UW-MADISON | NEW PROVOST Charles Isbell Jr. named new UW-Madison provost KIMBERLY WETHAL May 1, 2023 May 1, 2023 Updated May 1, 2023 Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Charles Isbell Jr. will be UW-Madison’s new provost — essentially the university’s second-in-command behind Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin. Isbell kAmxD36==[ H9@ 92D DA6?E 2 =2C86 A@CE:@? @7 9:D 42C66C 2E v6@C8:2 %649 &?:G6CD:EJ 2?5 92D 2 324<8C@F?5 :? 4@>AFE6C D4:6?46[ :D 6IA64E65 E@ DE2CE pF8] `] %96 AC@G@DE :D E96 49:67 24256>:4 @77:46C @G6CD66:?8 2== 65F42E:@?2= AC@8C2>D 2?5 724F=EJ 2?5 @FEC6249 2C62D :?4=F5:?8 E96 &(\tIE6?D:@? 2?5 (:D4@?D:? !F3=:4 |65:2]k^Am Sunburst chairs return to UW-Madison’s Union Terrace for the season on Wednesday, April 12, 2023. kAmp D6=7\56D4C:365 4@>AFE2E:@?2=:DE[ xD36== 92D 366? 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We all scream for 'Mnookie Dough': Latest UW-Madison ice cream flavor honors chancellor Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin's namesake mix joins other celebrity flavors including "Berry Alvarez" and "Bec-Key Lime Pie."
UW-Madison hopes for further computer and data sciences innovation as new building starts Part of what's driving the popularity in computer and data science offerings is an economy that is hungry for data, CDIS founding Director Tom…
