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Phillip A. Levy Engineering Center rendering
April 21, 2026

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…

PhD student Monica Rico
April 20, 2026

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…

Robert Spencely
April 13, 2026

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…

Ranjana Mehta
April 8, 2026

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…

Laura Albert
April 2, 2026

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…

Robert Radwin
March 26, 2026

UW-Madison ergonomics expert Radwin named AAAS fellow

Robert Radwin, professor emeritus of industrial and systems engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, has been elected to the 2025 class of fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). The lifetime…

2025 Wisconsin Impact Nexus award recipients
March 16, 2026

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,…

Dave Gustafson
March 9, 2026

Remembering health systems engineering pioneer Dave Gustafson

Dave Gustafson, a pioneer in applying technology to human-centered health systems and a longtime professor of industrial and systems engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, died March 3, 2026. He was 85 years old. A…

Professor Laura Albert talks to the class about the case of the Ford Pinto
March 9, 2026

Industrial engineering students explore how to do the right thing when money matters

A video plays on the projector screens of a lecture hall in the Mechanical Engineering Building on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus, telling undergraduate students in Industrial and Systems Engineering 313: Engineering Economic Analysis the…

February 2, 2026

The numbers add up: Women’s health outcomes can benefit from risk-based breast cancer screening

By replacing generic, age-determined breast cancer screening recommendations with personalized guidelines based on risk, a team of researchers says healthcare decision makers could save lives and reduce false-positives. Oguzhan Alagoz, a professor of industrial and…