Badger Engineers are cleared for takeoff. The University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents voted to approve the creation of a new aerospace engineering major within the UW-Madison College of Engineering on Feb. 5, 2026….
Eva Stafne, a University of Wisconsin-Madison junior majoring in mechanical engineering and completing a certificate in international engineering, has received a 2026 Goldwater Scholarship, the premier undergraduate scholarship in mathematics, engineering and the natural sciences…
Fans of Travis Frederick, the former Wisconsin Badgers and Dallas Cowboys center affectionately known as “Fredbeard,” know of his many accomplishments on the field: first team All-American; 2025 Badger Hall of Fame inductee; first-round draft…
The electrical properties of a neuron paint a picture of its development and function. A new user-friendly and accessible tool developed at the Waisman Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, with the help of biomedical…
Amanda Smith knows the question is coming. At just about every admitted student info session at the University of Wisconsin-Madison College of Engineering these days, it’s only a matter of time before a prospective student…
A search-and-rescue team converges on a disaster site and deploys an autonomous drone or a four-legged robot to navigate dangerous terrain. While the advantages are obvious, the ripple effects of mixing humans and robots within…
Shawn Gomez, a professor in the Lampe Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill and North Carolina State University, will succeed Peter Tong Chair Paul Campagnola, as chair of the…
Susan Hagness, chair of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, will become dean of the Case School of Engineering beginning July 1, 2026, Case Western Reserve University announced today….
Ranjana Mehta, Grainger Institute for Engineering Professor in industrial and systems engineering, will serve as interim director of our Grainger Institute for Engineering. She will begin this one-year role on April 15. Ranjana will take…
Kathryn (Katy) Huff, an associate professor of nuclear, plasma and radiological engineering at the University of Illinois, will succeed Grainger Professor of Nuclear Engineering Paul Wilson as chair of the Department of Nuclear Engineering and…
The College of Engineering has chosen Industrial and Systems Engineering Professor Laura Albert as its inaugural senior associate dean for faculty affairs and development. In this new position, Albert will play a key role in…