Students returning to class for the spring semester last week at the University of Wisconsin-Madison were greeted with a new academic building at the heart of campus.
Chemistry Building Project
Inside UW-Madison’s new Chemistry Tower: modern labs, study spaces and a ‘library of the future’
Goodbye, crowded chemistry labs. So long to space crunches so severe that some 20% of UW-Madison students took introductory organic chemistry at a different university.
Construction Update 07/27/2021
Partial Move Accomplished We have started to move! On Monday, July 26 movers from C. Coakley transferred all of the equipment, instruments, and glassware that support analytical chemistry instruction from their temporary quarters Medical Sciences …
Construction Update 07/12/2021
Earliest Move-in Is Late August Two weeks ago we reported that move-in to the new tower had been postponed because elevators in the new tower had failed their pressurization test. We now have a tentative …
Construction Update 06/28/2021
Move-in Postponed We regret having to report that move-in to the new tower has been postponed. At this writing we do not know how long the postponement will be, but later this week we expect …
Construction Update 06/14/2021
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 …
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 …
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 …