Please do not park or use the Charter Street lane of traffic that is closest to the Chemistry Building. The lane of traffic that is blocked off by the orange barrels (north bound) is under …
Year: 2020
CONSTRUCTION UPDATE 07/20/2020
New Tower. There is more to see in the new tower, from sub-basement to ninth-floor mechanical penthouse. Upper floors of the tower continue to be built out, with studs installed for walls from the fifth through …
Stairwell construction to continue past July 16
Coring of Mathews and Daniels stairwells is going slower than expected because the crew is encountering a lot of steel rebar in the floors. Please be aware that the duration of this work will extend …
UW–Madison establishes free, campus-wide COVID-19 testing to support campus reopening
In the early days of the pandemic, when labs across the country were struggling to meet the demand for testing supplies and materials, the Wisconsin Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory immediately took action. The state’s leading animal health lab provided COVID-19 test kits, scarce materials, equipment and training to the Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene, which performs COVID-19 testing for high-priority patients statewide.
CONSTRUCTION UPDATE 07/13/2020
A Walk Around the Chemistry Block. From almost every angle the exterior appearance of the chemistry-building complex has been altered by the construction project. From the south, Daniels has been extended upward by the huge ventilation …
Merging solar cell and liquid battery produces efficient, long-lasting solar storage
Chemists at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and their collaborators have created a highly efficient and long-lasting solar flow battery, a way to generate, store and redeliver renewable electricity from the sun in one device.
X-ray crystallography & mass spectrometry facility closures
The X-ray crystallography and mass spectrometry facilities will be closed next week until July 22nd for the sprinkler project. Please plan accordingly.
Construction & Stairwells
Stairwells in the Mathews and Daniels wings will be under construction next week (week of July 13). A construction crew will core holes in the floor of stairwell landings. At a later date, vertical riser …
Construction in public spaces on 2nd floor, 1st floor
The coming weeks will bring construction in public areas of the building complex. This work is being done, now, when building occupancy is relatively low, in order to complete the work before the arrival of …
Construction Update 07/06/20
Mills Street. As this is being written, “Big Red”, the crane that has been lifting exhaust plenum parts to the roof of Daniels, is being taken down. The crane has moved to the Johnson-Street end …