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Article Students Testing AI and AR Interface

STORY: Oliners Collaborate with Local Senior Center on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Augmented Reality (AR) Innovations

Andrea Cuadra '13 and her students are working on technological interfaces that integrate the needs and preferences of older adults.

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Article Picture of Campus during the Fall with people walking around

NEWS: Olin College and Kyiv School of Economics announce partnership to develop transformative engineering education in Ukraine

Olin College of Engineering announces a multi-year intensive partnership with Kyiv School of Economics (KSE) to support the launch of a new undergraduate engineering program in Ukraine.

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Article Graduates from the Olin Class of 2025 clap while waiting to receive their degrees at Commencement on May 16, 2025.

NEWS: The Class of 2025 and Olin’s 20th Commencement: “Startin’ Anew”

On Friday, May 16, over 850 family members, faculty, staff, trustees, students and guests, gathered on Olin’s Needham, Mass. campus for the College’s 20th Commencement Ceremony celebrating the Class of 2025.

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Article Timur Gray '28 talks with a hackathon teammate at the MIT-Ukraine "Building for Ukraine" hackathon.

STORY: Oliners Hack for a Safer Ukraine and Better Accessibility

At two recent hackathons, teams of Olin students placed high in the competitions and made positive impacts with their innovative projects tackling real-world challenges through human-centered design.

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Article Members of the Olin College Automated Farming Drone research team are shown on the Oval in front of the Miller Academic Center.

NEWS: Students Developing Automated Drone to Measure Soil Quality on Farms

Oliners in the lab of Kenechukwu Mbanisi, assistant professor of robotics engineering, are continuing their work in agricultural robotics by developing an automated drone that can help farmers better and more effectively measure and monitor their soil health.

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Article Olin Circle of Advocates meeting

Doing Something: Not Just Another Advisory Committee

The College welcomes industry and community partners for Olin Circle of Advocates kickoff.

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Article Team Terraflex poses for a photo at The Generator Buildathon on April 5, 2025.

STORY: Oliners Win Top Prizes at 2025 Generator Buildathon for their AI-Powered Prosthetic Foot Attachment

A team of four Olin College students and one Stanford undergraduate won the first-place prize at this year's The Generator Entrepreneurship & AI Buildathon for Terraflex, their AI-powered prosthetic foot attachment. The students also took home the Nature-Inspired Design Prize (with a potential value of up to $60,000 for the team).

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Article Gill Pratt Headshot

NEWS: Gill Pratt, Toyota executive and Olin Founding Faculty, joins Board of Trustees

The Olin Board of Trustees welcomes its newest member, Dr. Gill Pratt, who brings his background in industry and perspective as a founding faculty member of the College.

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Article Students Testing AI and AR Interface

STORY: Oliners Collaborate with Local Senior Center on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Augmented Reality (AR) Innovations

Andrea Cuadra '13 and her students are working on technological interfaces that integrate the needs and preferences of older adults.

Read More
Article Members of the Olin College Automated Farming Drone research team are shown on the Oval in front of the Miller Academic Center.

NEWS: Students Developing Automated Drone to Measure Soil Quality on Farms

Oliners in the lab of Kenechukwu Mbanisi, assistant professor of robotics engineering, are continuing their work in agricultural robotics by developing an automated drone that can help farmers better and more effectively measure and monitor their soil health.

Read More
Article Picture of Campus during the Fall with people walking around

NEWS: Olin College and Kyiv School of Economics announce partnership to develop transformative engineering education in Ukraine

Olin College of Engineering announces a multi-year intensive partnership with Kyiv School of Economics (KSE) to support the launch of a new undergraduate engineering program in Ukraine.

Read More
Article Graduates from the Olin Class of 2025 clap while waiting to receive their degrees at Commencement on May 16, 2025.

NEWS: The Class of 2025 and Olin’s 20th Commencement: “Startin’ Anew”

On Friday, May 16, over 850 family members, faculty, staff, trustees, students and guests, gathered on Olin’s Needham, Mass. campus for the College’s 20th Commencement Ceremony celebrating the Class of 2025.

Read More
Article Olin Circle of Advocates meeting

Doing Something: Not Just Another Advisory Committee

The College welcomes industry and community partners for Olin Circle of Advocates kickoff.

Read More
Article Timur Gray '28 talks with a hackathon teammate at the MIT-Ukraine "Building for Ukraine" hackathon.

STORY: Oliners Hack for a Safer Ukraine and Better Accessibility

At two recent hackathons, teams of Olin students placed high in the competitions and made positive impacts with their innovative projects tackling real-world challenges through human-centered design.

Read More
Article Team Terraflex poses for a photo at The Generator Buildathon on April 5, 2025.

STORY: Oliners Win Top Prizes at 2025 Generator Buildathon for their AI-Powered Prosthetic Foot Attachment

A team of four Olin College students and one Stanford undergraduate won the first-place prize at this year's The Generator Entrepreneurship & AI Buildathon for Terraflex, their AI-powered prosthetic foot attachment. The students also took home the Nature-Inspired Design Prize (with a potential value of up to $60,000 for the team).

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Article Gill Pratt Headshot

NEWS: Gill Pratt, Toyota executive and Olin Founding Faculty, joins Board of Trustees

The Olin Board of Trustees welcomes its newest member, Dr. Gill Pratt, who brings his background in industry and perspective as a founding faculty member of the College.

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The Eagle-Tribune – Facebook under fire

If Mark Zuckerberg seems irritable, he has good reason. His Facebook Empire is facing a digital scandal provoked by a former employee turned whistleblower.

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The Boston Globe – Olin College professor remembers Facebook whistleblower as bright, committed student

Frances Haugen was a member of the first graduating class of Olin College, and during her years on the Needham campus the Facebook whistleblower stood out for intelligence, her commitment to others, and her enthusiasm, a professor said Monday.

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The Boston Globe – Boston tech wonders what’s next for Facebook

Without a doubt, Facebook has had a bad week, following a bad month, in what has seemingly been a bad half-decade.

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