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Concrete Canoe team members work together on building their 2023 competition boat.

Student Org Spotlight: UW-Madison Concrete Canoe

The UW-Madison Concrete Canoe team finished strong at the 2023 regional competition in Duluth, Minnesota this spring, taking second place overall, second place in prototype design, and second place in…

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ECE students, faculty, and alumni at conference making "W" with hands
August 4, 2023

UW-Madison ECE provides strong presence at IEEE AP-S

The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at UW-Madison was well represented at the IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and USNC-URSI Radio Science Meeting in July. ECE students…

Professor Barry Van Veen
July 28, 2023

ECE Professor Barry Van Veen retires

Professor Barry Van Veen has retired from the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison after serving the department for more than 30 years. Van Veen,…

William "Nick" Hitchon, ECE Professor
July 11, 2023

ECE Professor William (Nick) Hitchon retires

In the spring of 2022, William (Nick) Hitchon retired from a profound career within the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Professor, author, and innovator,…

Michael Wang, Jinuan Lin, Chu Ma, Dajun Zhang and Michael Wang at the 184th Acoustical Society of America Meeting.
May 16, 2023

Chu Ma wins young investigator travel award

ECE assistant professor Chu Ma and four of her students attended the 184th Acoustical Society of America Meeting in Chicago in early May, 2023. Ma chaired a special session titled “Interaction…

Alex Thornton talks to students in front of stellarator
March 31, 2023

ECE Discovery Day sends students on a trek of career exploration

In what has become an annual event, the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) hosted ECE Discovery Day in Engineering Hall for all undergraduate ECE students recently. During this…

Day of the Badger Logo with red Bucky Badger head and white background
March 8, 2023

Day of the Badger: 1848 Minutes of Giving

On March 28and 29, 2023, Day of the Badger returns to UW-Madison.  This annual celebratory event hosted by the Wisconsin Foundation and Alumni Association is a spirit-filled opportunity for alumni…