College of Engineering news

Building a future powered by fusion energy. Delivering individualized therapies tailored to each patient. Feeding a growing global population. Making quantum technologies practical. Developing autonomous systems that enhance human capability. Securing the resources needed to…

For the second straight year, the University of Wisconsin-Madison College of Engineering was ranked seventh overall among public universities in U.S. News & World Report’s Best Engineering Schools undergraduate rankings. Individual undergraduate program rankings (among…

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…

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…

A historic $75 million gift will fuel construction of a much-needed new engineering building at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. With their lead gift—the largest single gift in college history—brothers and…

On March 6, 2024, Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers gave final approval to fund a new College of Engineering building at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. “The approval of a new building…

The National Academy of Engineering has elected Pascale Carayon, professor emerita of industrial and systems engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, as one of its new members. Carayon, who retired…

A new partnership between the University of Wisconsin-Madison College of Engineering and the Midwest Tribal Energy Resources Association will help individual communities identify and implement clean energy projects that align with their priorities. Through the…

With support from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, the University of Wisconsin–Madison will establish a new hub called the Wisconsin Sloan Center for Systemic Change, or WiSC2, to transform graduate education in science, technology, engineering,…

Engineers play a critical role in solving challenges, whether they’re devising technology for the smart farms of the future, building fusion reactors to drive new sustainable energy possibilities, or creating…