Wisconsin Engineer Magazine
By: Leo Mazzocco The Trump administration is pushing for a shift back to fossil fuels. What do the experts predict this means for the U.S.? This January, Donald Trump became the 47th President of the United States of America. Almost immediately, he released a wave of executive orders to enact his vision of the ideal […]
By: Shaunak Raikar For engineering students at UW-Madison, Jiu-Jitsu is more than just a sport. It’s a test of strategy, discipline, and resilience, while also helping develop life skills. For engineering students at UW-Madison, critical thinking is second nature. Students develop this skill through rigorous education which requires dedication, discipline, and adaptability. Some of these […]
By: Alexander Kiner How students of the Wisconsin Space Program work together across time and space to shoot for the stars With a second-place prize in Payload Design at last year’s Spaceport Cup, the Wisconsin Space Program quickly made a name for themselves on the international student rocketry stage. Composed entirely of undergraduate students advised […]
By: Isabelle Egizio To the readers of the Wisconsin Engineer Magazine – When I first joined the Wisconsin Engineer Magazine in Fall 2021, the future of the magazine was uncertain. Like many other student organizations, it was still reeling from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite this challenge, I have seen the magazine and […]
By: Dominic Greco The final Beatles song, Now and Then, was awarded the Grammy for the Best Rock Performance in February 2025. What is its place within the Beatles canon and the zeitgeist of popular music? In 1994, the three remaining Beatles reunited to produce Anthology, a documentary about the band, which was promoted by […]
Apple’s bid to bring spatial computing into everyone’s daily life may be out of step with today’s technology. February 2024 marked the release of the Apple Vision Pro, Apple’s push for virtual reality to be a part of everyone’s daily life. However, professionals remain skeptical that this will be the product to crack the mainstream. […]
Over 80 years after Italian immigrant Enrico Fermi built the first nuclear reactor, international nuclear engineering students face significant limitations with job options in the United States. Hailing from Guadalajara, Mexico, sophomore Gerson Esquivel is an undergraduate international student in UW-Madison’s nuclear engineering program. Like many international students, he overcame the challenge of living in […]
Madison’s unique introductory course: How it came to be, how it will change In a world of evolving technology and shifting priorities, engineers must be adaptable. However, the same should also apply to engineering education. While UW-Madison teaches its students to adjust and overcome the challenges they face, the curriculum itself is similarly changing. The […]
The rapid rise of women’s soccer coincides with an increase in ACL injuries, prompting a closer look at factors affecting player safety. A successful event, the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup broke records with unprecedented crowds and culminated in a historic victory for Spain. The popularity of women’s football continues to rise, reaching mainstream media […]
For nearly 50 years, the IEDE Student Center has evolved to improve climate and feelings of belonging for students within the College of Engineering, building a network of diverse engineers. Conversations regarding diversity in education date back centuries. While American universities began offering degrees in engineering in 1817, it took 59 years for the first […]