Faculty September 4, 2026 · 3 min read Focus on new faculty: Shuo Sun boosts decision-making in retail and supply chains In August 2019, on the recommendation of a few faculty members from her home institution, Tsinghua University, Shuo Sun arrived in Madison. A fourth-year industrial engineering undergraduate, she came to the United States as part…
Educational Innovation September 3, 2026 · 2 min read College taps Amanda Smith to lead its Center for Innovation in Engineering Education The College of Engineering has selected academic leader and educator Amanda Smith to head its Center for Innovation in Engineering Education. Smith, who’s currently an associate teaching professor and associate chair for undergraduate affairs in…
Research July 9, 2026 · 3 min read What were they thinking? Study looks inside the minds of AV drivers who grabbed the wheel While Yinsu Zhang is a self-described car guy, his choice of vehicle will almost certainly surprise you. When the recent University of Wisconsin-Madison PhD graduate hit the road to relocate to the San Francisco Bay…
ResearchWisconsin Idea May 26, 2026 · 4 min read Data science guides diabetes treatment planning Not only do the majority of people with diabetes live in low- and middle-income countries, per the World Health Organization, but treatment also lags in those under-resourced locales, more often leading to death or disability….
Students May 9, 2026 · 4 min read College of Engineering celebrates a record cohort of graduates prepared to shape lives On May 9, 2026, in the Kohl Center on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus, 1,000 engineering students gathered for a joyful celebration that, for many, marked the culmination of their studies and the beginning of…
April 21, 2026 · 2 min read Morgridges’ latest gift drives UW-Madison engineering building forward As work steadily continues on the physical foundations of the Phillip A. Levy Engineering Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, a $25 million gift from two of the university’s most devoted supporters, alumni John and…
Research April 20, 2026 · 2 min read Mathematical modeling maps out solutions for placing drug collection boxes A plastic bottle of prescribed painkillers—extras from a surgical recuperation—lurks in the back of your medicine cabinet. If you’re like most Americans, you’ll either let the pills linger, flush them down the toilet or toss…
Research April 13, 2026 · 3 min read How do robots impact search-and-rescue teamwork? Engineers look at human brain activity to find out 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…
FacultyResearch April 8, 2026 · 2 min read Ranjana Mehta named interim director of the Grainger Institute for Engineering 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…
Faculty April 2, 2026 · 2 min read Laura Albert named the inaugural senior associate dean for faculty affairs and development 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…