Article Driving equity Press Release Faculty Chachra Receives Sloan Foundation Grant Debbie Chachra, Professor of Engineering at Olin College, has received a grant from the prestigious Alfred P. Sloan Foundation to fund research and writing for her forthcoming book, provisionally titled Public Utility. The book, slated for publication in 2021 by Riverhead Books, will examine the complex relationship between infrastructural systems and society, including issues around equity and climate change. Read More
Article Community-centered culture Faculty Innovation and approaching the future in times of uncertainty We are living in a tremendous time of uncertainty. That is for certain. Being part of Olin, we are all accustomed to studying, learning, and collaborating to prepare ourselves for a brighter future. And so this period of time can be very disorienting and demotivating. Story by Adjunct Professor Lee Zamir. Read More
Article Engineering for impact Story Faculty Security in an Interconnected World How do you incentivize people – consumers and vendors alike – to invest in better security? How do you design a cloud-based platform that will enable people to take back some control over their technology? How do we know if the messages we send today will be private 10 years from now? Read More
Article Engineering for impact Faculty Engineering in an Unpredictable World: The Global Challenges Summit Will AI and other transformational technologies change humanity for the better? Can the world sustain 10 billion people in 2050? Read More
