the podium in regalia during Inauguration ceremonies on May 5, 2022.

Expanding the Oval and Opening Doors: The Inauguration of Olin President Gilda Barabino

On May 5, 2022, Olin College celebrated a milestone event two years in the making—the long-awaited and much celebrated inauguration of its second president and first Black woman president, Dr. Gilda A. Barabino. 

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Article A young man smiling with glasses.

Olin Alum at Forefront of Wearable Tech

Mechanical engineer and biomechanics expert Brendan Quinlivan ’14 recently delivered the June Frank Talk, discussing his path from Olin to wearable robotics.

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Article Frances Haugen '06, speaks in the Norden Auditorium on Thursday, April, 28.

Frances Haugen ’06 tells Olin, “How we treat each other matters”

Frances Haugen, a 2006 Electrical and Computer Engineering alum from Olin’s first graduating class, returned to campus on Thursday, April 28 to speak with Olin students, faculty and staff, and guests from Wellesley and Babson in the Norden Auditorium.

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Article A variety of graduation caps are shown in the crowd as the Class of 2022 listen to the Commencement Speaker.

Celebrating the Olin Class of 2022

On Sunday, May 15, an unusually warm spring day, Olin College celebrated the Class of 2022 at Commencement in the tent on the Great Lawn. Read the full recap story of the special celebration.

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Olin College President Gilda A. Barabino

Watch: Joseph Bordogna Forum: Dr. Gilda A. Barabino

Olin College President Gila A. Barabino presents “Engineering for Everyone: Centering Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion” at UPenn Engineering's Joseph Bordogna Forum.

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In the Media

The Chronicle – The Latest College Scorecard Update Is Out. Individual Institutions Are Back in the Spotlight

Feb 07, 2022

Olin College of Engineering leads the group, with median annual earnings for students who began college there 10 years ago at $133,000.

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Canary Media – Charging Up: Women’s climatetech career moves at Meta, Utilidata, Energize Ventures, Nuveen and in sustainable commercial real estate

Jan 25, 2022

Climatetech startup incubator Greentown Labs is adding four new directors to its board:
Gilda Barabino, president of Olin College of Engineering.

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MIT News – MIT School of Engineering unveils the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Distinguished Speaker Series

Jan 20, 2022

Gilda Barabino, president of Olin College of Engineering and professor of biomedical and chemical engineering, shared her experiences as an engineering leader working to build a more inclusive culture.

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Blog Entry A student in pink shirt and shorts walks into the Academic Center building with green tree branches encroaching into the frame.

Applying to Graduate School

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Welcome, Class of 2025!

Emily Roper-Doten

Hey 2025! It gives me so much JOY to welcome you PHYSICALLY to campus, to welcome you as Oliners. Candidates’ Week, and Candidates’ Weekends for my friends who are joining us from a gap year, feel like a lifetime ago or maybe even another planet, but here you are: on campus, together in the Oval, starting your Olin journey.

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UP ON JACK STANDS: WORKING ON MY CAR AT OLIN

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