Badger Engineers are cleared for takeoff. The University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents voted to approve the creation of a new aerospace engineering major within the UW-Madison College of Engineering on Feb. 5, 2026….
The University of Wisconsin-Madison College of Engineering has introduced a new tuition model for most of its online engineering graduate programs, expanding access for working professionals while maintaining the academic rigor and reputation of a…
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…
A fourth-year undergraduate student sits in a classroom on the first floor of the Mechanical Engineering building on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus, laptop open, chatting with an online master’s degree student and a working…
At its heart, education is a process: Students move step by step through their curriculum and, if all goes well, this results in an end product: Graduates equipped to thrive in the real world. That’s…
In their senior years, University of Wisconsin-Madison mechanical engineers apply four (or more) years’ worth of skills to a real design project. Historically, the ideas and support for those projects—designing a tool or devising a…
A new initiative to introduce sustainability into the College of Engineering’s curriculum aims to ensure that every undergraduate engineering student learns about sustainability in a manner relevant to their major while they’re at the University…
A new course in the Department of Mechanical Engineering will enable engineers to make a greater real-world impact by equipping them to navigate complex problems that don’t have clear solutions…
Mechatronics—integrating mechanical systems with electronics and software—is essential to a growing number of products and systems, including cellphones, vehicles and robots. “There is a significant demand for engineers with mechatronics…
A growing number of engineering mechanics undergraduate students at the University of Wisconsin-Madison are choosing to add the aerospace option to their major. The EMA program prepares students for in-demand…
A new state-of-the-art flight simulator on the University of Wisconsin-Madison College of Engineering campus will strengthen the aerospace engineering option (offered within the engineering mechanics major) and enrich students’ educational…