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May 4, 2026

New tuition model makes UW-Madison online engineering graduate programs more affordable

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…

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…

Professor Frank Pfefferkorn
March 3, 2026

New laser-based manufacturing course connects students on campus and in industry

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…

Students in CBE 324
February 20, 2026

From engineering to everywhere: Network optimization tools used for analyzing curricula

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…

Mechanical engineering students talk with alumnus Bjorn Borgen during the department's spring design showcase
January 21, 2026

With alum’s support for design, mechanical engineering students channel passion into action, take learning to next level

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…

UW Crest with engineering background
September 8, 2025

New project bringing sustainability education to all undergrad engineering students

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…

Students play an educational game that they created in the Engineering Sustainability: Linking Technology, Policy, Health and Economics course
June 5, 2025

In new engineering course, sustainability policy is debatable and alternative views are abundant

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…

Students in ME 376 work on a lab assignment. Credit: Adam Malecek.
February 10, 2025

New mechatronics course prepares students for high-demand engineering jobs

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…

EMA 200 students Avery Motylinski, Jada Matson, Bella Belgiorno, Arlo Gaskill and Matt Bauer work on their wind tunnel project
December 20, 2024

New hands-on course launches first-year students’ journey into aerospace engineering

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…

Aidan Butula operates the new flight simulator
December 13, 2024

At UW-Madison, ‘relaunched’ flight simulator will take aerospace engineering education to new heights

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…