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Irving & Dorothy Levy Hall

The future home for the humanities at UW–Madison is one step closer to becoming a reality. Discover more about the recent Groundbreaking Ceremony and the donors who are making it possible.

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UW–Madison physicist Francis Halzen elected to National Academy of Sciences

L&S Professor of Physics Francis Halzen is one of 120 scientists elected this year in recognition of their distinguished and continuing achievements in original research, according to the academy’s announcement of the new members this week.

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UW–Madison to name new Computer, Data & Information Sciences building for John and Tashia Morgridge

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.

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UW–Madison and Sandia National Laboratories expand strategic partnership

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.

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