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CEE, Construction By Women Group Photograph in ME Atrium
December 20, 2024

Learning through a different lens: New course offers diverse perspectives & networking for students

A new course, Construction by Women, offered by the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison is bringing diverse perspectives and a new community to…

Xiaopeng Li, Zhenhua Zhu, Daniel Wright, Hannah Blum, Andrea Hicks, Steven Loheide
December 11, 2024

CEE Investiture Ceremony honors leading engineering faculty

Rooted in long-standing tradition, the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison celebrated a milestone moment with one of the largest investiture ceremonies in the…

2024 Engineers' Day group photo with students and faculty holding up awards.
November 20, 2024

From classroom to community: Collaboration guides success of award-winning Capstone Course

Whether you are a student working towards your degree or an engineer in the field, it takes a village to be successful and collaboration is the key. At the University…

Xinzhi Zhong at video interview
November 19, 2024

A deeper dive on ‘why’ transportation with Xinzhi Zhong

As a student focusing her studies in the realm of transportation, Xinzhi Zhong, fourth-year PhD student in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, has found an abundance of opportunities…

Nate Jorgensen at Engineers' Day event
November 18, 2024

Nate Jorgensen: 2024 Distinguished Achievement Award recipient

BSCEE ’87 (Tuck School of Business Executive Education Program ‘97, Dartmouth)Chief Executive Officer, Boise Cascade A structural engineer, executive and leader in manufacturing and distributing sustainable wood-based construction products and…

Matt Houde at Engineers' Day
November 18, 2024

Matt Houde: 2024 Early Career Award recipient

BSGLE ’16, BS geology and geophysics ’16 (MSCEE ’18, Stanford University)Co-founder and Chief of Staff, Quaise Energy A civil and environmental engineer who is developing geothermal solutions that can help…

Steve Sobiek looks out over where a new dog park will be constructed
October 9, 2024

Civil engineering students design dog park in UniverCity Alliance project

When it comes to community planning, Steve Sobiek, the director of business development and planning for the City of Portage, is always thinking ahead. “What do we want Portage to…

Aryka Thomson standing in front of Engineering Hall in graduation gown.
October 7, 2024

Insights from Aryka Thomson: A redirection to passions

It’s never too late to pivot your career direction in a way that’ll allow you to pursue your passions – and that’s exactly what Aryka Thomson did. After graduating with…

UW Crest with engineering background
September 24, 2024

UW-Madison ranks 7th among publics in U.S. News undergraduate engineering program rankings

The University of Wisconsin-Madison College of Engineering was ranked seventh overall among public universities in the 2025 edition of U.S. News & World Report’s Best Engineering Schools undergraduate rankings. Individual…

UW Crest with engineering background
September 5, 2024

Prabhakar named 2024-25 Fulbright Scholar

Pavana Prabhakar, the Charles G. Salmon Associate Professor in the departments of civil and environmental engineering and mechanical engineering, has been named a 2024-25 Fulbright Scholar. Prabhakar is a leader…