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 …
Building News
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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) …
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 …
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, …