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Josh Roth
January 6, 2020

Focus on new faculty: Josh Roth, engineering personalized treatments for musculoskeletal diseases

About one out of every five patients who undergo a total knee replacement are not satisfied with the outcome of the operation, often because they continue to experience pain, stiffness…

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March 15, 2024

Kicking generic knees to the curb

How a mechanical engineer hopes to influence the ubiquitous surgery’s success, one patient at a time Deb Constien recalls a time years ago when climbing the stairs of her house…

UW Crest with engineering background
December 4, 2023

High throughput computing enables new insights on shear waves in tendons

University of Wisconsin-Madison engineers harnessed the power of high throughput computing to run thousands of simulations, leading to a better understanding of shear wave propagation in tendons and ligaments. Using…

students in a classroom
December 14, 2019

A successful 2019: Looking back on the past year

For the UW-Madison College of Engineering, 2019 was a year full of extraordinary achievements. We continued to push the boundaries of scientific knowledge on many fronts, improve the quality of…

December 21, 2023

Highlights from 2023, a year of innovation and impact

For the UW-Madison College of Engineering, 2023 was a year full of extraordinary achievements and tremendous growth. We advanced scientific knowledge on many fronts, improved the quality of people’s lives…

UW Crest with engineering background
December 22, 2021

A successful 2021: Looking back on the past year

For the UW-Madison College of Engineering, 2021 was a year full of extraordinary achievements. Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, our faculty, staff and students adapted and persevered. We continued to push…

October 26, 2021

Work of College of Engineering students and faculty featured in 2021 UW Cool Science Image Contest

Ten images and two videos created by University of Wisconsin–Madison students, faculty and staff have been named winners of the 2021 Cool Science Image Contest. Among the winners are several…

June 22, 2021

Engineering undergraduates earn Hilldale Fellowships for research

Twenty undergraduate students from the University of Wisconsin-Madison College of Engineering have received Hilldale Fellowships to support research projects. Through grants from the Hilldale Foundation and the Wisconsin State Legislature,…