Daniels Three-day Exhaust Interruptions The series of rolling three-day shutdowns of fume hoods in the Daniels wing that is the final step in the heart-lung transplant to improve ventilation in the Mathews and Daniels wings …
Year: 2021
Construction Update 06/01/2021
New Tower The main entrance to the new tower, at the corner of Mills Street and University Avenue, is now essentially complete and it looks great—lots of Wisconsin red! Landscaping work around the tower has …
Schomaker receives H.I. Romnes Faculty Fellowship
Fourteen faculty, including Department of Chemistry Professor Jennifer Schomaker, have received H.I. Romnes Faculty Fellowships, recognizing faculty within their first six years from promotion to a tenured position. The award is named in recognition of …
Construction Update 05/17/2021
New Tower Completion Postponed Although the exterior of the new tower is now fully enclosed and looks great, there remains much to do inside the building. Consequently, the date when we can move into the …
Construction Update 05/10/2021
New Tower This week the exterior of the new tower will finally be complete—and it looks great! The north façade, along University Avenue, was finished last week, and the east side, along Mills Street, has …
Construction Update 05/03/2021
Heart-Lung Transplant: Complications The Mathews wing continues to be closed to all occupants, probably through May 6. During testing of the new exhaust system in Mathews last Friday, April 30, a large piece of an …
Save the date: UW–Madison sets weekend to celebrate 2020 graduates
The University of Wisconsin–Madison will welcome graduates of spring, summer and winter 2020 back to Madison Sept. 17-19 for a celebration of their achievements.
In-person classes continue — with safeguards
With the COVID-19 global pandemic now in its second year, the nature of classroom experiences at UW–Madison continues to evolve. In the spring semester, most classes were virtual in deference to the COVID-19 pandemic. But some classes with under 50 students continued in person, including many labs requiring hands-on learning. Some classes had a hybrid model with both virtual and in-person students.
Construction Update 04/26/2021
Heart-Lung Transplant Nearly Complete The Mathews wing continues to be closed to all occupants through April 30, so that the old exhaust system can be replaced with a new exhaust system that uses fans in …
New chemistry makes ‘magic’ drug improvements easier
In the last decade, scientists discovered a quirk of drug chemistry: If you add on a simple one-carbon building block to a drug, it can make the drug more potent, less toxic, or more stable.