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…
AwardsFaculty March 26, 2026 · 2 min read 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…
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,…
Faculty March 9, 2026 · 2 min read 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…