An Ever-Growing Collection of News, Features & Achievements
New Tower. The big news last week was the largest concrete pour of the project—almost 11 hours long. Last Thursday, from 4 am to about 3 pm a concrete pump truck in the loading-dock area moved concrete into the first-floor area that will become the learning studio, corridors, café, rest rooms, and utility rooms. The …
New Tower. The new tower area looks completely different from what you saw in the last newsletter. Shoring and concrete forms now cover much of the basement and first-floor areas in preparation for pouring concrete floors on both levels. The first-floor pour is currently scheduled for this Thursday (and will close the loading dock from …
New Tower. A lot has been accomplished in the excavation during the past two weeks. (There was no newsletter September 16, so this report covers two weeks.) Concrete was poured Thursday afternoon and evening in an area that will be just outside the west entrance to the first floor of the new tower. This is …
Daniels Sub-basement. The new rooms in the Daniels sub-basement that will house a new emergency generator and other electrical equipment were finished some weeks ago. Last week workers were installing conduit ducts that will carry power from the Daniels sub-basement into the new tower. By the end of this month we expect to see the …
by LOUISA KAMPS for Sift & Winnow, first published here When Helen Blackwell describes how disease-causing bacteria become virulent, it’s hard not to imagine the little buggers whistling to each other in a dark alley, like bad guys getting ready to rumble. Blackwell, a professor of chemistry, studies the role chemical signals play in helping bacteria communicate and …
September 26, 2019 By Sarah Perdue For news media First published here. Break any bone in the human body, and the body can repair the tissue and fix the damage. Yet tooth enamel — the strongest tissue in the human body — cannot repair itself. Still, our teeth last a lifetime. “We apply huge pressure on tooth enamel …
Assistant Professor Tina Wang arrived at UW-Madison on July 8, to conduct research in chemical biology, exploring the interplay between protein folding and function, and development of robust sensors and gene circuits. Wang received a bachelor’s of science from the California Institute of Technology (2009) and a Ph.D. from Yale University (2015). She also recently …
New Tower. Erection of rebar and concrete forms for walls of the east (Mills Street side) stairwell and the elevator shafts continued last week. After the bases of these walls are poured, waterproofing will be installed and ducts for electrical power can be completed. Then the area around the bases of the elevator shafts can …
New Tower. Last week concrete was finally poured for what will be part of the basement floor in the tower. After being postponed from the week before, scheduled for Tuesday, rescheduled for Wednesday, and re-rescheduled, the concrete was finally poured last Thursday. The concrete pump truck was in the loading-dock area from early in the …
Chemistry Learning Center. We are happy to report that bids are in for the new facilities of the Chemistry Learning Center (CLC). The general contractor will be Advanced Building Corporation. Their bid was very slightly above the budgeted amount, but within a range easily accommodated by contingency funds in the budget. Renovation of the new …