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UW Crest with engineering background
August 11, 2026

ME Faculty Mentor Students through Undergraduate Research Fellowships

Department of Mechanical Engineering faculty/research staff will mentor 5 undergraduate students in independent research projects through university supported fellowships this academic year. With topics ranging from robotics to aerospace to…

August 7, 2026

ASME Design Team Gives Back to Local Food Pantry

When The River Food Pantry relocated to a new facility in spring 2026, one important piece was missing: a donation shed. As Dane County’s busiest food pantry, the organization serves…

August 4, 2026

Wisconsin Robotics Moves Forward in University Rover Challenge

Set against the red-rock landscape of southern Utah’s desert terrain, Wisconsin Robotics debuted a newly designed competition rover at the 2026 University Rover Challenge (URC). After narrowly missing qualification the…

SAE Aero 2026 Team with red plane
July 20, 2026

Wisconsin Aerospace Competes at SAE Aero Design Competition

At the end of the 2025 season, Wisconsin Aerospace (formerly known as SAE Aero UW) had 2 main goals: 1) place higher at the competition, and 2) bring an even…

15 students standing in front of rocket
July 8, 2026

WISP Puts UW on the Map with State’s First Liquid Rocket

First Place Finish After two years of fast paced development, WISP, the Wisconsin Space Program student org, competed at the FAR-OUT competition in Mojave, California with the first liquid rocket…

July 7, 2026

The revival of Chem-E-Car at UW-Madison

A student-driven organization, the University of Wisconsin-Madison Chem-E-Car team engineers a small-scale vehicle powered entirely by chemical reactions for the annual American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) Chem-E-Car Competition. With no external…

Wisconsin racing 2026
July 6, 2026

Wisconsin Racing 2026 competition

Wisconsin Racing finished the 2026 season with a historic 6th place finish at their annual competition! They proved themselves as one of the nation’s top engineering student teams with a…

Wisconsin baja team june 2026
June 30, 2026

Wisconsin Baja races at 2026 SAE Competition in New York

The Wisconsin Baja team had a great time at Hogback Hill in Palmyra, NY racing their disco-themed car Boombox in the June 2026 Baja SAE competition. Incoming team president Lileigh…

WA with car
June 23, 2026

Wisconsin Autonomous wraps up AutoDrive II Challenge, showcases strong teamwork

Wisconsin Autonomous has closed the chapter on their AutoDrive II journey, finishing 3rd Overall across the full five-year AutoDrive II Challenge! Final tally in 2026, Competition Year 5: Team President…

June 22, 2026

Engineering undergraduates raise their swords in new TV series

A team of University of Wisconsin-Madison engineering undergraduates is featured in the new competition series “Cast In Steel,” debuting on YouTube on July 9, 2026. The series follows some of…