Computer, Data & Information Sciences

Earlier this month, UW–Madison and Sandia National Laboratories, the largest of the Department of Energy National Laboratories, celebrated the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the two institutions for a strategic partnership to sustain the future of science and engineering for national security.

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 with a humble $10 gift in the 1960s.

The streaming universe can be overwhelming. L&S faculty members offer a guide to finding the good stuff.

As the School of Computer, Data & Information Sciences prepares to open a new state-of-the-art-building in 2025, they're launching the opportunity to make a lasting impact through "The Badger Effect." The campaign is seeking 500 donors to make a generous gift of $2,019 in honor of the School's founding year.

Meet four faculty couples in the College of Letters & Science and hear how they find ways to balance personal and professional bliss.

Assistant Professor of Physics Ke Fang and Assistant Professor of Computer Sciences Xiangyao Yu will each receive $75,000 to support their research.

The National Academy of Engineering (NAE) has elected George B. Dantzig Professor of Computer Sciences and Department Chair, Stephen J. Wright as a new member. Professor Wright receives this high professional distinction for Wright's theory and design of optimization algorithms and their application in signal processing and machine learning.

Findorff’s Brian Falleck and Todd Brakob explain the vision, process and challenges of constructing the new state-of-the-art School of Computer, Data & Information Sciences building on a tight timeline.

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