Brews and Blueprints Podcast: Mark Rounds and Mark Federle
Ethan Duran of The Daily Reporter interviews Mark Rounds of the Milwaukee School of Engineering and Mark Federle of Marquette University.
Milwaukee School of Engineering’s new engineering building and AI lab are underway
MSOE and VJS Construction Services hope to complete the new engineering center before the fall 2027 semester.
MSOE plans $76.5 million engineering school, AI lab
MSOE's $125 million plan includes $76.5 million for an innovation center with labs and classrooms for advanced computing.
Leitzke new chair of Civil and Architectural Engineering and Construction Department at MSOE
Leitzke, P.E., recently served as the university’s associated vice president of academic excellence.
MSOE unveils plans for redeveloping Homeland Security building
The three-story 58,429 square foot building will be home to MSOE’s Civil and Architectural Engineering and Construction Management (CAECM) Department.
Artificial intelligence designed a wall created by art and architecture students for Sculpture Milwaukee
AI program DALL-E had a hand in designing a wall sculpture by the UWM School of Architecture and Urban Planning.
Near $10M Homeland Security building sells to MSOE for $1.09M in ‘donation’ to alma mater
The Milwaukee School of Engineering has purchased a building leased by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's U.S. Citizen and Immigration Services on the north end of campus, according to the Wisconsin Department of Revenue (DOR).
Crews wrap up series of MSOE projects with sign installation
A crew worked Thursday to put up three 12-by-12 foot signs at the Milwaukee School of Engineering’s campus.
BUILDING BLOCKS: We Energies STEM Center at MSOE
The project will be the product of collaboration among the Milwaukee School of Engineering, We Energies, Rockwell Automation and American Family Insurance. The center is meant to be a place where K-12 students can receive instruction in science, technology, engineering and mathematics – collectively known as the STEM subjects.
MSOE breaks ground on $34 million high-tech education hall
The Milwaukee School of Engineering broke ground on Monday on a $34 million building in the city's downtown, starting work on what will eventually be a hub for the study of high-tech fields like artificial intelligence.
MSOE to build new $34 million computational science center
The Milwaukee School of Engineering plans to build a new academic center in the middle of its downtown Milwaukee campus, university officials announced on Monday.
Failed hotel project returns as tower for engineering school
Perhaps the most impressive aspect of the Milwaukee School of Engineering’s new Grohmann Tower is the speed with which it was finished. The entire project, from conception to completion, was brought to a close in just over ten months. The construction itself took a mere 17 weeks.
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