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The Precarious Future of Renewable Energy

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 […]

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Jiu-Jitsu Club: Student Org Spotlight

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 […]

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article Spring 2025

Rocketing Toward Success

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 […]

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Letter from the EIC

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 […]

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Revisiting the Final Beatles Song – Now and Then 

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 […]