This essay appeared in the 2021 Fueling Discovery special section of the Wisconsin State Journal on 10/17/21. View the full 2021 Fueling Discovery PDF here. By Sheriff Issaka As a first-generation college student in a …
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WARF announces annual gift, largest in foundation’s history
The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation today announced a total of $216.8 million in support for the University of Wisconsin-Madison research enterprise during the 2021-22 academic year. The figure is WARF’s largest annual investment in UW-Madison-based …
Data for All
For some companies and industries, data has become like the air they breathe—it’s all around them, and essential to business growth. For others, data is like a vast and confusing ocean that threatens to drown …
UW–The School of Computer, Data and Information Sciences welcomes industry veteran to support growing high-tech and engineering partnerships
Welch will help companies make the most of UW–Madison’s extensive high-tech research, talent, outreach, and philanthropic solutions.
App repairs student connections torn by pandemic
Atulya Reddy, a computer science major, and senior at UW–Madison, needed to make some decisions in fall 2020. Registering for courses, she and her friends were nervous about their classes, which would all be taught …
UW-Madison and Community Gather to Celebrate Leap Forward for Tech in the Region
Missed the national CDIS launch event? Here’s all that happened — from the appearance of big names in tech to major announcements — and what’s coming up next.
CS alum Matt Amodio (MS ’17) wins 38 games of Jeopardy
Matt Amodio was recently eliminated from the game of Jeopardy, but not before he set the second longest all-time win streak in the show’s history.
New data science computing resources honors memory of Olvi Mangasarian
Two new GPU servers recently acquired by the American Family Insurance Data Science Institute(DSI) at UW-Madison honor the memory of Dr. Olvi Mangasarian, who passed away in March 2020. Dr. Mangasarian, John von Neumann Professor …
Watch ‘The Convergence of What’s Next’
Watch the event where CDIS announced $175 million in commitments to help build the school here.
$175 million commitment helps launch UW–Madison School of Computer, Data & Information Sciences, support transformative mission
The University of Wisconsin–Madison’s School of Computer, Data & Information Sciences — a unique, forward-thinking collaboration focused at the intersection of technology and humanity — is announcing a $175 million private investment and launching an …