Released: 19-Aug-2000 12:00 AM EDT
Olin Launches Effort to Re-Invent Engineering Education
Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering

As part of a far-reaching mandate to provide a new model for engineering education, the new Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering announced "Invention 2000," an unprecedented two-year effort to fundamentally rethink the way engineers are taught and the way colleges function.

Released: 3-Apr-2001 12:00 AM EDT
On-line Education Center Moves to Olin and Babson Colleges
Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering

A one-of-a-kind academic center providing resources for on-line educators has moved from Vanderbilt University to the campuses of Olin and Babson Colleges. The new center will provide research, information and other resources to help on-line educators improve their programs.

Released: 20-Feb-2002 12:00 AM EST
Top Students Come to Boston to Check Out College that Isn't Even Built Yet
Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering

Top college-bound seniors from around the country--students who could have their choice of the likes of Harvard or MIT--will be coming to the Boston area February 23-24 to check out a college that hasn't even finished building its campus yet. The students are visiting Olin College in Needham, Mass., for an unusual weekend of activities to see if the innovative new engineering college is the right fit for them.

Released: 16-Apr-2003 12:00 AM EDT
Nation's Newest Engineering College Dedicates Campus, Inaugurates First President
Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering

The Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering, the nation's first new independent engineering college in nearly a half century, will dedicate its Needham, Mass., campus and inaugurate its founding president in dual ceremonies Saturday, May 3.

Released: 21-Oct-2003 5:00 PM EDT
Sloan-C Honors Excellence in Online Teaching and Learning
Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering

The Sloan Consortium (Sloan-C), an association of more than 450 institutions and organizations of higher education engaged in online learning, will present its 2003 awards for excellence in online teaching and learning at the 9th Sloan-C International Conference on Online Learning.

Released: 27-Oct-2003 4:30 PM EST
Sloan-C Honors Effective Practices in Online Learning
Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering

The Sloan Consortium (Sloan-C), an association of more than 450 institutions and organizations of higher education engaged in online learning, will present its 2003 awards for effective practices in online learning at the 9th Sloan-C International Conference on Online Learning in Orlando.

Released: 10-Mar-2016 11:05 AM EST
New York Times Foreign Affairs Columnist Thomas L. Friedman to Address Graduates at Olin’s 11th Commencement
Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering

Pulitzer Prize-winning foreign affairs columnist and author Thomas L. Friedman will be the speaker for Olin College’s 11th commencement, which will be held on May 15, 2016.

Released: 11-Mar-2016 10:05 AM EST
Olin Drone Research Aims to Help Fight Wildfires
Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering

Olin College professor working on proof of concept system to deploy drones into a wildfire and send back information in real time, potentially saving lives and livelihoods in the process.

Released: 11-Mar-2016 12:05 PM EST
North Hill-Olin College Innovation Fund Event Features Professor Helen Donis-Keller
Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering

Olin College of Engineering and North Hill, a senior living community in Needham, Mass., announce the third annual North Hill-Olin College Fund for Innovation in Aging event to be held Tuesday, April 12, 2016, at Olin College from 5:00 pm-8:00 pm. The event is free and open to the public.

Released: 22-Mar-2016 8:05 AM EDT
New Website Highlights DIY Tools for People with Disabilities and a New Way of Thinking About the Maker Movement
Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering

Two Olin College professors have launched a website focused on making DIY tools accessible to help people with disabilities perform daily tasks and, along the way, offer a more expansive view of the Maker movement. Since its launch the site has touched a chord among educators and the medical and adaptive technology community, resulting in more than 7,000 visitors—and many more thousands of page views—in just the first few weeks.

Released: 11-May-2016 8:05 AM EDT
Olin Names NAE Executive Didion as VP for Development
Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering

Olin College of Engineering has named Catherine J. Didion as vice president for development, family and alumni relations.

Release date: 21-Jul-2016 11:05 AM EDT
fiske guide to colleges 2017 includes olin college of engineering
Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering

In its annual publication, Fiske Guide to Colleges 2017 called Olin College of Engineering “...perhaps the best deal in U.S. higher education.”

Release date: 16-Aug-2016 11:05 AM EDT
pivotal study validates theory that narrative identity is an important driver of mental health
Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering

Narrative Takes its Place alongside Nature and Nurture as a Predictor of Well Being

Released: 30-Aug-2016 8:05 AM EDT
The Olin College Class of 2020 Moves-In
Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering

Move-in day for the Olin College Class of 2020 officially kicked off Saturday, August 27, 2016.

Release date: 30-Aug-2016 9:05 AM EDT
a new way to track fish with some help from engineering students
Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering

A team of Olin College students and faculty, in partnership with the University of Massachusetts Boston, have come up with an innovative way to track fish, using RFID technology and an app.

Released: 27-Sep-2016 10:05 AM EDT
Second Sight
Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering

Olin College students develop a device to assist blind sailors in match racing.

Released: 28-Sep-2016 8:05 AM EDT
Olin College Professor Sara Hendren to Exhibit at South by South Lawn: A White House Festival of Ideas, Art, and Action
Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering

Olin College is participating in the first ever SXSL: White House Festival of Ideas, Art, and Action, which will be held on October 3, 2016.

Released: 12-Oct-2016 10:05 AM EDT
Design That Matters Joins Global Health Track of Affordable Design & Entrepreneurship Program at Olin College
Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering

A new program funded by the Autodesk Foundation will allow students to concentrate on healthcare-related projects including an infant warmer created by Design that Matters. The baby warmer is designed to provide a warm, clean environment for infants in resource-poor settings. The program is part of Affordable Design and Entrepreneurship (ADE).

Released: 17-Oct-2016 10:05 AM EDT
Will Millennials Ever Get Married?
Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering

Statistics show Millennials are getting married later in life and are on pace to stay unmarried at rates higher than previous generations.

   
Released: 17-Oct-2016 2:05 PM EDT
Olin College President Richard K. Miller Receives 2017 Brock International Prize in Education
Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering

Olin College president Richard K. Miller receives international education prize for his contributions to the reinvention of engineering education in the 21st century.

Released: 28-Oct-2016 11:05 AM EDT
Environmental Startup Co-Founded by Olin College Alumna Wins Forbes Competition
Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering

Opus 12, an innovative environmental startup co-founded by Olin College alumna Etosha Cave, won the Forbes for-profit Change the World Competition at the Under 30 Summit in Boston October 17

   
Released: 14-Nov-2016 11:05 AM EST
Olin College Professor Receives NSF Grant to Study Wireless Data Transmission Using Visible Light
Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering

NSF funding provides boost to research into the viability of transmitting data through Visible Light Communication. So-called 'Li Fi' is being seen as a possible alternative to Wifi.

Release date: 6-Dec-2016 1:05 PM EST
an unexpected but welcome gift a medical insurance holiday at olin
Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering

This holiday season staff and faculty at Olin College, who participate in the college’s medical insurance program, received an unexpected gift: they learned that they would not have to pay their monthly medical insurance premium in December. Why? Due to a fast-growing collaborative self-insurance program called edHEALTH.

Release date: 18-Jan-2017 4:05 PM EST
olin professors receive award for collaborative interdisciplinary project engineering at home
Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering

The General Anthropology Division of the American Anthropological Association awarded Olin College Professors Caitrin Lynch and Sara Hendren an honorable mention for their website Engineering at Home, which is a collaborative interdisciplinary project that they unveiled in 2016. The project was honored in the “New Directions” division.

Release date: 20-Feb-2017 3:05 PM EST
olin college of engineering sponsors big beacon radio series on educational transformation
Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering

In keeping with its mission to transform STEM education, Olin announces its sponsorship of a live internet talk show on Big Beacon Radio/Voice America called Transforming Higher Education.

Release date: 7-Mar-2017 4:05 PM EST
olin college named a top fulbright producer
Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering

The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs has once again placed Olin College on the list of top producers of U.S. Fulbright students, in the specialized institution category. Top-producing institutions are highlighted annually in The Chronicle of Higher Education.

Released: 24-Mar-2017 1:05 PM EDT
Amazon's Chee Chew Named to the Board of Trustees at Olin College
Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering

Chee Chew, vice president of consumer engagement at Amazon, has been named to the Board of Trustees at Olin College.

     
Released: 3-Apr-2017 12:05 PM EDT
Olin Professor Lynn Andrea Stein Named American Council on Education Fellow
Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering

Olin College of Engineering Professor Lynn Andrea Stein, Ph.D., who also serves as special advisor to the provost, was one of only 46 people selected nationally from nominations by college and university presidents or chancellors as a 2017-18 ACE fellow.

Released: 15-May-2017 12:05 PM EDT
Olin College Holds Twelfth Commencement
Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering

Olin College of Engineering held its twelfth Commencement Exercises May 14 on its Needham campus.

Released: 22-May-2017 1:05 PM EDT
Olin College Students and Alumni Will Participate in 2017 Summer Venture Accelerator
Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering

Two Olin College teams will spend the summer in an intensive 10-week venture accelerator at Babson College.

   
Released: 24-May-2017 2:05 PM EDT
Innovation in Aging Fund Selects Grant Recipients, June 1 Event to Highlight Winners
Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering

June 1 Event to Highlight Winners Features WGBH’s Kara Miller and Aging 2.0’s Stephen Johnston

   
Released: 1-Jun-2017 10:05 AM EDT
Olin College Establishes Revolving Green Fund to Support Sustainability Projects
Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering

The Fund will begin accepting proposals September 1, 2017, and, if approved, projects will be funded from $40,000 in initial seed funding provided by Olin College and Aramark Corporation, Facilities Services.

Released: 12-Jun-2017 9:05 AM EDT
Intergenerational Hackfest Sparks Innovation
Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering

Residents and staff from five local senior living communities joined forces with Olin College students and professionals in aging services for the LeadingAge MA Hackfest at North Hi

Released: 29-Jun-2017 9:00 AM EDT
Olin College Announces 2017 Fulbright Winners
Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering

One recent graduate and two Olin alumni have earned a coveted Fulbright student scholarship to conduct research or teach abroad.

Released: 6-Jul-2017 1:05 PM EDT
Olin Student Receives Federal SMART Scholarship
Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering

Daniel Alhadeff is the second oil student to win award.

Released: 10-Jul-2017 9:05 AM EDT
Olin Alumna Wins Second Place in Grand Finals of Competitive Research Competition
Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering

Jennifer Vaccaro ’17 won second place in the undergraduate category at the grand finals of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Student Research Competition.

Released: 12-Jul-2017 2:05 PM EDT
Olin College of Engineering Named One of Nation’s Top “Best Buy” Colleges by 2018 Fiske Guide
Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering

Olin is one of 18 private colleges recognized for their combination of quality academic offerings and affordable costs.

Released: 1-Aug-2017 11:05 AM EDT
The Mellon Foundation Supports Major Initiative at Olin College of Engineering to Better Integrate STEM Education with Arts and Humanities
Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering

$900,000 to support new model of “artist-in-reference,” an “Arts + Action” student fellowship and an immersive faculty professional development experience

Released: 1-Aug-2017 11:05 AM EDT
Olin College of Engineering’s Stephen Hannabury Named Distinguished Business Officer of the Year by National Association of College and University Business Officers
Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering

Hannabury is currently the Executive Vice President at Olin College of Engineering and was one of the founding leaders of the college.

   
Released: 10-Aug-2017 12:05 PM EDT
Olin Professors Create New Educational Design Course
Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering

In the eyes of Olin Professors Alexandra Coso Strong and Jonathan Stolk, educational design is everywhere. In a school, classroom, wherever people are learning — everything has been designed by someone.

Released: 10-Aug-2017 12:05 PM EDT
Olin Professor Sara Hendren Receives 2017 National Endowment for the Humanities Grant
Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering

Assistant Professor of Design Sara Hendren is the recipient of a National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Public Scholar 2017 grant.

Released: 14-Sep-2017 11:05 AM EDT
Olin Maintains its Number Three Position in 2018 U.S. News Rankings
Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering

U.S. News & World Report has ranked Olin College of Engineering number three in the nation among undergraduate engineering institutions.

Released: 20-Sep-2017 1:05 PM EDT
Olin's Senior Capstone in Engineering Program (SCOPE) Kicks Off 2017-2018 with a Diverse and Challenging Range of Projects
Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering

Olin's 2017-2018 Senior Capstone in Engineering (SCOPE) program officially gets underway in September. Fourteen corporate partners have signed on this year to sponsor SCOPE teams made up of Olin seniors.

Released: 5-Oct-2017 9:05 AM EDT
Sara Hendren Named 2018 New America Fellow
Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering

Assistant Professor of Design Sara Hendren has been named a 2018 Eric and Wendy Schmidt Fellow at New America.

Release date: 12-Dec-2017 1:05 PM EST
alumni create angel investment group to fund olin grads’ startups
Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering

A group of 18 Olin alumni have formed an angel investing group to support startups founded by Olin graduates. The group, which they have dubbed “Parcel B” after an undeveloped portion of the Olin campus, has already provided funding for eight alumni businesses, and expects fertile ground for future investments from the unusually entrepreneurial pool of Olin graduates.

   
Released: 16-Jan-2018 11:05 AM EST
Olin College Professor Awarded One of First NSF Grants to Enhance STEM Education at Hispanic-Serving Institutions
Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering

The National Science Foundation awarded Olin College Assistant Professor of Systems Design and Engineering Dr. Alexandra Coso Strong a collaborative grant to co-create a series of traveling workshops.

Released: 16-Jan-2018 9:05 AM EST
Olin College Team Takes Home Prize in "Arc Tank" Competition
Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering

Olin College of Engineering students was awarded for their efforts in developing a wheelchair attachment to streamline the ability for one to complete routine tasks.

Release date: 16-Jan-2018 9:05 AM EST
office of diversity and inclusion (di) receives grant to celebrate, empower and connect first generation students
Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering

Olin College receives a $5,000 grant shared with Babson and Wellesley to enrich programs for first-generation students.

Release date: 7-Mar-2018 11:05 AM EST
support for gun control is lower among young adults
Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering

Advocates of gun control often suggest time is on their side because young people are more likely than older people to support gun control. But in a new analysis of demographic trends


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