Alumni honor friendship through The Badger Effect
Joan Robb, Christine Sammon, and Lisa Weber became friends while studying at the library in Helen C. White Hall during their time as library science students. They were all pursuing their Masters of Library Science. …
November 7, 2024
‘A service-oriented space’: Rebecca Millerjohn set to lead CDIS Commons into the future
Rebecca Millerjohn MA’16 has made a career out of empowering young people, whether as a middle and high school teacher in Houston and Chicago or youth services librarian at Madison Public Library (MPL). Now, after …
October 30, 2024
Virtual tour: Inside Morgridge Hall, the future home of CDIS
Currently under construction, Morgridge Hall is the largest privately-funded ($267 million) building in UW–Madison history.
October 14, 2024
Empowering Student Success: Sarah Piper Leads New Learning Center at CDIS
Sarah Piper joined the School of Computer, Data & Information (CDIS) as the inaugural director of the learning center on July 1 and is excited to enhance student learning and create a supportive and collaborative community of learners within the school.
September 16, 2024
Morgridge Hall Progress Update
Posted on: August 22, 2024 Time has flown since construction began on Morgridge Hall in spring 2023. In a little over one year, our doors will open welcoming thousands of students, faculty, staff, and community …
August 26, 2024
Alumna Jennifer Borrell Pays Tribute to Librarians with The Badger Effect
For generations, librarians have been informing and supporting their communities, enabling research, advancing corporations, and making a difference in schools and community organizations by making information accessible. Now, thanks to Jennifer Borrell ’06, a tile …
July 31, 2024
The Badger Effect: Alumnus Erik Jacobsen Encourages Embracing Imperfection
“Shipping is a feature.” The phrase is commonly used among software engineers. And to UW–Madison alumnus Erik Jacobsen ’97, it is the best advice he can give to future software engineers. “There is always a …
April 23, 2024
New Computer, Data & Information Sciences Building Named for John and Tashia Morgridge
For the first time, a University of Wisconsin–Madison building will bear the name of John and Tashia Morgridge, alumni and visionary partners to UW–Madison, who have for decades made significant contributions to the university, beginning …
April 11, 2024
CDIS Launches “The Badger Effect” Campaign: Empowering Future Technology Leaders
The School of Computer, Data & Information Sciences (CDIS) at the University of Wisconsin–Madison is proud to announce the launch of “The Badger Effect,” a unique campaign aimed at empowering the next generation of technology …
March 5, 2024
Artist selected for CDIS Art Installation
The School of Computer, Data & Information Sciences (CDIS) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison selected an artist to create a sculpture for the new building opening in 2025. Clayton Binkley, a Seattle-based sculpture artist, will …
January 8, 2024
A Team Room in Tribute: How Norman Murray’s Legacy Lives on at UW–Madison
John “Norman” Murray was the embodiment of the Wisconsin Idea. In 1948, he left his hometown of Clayton, Wisconsin, a town in northwestern Wisconsin with a population of less than 500 people, to attend the …
December 8, 2023
Beaming with pride: CDIS supporters make their mark on new building
The School of Computer, Data, & Information Sciences (CDIS) invited UW supporters including students, donors, alumni, faculty, staff, and community members to make history by signing a 16-foot steel beam that now resides in the …
November 16, 2023
Tom Erickson discusses sustainability with Wisconsin Energy Institute
School of Computer, Data, & Information Sciences Founding Director, Tom Erickson, was recently featured on the Wisconsin Energy Institute’s Podcast Watt’s Up,Wisconsin? to discuss the future CDIS building. The most sustainable building on campus, the new …
October 17, 2023
Groundbreaking: CDIS building to foster high-tech innovation, collaboration
In 1957, newly commissioned 2nd Lt. John Morgridge was installed at a Dover Air Force Base tabulating center alongside the latest in computing technology: a 25-ton, 6,000-square-foot Honeywell DATAmatic 1000. How things have changed, said …
April 25, 2023
CDIS Building’s sustainability initiatives focus on conserving water, reducing energy consumption, and promoting biophilia
The School of Computer, Data & Information Sciences (CDIS) designed our new building to be the most sustainable structure on campus, a preeminent example of a design that is forward-looking. To accomplish this vision, the …
April 22, 2023
Governor, chancellor to break ground on new home for UW’s newest school
The University of Wisconsin–Madison will break ground Tuesday on a home for a group of academic programs and research vital to the future of Wisconsin’s economy and in hot demand among students. A nearly 350,000-square-foot …
April 20, 2023
On Wisconsin reports the new CDIS building and other buildings are changing the campus landscape
On Wisconsin, the UW–Madison alumni magazine, reported on the development of the new School of Computer, Data & Information Sciences (CDIS) building – in the article “Building for the Future.” The article notes that with …
March 7, 2023
Webcam Provides a Bird’s Eye View of CDIS Building Construction
Today the construction site for our new building is blanketed in deep snow. But very soon the site will fully awaken and the new home for the School of Computer, Data & Information Sciences (CDIS) …
February 1, 2023
Semi-Finalists Selected for CDIS Art Installation
The School of Computer, Data & Information Sciences (CDIS) is one brushstroke closer to commissioning art for the northeast entrance to the new building opening in 2025. Four artists have been selected as semi-finalists who …
January 10, 2023
From the Desk of the Director: School Update
Three years ago, UW–Madison took a bold step to be a leader in the information age and created the School of Computer, Data & Information Sciences (CDIS). Our three nationally ranked departments – Computer Sciences, …
October 11, 2022
Tom Erickson Shares Search for Art in WKOW TV Interview
Tom Erickson, the School of Computer, Data & Information Sciences (CDIS) founding director, was interviewed by WKOW 27 News on September 22, 2022. He shared background about our school and artist search for our new …
September 23, 2022
Artist Search Begins for CDIS Building’s Outdoor Art Installation
The School of Computer, Data & Information Sciences (CDIS) will commission art for the planter area outside of the northeast entrance to the new building opening in 2025. This is an exciting opportunity to make …
August 19, 2022
New CDIS Virtual Building Tour Showcases State-of-the-Art Sustainable Building
The University of Wisconsin–Madison’s School of Computer, Data & Information Sciences (CDIS) — a unique, forward-thinking collaboration focused at the intersection of technology and humanity — just released a virtual tour of its new building …
March 16, 2022
Channel 3000 – UW partners with U.S. Cyber Command for cybersecurity education
MADISON, Wis. — U.S. Cyber Command selected UW to join its new cybersecurity education initiative, officials announced Monday. The Academic Engagement Network, created earlier this month, is designed to prepare students to assist CYBERCOM in …
January 26, 2022
$175 million commitment helps launch UW–Madison School of Computer, Data & Information Sciences, support transformative mission
The University of Wisconsin–Madison’s School of Computer, Data & Information Sciences — a unique, forward-thinking collaboration focused at the intersection of technology and humanity — is announcing a $175 million private investment and launching an …
September 17, 2021