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Large crowd in the Kohl Center in Madison Wisconsin for the UW-Madison 2026 Graduation Recognition Event
May 9, 2026

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…

Mahima Gupta
May 4, 2026

To power our nation’s progress, we’re supercharging the energy superhighway

The energy sector is transforming rapidly. Renewable, distributed energy sources like solar, wind, battery storage and small nuclear reactors will continue to change how energy enters the grid. Massive data centers are spiking demand. The…

Haihan Sun
April 28, 2026

With NSF CAREER Award, Sun is advancing AI-powered ground-penetrating radar

Just a few years after early radar emerged in the first years of the 20th century, engineers turned the technology toward the ground to detect subsurface objects without digging, laying the foundation for what is…

Jeremy Coulson
April 22, 2026

Coulson will use CAREER award to reinvent how machines learn to control

Next-generation technologies—including self-driving vehicles, intelligent robots, personalized healthcare devices, and smart infrastructure—are already reshaping industries and becoming increasingly woven into daily life. But to be successful, these advances, and many others, need safe, reliable and…

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…

Travis Frederick waves to the crowd at Camp Randall Stadium
April 17, 2026

Leveling up: How a passion for engineering led Travis Frederick to the NFL and into the dragon’s lair

Fans of Travis Frederick, the former Wisconsin Badgers and Dallas Cowboys center affectionately known as “Fredbeard,” know of his many accomplishments on the field: first team All-American; 2025 Badger Hall of Fame inductee; first-round draft…

Students work together in ISyE 649: Data Analytics
April 13, 2026

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…

Susan Hagness
April 9, 2026

Susan Hagness named engineering dean at Case Western Reserve University

Susan Hagness, chair of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, will become dean of the Case School of Engineering beginning July 1, 2026, Case Western Reserve University announced today….

Professor Mikhail Kats sits in the college clean rooms.
March 23, 2026

Cracking the quantum code

The strangest physics on Earth is about to transform life as we know it. These days, you don’t have to look far to find the term “quantum”: Marketers have slapped the word on dishwasher pods,…

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,…