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Students work together in ISyE 649: Data Analytics

Educational Innovation April 13, 2026 · 4 min read

New certificate builds engineers who work with AI, not around it

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…

2025 Wisconsin Impact Nexus award recipients

AwardsFaculty March 16, 2026 · 6 min read

Grants empower bold thinking and transform vision into momentum

Expanding a consortium that strengthens ties between the college and the steel industry. Commercializing chip-cooling tech. Designing an economical nuclear microreactor. Through funding and in-kind support, Wisconsin Impact Nexus grants are igniting a ripple effect,…

A student follows a robotic dog on a construction site

Research January 29, 2026 · 5 min read

Robots to the rescue?

While fantasies of mechanical maids aren’t yet reality, autonomous aides are emerging in a few areas of the modern world. Highlight reels from the inaugural World Humanoid Robot Games, held in August 2025 in Beijing,…