Olin College of Engineering
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The #2 Undergraduate Engineering College in the U.S. according to U.S. News & World Report. Leading the transformation of undergraduate engineering education. Join us!
Olin College placed 3rd in @usnews.com’s 2026 survey of Undergraduate #Engineering Programs.🎉 Olin also performed well in several additional rankings, incld. “Best Undergraduate Electrical Engineering" (8th), & Best Undergraduate Mechanical Engineering" (9th) www.olin.edu/articles/new...
September 25, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Olin College placed 3rd in @usnews.com’s 2026 survey of Undergraduate #Engineering Programs.🎉 Olin also performed well in several additional rankings, incld. “Best Undergraduate Electrical Engineering" (8th), & Best Undergraduate Mechanical Engineering" (9th) www.olin.edu/articles/new...
Student Researchers Expand Access to Early Hearing Loss Detection with Smart #UI Design: www.olin.edu/articles/sto...
STORY: Student Researchers Expand Access to Early Hearing Loss Detection with Smart Design
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August 30, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Student Researchers Expand Access to Early Hearing Loss Detection with Smart #UI Design: www.olin.edu/articles/sto...
Olin's new President, May Lee, is featured in the @bostonglobe.com’s “Bold Types” column this week, as Lee goes from the nation’s oldest #engineering school to its youngest. (Us!) www.bostonglobe.com/2025/08/18/b...
#OlinCollege #HigherEd
#OlinCollege #HigherEd
May Lee leaves RPI to join Olin College as its new president - The Boston Globe
Citizens Bank finds its new CFO; Suffolk gets bigger in NYC; Flutie takes the mound in Brockton.
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August 20, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Olin's new President, May Lee, is featured in the @bostonglobe.com’s “Bold Types” column this week, as Lee goes from the nation’s oldest #engineering school to its youngest. (Us!) www.bostonglobe.com/2025/08/18/b...
#OlinCollege #HigherEd
#OlinCollege #HigherEd
These Oliners set a bold goal: design + build a fully functional #electriccar in just 1 (school) year - a task that hasn't been done in 8-years. It was a massive challenge, full of ups + downs. In the end they accomplished something extraordinary. 🏎️⚡️ www.olin.edu/articles/oem... #Engineering
OEM Project Team Designs, Builds, and Races Electric Car in Just One School Year
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July 23, 2025 at 2:48 PM
These Oliners set a bold goal: design + build a fully functional #electriccar in just 1 (school) year - a task that hasn't been done in 8-years. It was a massive challenge, full of ups + downs. In the end they accomplished something extraordinary. 🏎️⚡️ www.olin.edu/articles/oem... #Engineering
JUST LAUNCHED: Mass CEC’s new Tech-to-Market grant program, #CriticalMass is now accepting applications, and we're excited to be a Project Partner!
✅ Designed for #climatetech startups at the deployment stage (TRL 8+).
✅ Up to $1M in funding
More Info + details: www.masscec.com/program/crit...
✅ Designed for #climatetech startups at the deployment stage (TRL 8+).
✅ Up to $1M in funding
More Info + details: www.masscec.com/program/crit...
July 7, 2025 at 2:17 PM
JUST LAUNCHED: Mass CEC’s new Tech-to-Market grant program, #CriticalMass is now accepting applications, and we're excited to be a Project Partner!
✅ Designed for #climatetech startups at the deployment stage (TRL 8+).
✅ Up to $1M in funding
More Info + details: www.masscec.com/program/crit...
✅ Designed for #climatetech startups at the deployment stage (TRL 8+).
✅ Up to $1M in funding
More Info + details: www.masscec.com/program/crit...
Teachers, fabricators, professional staff of edu institutions: Join us this summer for the Olin College Summer Intensive 2025: Empowering your #Makerspace through Curriculum and Culture! www.olin.edu/events/olin-... #STEM #Education #HigherEd #K12 #ProfessionalDevelopment
Olin College Summer Intensive 2025: Empowering your Makerspace through Curriculum and Culture
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June 27, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Teachers, fabricators, professional staff of edu institutions: Join us this summer for the Olin College Summer Intensive 2025: Empowering your #Makerspace through Curriculum and Culture! www.olin.edu/events/olin-... #STEM #Education #HigherEd #K12 #ProfessionalDevelopment
Thanks to a generous $100,000 gift to support the creation of the Harris Studio, an innovative engineering design space on Olin’s campus, starting Fall 2025, Oliners will have access to a new, “Supercharged” Design Studio! www.olin.edu/articles/new... #Engineering #EngineeringEducation
NEWS: Olin College receives $100k gift for “Supercharged” Engineering Design Studio
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June 25, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Thanks to a generous $100,000 gift to support the creation of the Harris Studio, an innovative engineering design space on Olin’s campus, starting Fall 2025, Oliners will have access to a new, “Supercharged” Design Studio! www.olin.edu/articles/new... #Engineering #EngineeringEducation
R. May Lee, Visionary Entrepreneur and Education Leader, Named Olin College of Engineering President!
🚀 Read the announcement: www.olin.edu/articles/new... #highered #olincollege
🚀 Read the announcement: www.olin.edu/articles/new... #highered #olincollege
NEWS: R. May Lee, Visionary Entrepreneur and Education Leader, Named Olin College of Engineering President
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June 23, 2025 at 2:11 PM
R. May Lee, Visionary Entrepreneur and Education Leader, Named Olin College of Engineering President!
🚀 Read the announcement: www.olin.edu/articles/new... #highered #olincollege
🚀 Read the announcement: www.olin.edu/articles/new... #highered #olincollege
Students in Olin’s “Biomimicry” course are learning how drawing insights from nature can help them become better and more sustainable designers & engineers.
🪼🪲 Read about the course that's integrating #biology, #design, & #engineering: www.olin.edu/articles/sto... #OlinCollege
🪼🪲 Read about the course that's integrating #biology, #design, & #engineering: www.olin.edu/articles/sto... #OlinCollege
STORY: “Biomimicry” Course Helps Engineers Draw Inspiration from Nature
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June 17, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Students in Olin’s “Biomimicry” course are learning how drawing insights from nature can help them become better and more sustainable designers & engineers.
🪼🪲 Read about the course that's integrating #biology, #design, & #engineering: www.olin.edu/articles/sto... #OlinCollege
🪼🪲 Read about the course that's integrating #biology, #design, & #engineering: www.olin.edu/articles/sto... #OlinCollege
Students working in Olin’s Pl(ai) Lab, run by @apcuad.bsky.social, assistant professor of computer science, are collaborating with The Center at the Heights, a senior citizen center in Needham, MA, on pioneering #AI technological innovations.
📲 Learn more: www.olin.edu/articles/sto... #CS #AR
📲 Learn more: www.olin.edu/articles/sto... #CS #AR
STORY: Oliners Collaborate with Local Senior Center on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Augmented Reality (AR) Innovations
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June 5, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Students working in Olin’s Pl(ai) Lab, run by @apcuad.bsky.social, assistant professor of computer science, are collaborating with The Center at the Heights, a senior citizen center in Needham, MA, on pioneering #AI technological innovations.
📲 Learn more: www.olin.edu/articles/sto... #CS #AR
📲 Learn more: www.olin.edu/articles/sto... #CS #AR
Ayush Chakraborty ‘24 shares his experience in the Olin College Design Justice Studio (DJS) Early Hearing Loss Detection program, where students partnered with audiologists & community workers to develop an affordable, effective childhood hearing screening tool: leader.pubs.asha.org/do/10.1044/l...
May 28, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Ayush Chakraborty ‘24 shares his experience in the Olin College Design Justice Studio (DJS) Early Hearing Loss Detection program, where students partnered with audiologists & community workers to develop an affordable, effective childhood hearing screening tool: leader.pubs.asha.org/do/10.1044/l...
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So.... I graduated college and made my grad cap a map of the @mbta.com with all the stops as things I've done during my time at @olincollege.bsky.social
May 19, 2025 at 2:15 AM
So.... I graduated college and made my grad cap a map of the @mbta.com with all the stops as things I've done during my time at @olincollege.bsky.social
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"All models are wrong – some are useful," says statistician George Box. Engineering models have assumptions and limitations. Safe design requires recognizing these to prevent disasters: buff.ly/LarPm92
Zachary del Rosario @olincollege.bsky.social
Zachary del Rosario @olincollege.bsky.social
All models are wrong − a computational modeling expert explains how engineers make them useful
If an engineer makes an improper assumption while designing something, sometimes the consequences are fatal. An engineering professor explains how to reduce risk.
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April 19, 2025 at 12:07 AM
"All models are wrong – some are useful," says statistician George Box. Engineering models have assumptions and limitations. Safe design requires recognizing these to prevent disasters: buff.ly/LarPm92
Zachary del Rosario @olincollege.bsky.social
Zachary del Rosario @olincollege.bsky.social
Oliners Win Top Prizes at 2025 The Generator Buildathon for their AI-Powered Prosthetic Foot Attachment. [New Story] www.olin.edu/articles/oli... #AI #AssistiveTechnology #Biomimicry #Biomedical #BabsonCollege
Oliners Win Top Prizes at 2025 Generator Buildathon for their AI-Powered Prosthetic Foot Attachment
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April 16, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Oliners Win Top Prizes at 2025 The Generator Buildathon for their AI-Powered Prosthetic Foot Attachment. [New Story] www.olin.edu/articles/oli... #AI #AssistiveTechnology #Biomimicry #Biomedical #BabsonCollege
Listen: 🎧 Diana Dabby, concert pianist, composer, patent holder, and professor of #electricalengineering and #music, as well as music program director at #OlinCollege, is featured in @rad-institute.bsky.social’s latest BornCurious podcast episode.💡🎵 www.radcliffe.harvard.edu/news-and-ide...
Episode 405: Music and Chaos | Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University
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April 4, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Listen: 🎧 Diana Dabby, concert pianist, composer, patent holder, and professor of #electricalengineering and #music, as well as music program director at #OlinCollege, is featured in @rad-institute.bsky.social’s latest BornCurious podcast episode.💡🎵 www.radcliffe.harvard.edu/news-and-ide...
“I am a mechanical engineer and an artist.”
Check out our latest story, “Turning Together: a New Art Installation by Junior Maya McKone-Sweet,” to see how Maya brought her installation to life, adding joy and color to the Olin community. www.olin.edu/articles/sto... #OlinCollege #Art
Check out our latest story, “Turning Together: a New Art Installation by Junior Maya McKone-Sweet,” to see how Maya brought her installation to life, adding joy and color to the Olin community. www.olin.edu/articles/sto... #OlinCollege #Art
STORY: Turning Together: a New Art Installation by Junior Maya McKone-Sweet
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March 25, 2025 at 11:05 AM
“I am a mechanical engineer and an artist.”
Check out our latest story, “Turning Together: a New Art Installation by Junior Maya McKone-Sweet,” to see how Maya brought her installation to life, adding joy and color to the Olin community. www.olin.edu/articles/sto... #OlinCollege #Art
Check out our latest story, “Turning Together: a New Art Installation by Junior Maya McKone-Sweet,” to see how Maya brought her installation to life, adding joy and color to the Olin community. www.olin.edu/articles/sto... #OlinCollege #Art
New data from @georgetowncew.bsky.social on the question of college worth has found in the overwhelming majority of cases, a college degree or certificate comes w/ significant ROI. And according to their report, Olin is an investment with endless value. www.olin.edu/articles/col... #highereducation
Is College Still Worth It? New Report Says "Yes," and Ranks Olin as a Top College for ROI
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March 6, 2025 at 2:21 PM
New data from @georgetowncew.bsky.social on the question of college worth has found in the overwhelming majority of cases, a college degree or certificate comes w/ significant ROI. And according to their report, Olin is an investment with endless value. www.olin.edu/articles/col... #highereducation
Earlier this month, Olin students and faculty made a big splash in the scientific community - joining 4,000 attendees from 65 countries at the @aaas.org Annual Meeting.
📬 Read the recap: www.olin.edu/articles/sto... #science #technology #policy
📬 Read the recap: www.olin.edu/articles/sto... #science #technology #policy
STORY: Olin College’s Undergraduate Research and Hands-on Learning on Display at 2025 AAAS Annual Meeting
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February 25, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Earlier this month, Olin students and faculty made a big splash in the scientific community - joining 4,000 attendees from 65 countries at the @aaas.org Annual Meeting.
📬 Read the recap: www.olin.edu/articles/sto... #science #technology #policy
📬 Read the recap: www.olin.edu/articles/sto... #science #technology #policy
Olin Student Researchers Invited to Design New @harvard.edu Workshop After Successful FIE Trip. #EngineersWeek story: www.olin.edu/articles/sto... #EWeek
STORY: Student Researchers Invited to Design New Harvard Workshop After Successful FIE Trip
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February 21, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Olin Student Researchers Invited to Design New @harvard.edu Workshop After Successful FIE Trip. #EngineersWeek story: www.olin.edu/articles/sto... #EWeek
For James Nee '15, 2024 was a year of making dreams a reality. He's created and launched an electric cargo bike with a mission to reduce the environmental impact of personal transportation, putting us on a path towards a safer and more #sustainable future. www.olin.edu/articles/sto... #EngineersWeek
STORY: Alum's Vivant Cycleworks Aims to be Key to a Greener, More Connected Future
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February 21, 2025 at 5:46 PM
For James Nee '15, 2024 was a year of making dreams a reality. He's created and launched an electric cargo bike with a mission to reduce the environmental impact of personal transportation, putting us on a path towards a safer and more #sustainable future. www.olin.edu/articles/sto... #EngineersWeek
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It’s #EngineersWeek and I’m flattered to have my photography work featured by @olincollege.bsky.social 👀
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STORY: Designing the Future with Photography
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February 21, 2025 at 4:34 PM
It’s #EngineersWeek and I’m flattered to have my photography work featured by @olincollege.bsky.social 👀
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During the Fall 2024 semester, a team of 5 Olin College students undertook an innovative and extracurricular passion project to design, optimize, and fabricate a fully bespoke aerodynamic package for a Formula SAE car. ♻️ Story: www.olin.edu/articles/sto... #EWeek #EngineersWeek #Sustainability #STEM
Story: Oliners Create Sustainable and Fully Bespoke Aerodynamic Package for Formula Car
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February 16, 2025 at 4:01 PM
During the Fall 2024 semester, a team of 5 Olin College students undertook an innovative and extracurricular passion project to design, optimize, and fabricate a fully bespoke aerodynamic package for a Formula SAE car. ♻️ Story: www.olin.edu/articles/sto... #EWeek #EngineersWeek #Sustainability #STEM
#EngineersWeek starts tomorrow! Check out all the cool stuff we have planned! www.instagram.com/p/DGGf44duHu... #EWeek #Engineering
February 15, 2025 at 10:19 PM
#EngineersWeek starts tomorrow! Check out all the cool stuff we have planned! www.instagram.com/p/DGGf44duHu... #EWeek #Engineering
Olin junior, Pauline Petersen ’26 has been awarded the Brooke Owens Fellowship! She is one of 44 undergraduates who have received this prestigious #fellowship as part of the Brooke Owens Class of 2025. News: www.brookeowensfellowship.org/blog/posts/c... #aviation #engineering
February 13, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Olin junior, Pauline Petersen ’26 has been awarded the Brooke Owens Fellowship! She is one of 44 undergraduates who have received this prestigious #fellowship as part of the Brooke Owens Class of 2025. News: www.brookeowensfellowship.org/blog/posts/c... #aviation #engineering
On Feb. 13-15 in #Boston, Olin will be at booth 823 at the @aaas.bsky.social Conference Expo. Come say “hi!” Also, w/ the guidance of faculty advisors, @vdean.bsky.social & Georgia Van de Zande, nine Olin students will present their research.
More info on this year’s meeting: meetings.aaas.org
More info on this year’s meeting: meetings.aaas.org
February 4, 2025 at 5:10 PM
On Feb. 13-15 in #Boston, Olin will be at booth 823 at the @aaas.bsky.social Conference Expo. Come say “hi!” Also, w/ the guidance of faculty advisors, @vdean.bsky.social & Georgia Van de Zande, nine Olin students will present their research.
More info on this year’s meeting: meetings.aaas.org
More info on this year’s meeting: meetings.aaas.org