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NEWS: Olin Featured in The Princeton Review’s 2024 Guide to Green Schools

Olin College is one of the nation's most environmentally responsible colleges, according to The Princeton Review’s 2024 Guide to Green Schools.

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NEWS: Jeannie Diefenderfer Named Olin Board Chair

Jeannie Diefenderfer has been named Chair of the Olin College Board of Trustees.

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NEWS: Olin Names Luke Morris ’17 as Newest Trustee

The Olin Board of Trustees voted to appoint alumnus Luke Morris ’17 as its newest trustee at the College’s October 2023 meeting.

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NEWS: Olin College Announces 2023-2024 SCOPE Sponsors

Olin College of Engineering is pleased to announce the 13 sponsors of this year’s Senior Capstone Program in Engineering (SCOPE) projects.

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NEWS: Olin is the Nation’s No. 2 Undergraduate Engineering Program in 2024 according to U.S. News & World Report

Olin is the Nation’s No. 2 Undergraduate Engineering Program in 2024 according to U.S. News & World Report.

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NEWS: Olin College is top in classroom experience and internships in new “best list” from The Princeton Review

Olin College is one of the nation's best undergraduate institutions according to The Princeton Review’s 2024 edition of its annual college guide, The Best 389 Colleges.

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STORY: Making an Impact in 2023: Twelve Olin Stories

In less than two weeks it'll be a brand new year. To start 2024 off right, with the many accomplishments of our students, alumni, faculty and staff over the past 12 months in mind, we're taking a look back at some of the best Olin stories in 2023 about making an impact in the world.

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STORY: Blending Ethics and Engineering in “AI and Society”

Team-taught humanities course at Olin College teaches students to think about the impact of artificial intelligence in their work.

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STORY: Jonathan Adler Featured on Hidden Brain Podcast

The discussion on the power of storytelling kicked off a monthlong series of episodes on healing.

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STORY: Building Confidence in Olin’s Shop

Through curricular integration, Olin ensures that all students have the hands-on skills they need to thrive.

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STORY: Alum Designs Affordable Assistive Devices in Tanzania

Eamon O’Brien ’21 co-founded Kyaro in 2019 to produce cost-effective, sturdy, appealing assistive devices for East African people with disabilities.

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STORY: Olin HEAL Lab Developing Less invasive Diagnostics for Endometriosis

Technology uses light and sound waves instead of more traditional, invasive tools.

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The Wall Street Journal – Top Colleges for High-Paying Jobs in Software

May 05, 2023

The software ranking includes software engineers and computer scientists in any industry, according to Matt Sigelman, president of Burning Glass. It is differentiated from the technology ranking, which spans all job titles employed exclusively in the tech industry, and the data and applied science analysis, which includes specific data-centric roles across all industries, he says.

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DesignNews – Top 25 Colleges for Electrical Engineering

May 04, 2023

College Factual, a college evaluation and rankings service, compiled the top college electrical engineering programs. The criteria listed includes the number of degrees awarded, highest degree available, and median starting salary, where available.

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CNN – Opinion: We won’t win the CHIPS race if women and people of color stay on the sidelines

May 04, 2023

As women leaders who have broken ground in STEM and higher education, we know well the isolating feeling of being the “only” in a room — whether as the only woman or the only person of color, or both. But more than just a feeling, the cognitive load of being an “only” can negatively affect performance.

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