UW-MADISON | COMPUTER, DATA AND INFORMATION SCIENCES
UW-Madison hopes for further computer and data sciences innovation as new building starts
KIMBERLY WETHAL
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Hanns Kuttner, widower of late UW-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank, laughs at a joke made during a groundbreaking ceremony for UW-Madison's Computer, Data and Information Sciences building on Tuesday. The student commons area of the new CDIS building will be named in Blank's memory, as she was integral in creating the school in 2019.
Justin Hines, director of corporate relations for the School of Computer, Data and Information Sciences, virtually tours the building through a VR headset during Tuesday's groundbreaking. The building is to be completed in 2025.
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Hanns Kuttner, widower of late UW-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank, laughs at a joke made during a groundbreaking ceremony for UW-Madison's Computer, Data and Information Sciences building on Tuesday. The student commons area of the new CDIS building will be named in Blank's memory, as she was integral in creating the school in 2019.
Justin Hines, director of corporate relations for the School of Computer, Data and Information Sciences, virtually tours the building through a VR headset during Tuesday's groundbreaking. The building is to be completed in 2025.
