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David Darling, director of the Facilities Management and Operations Center for Sandia National Laboratories, has been named associate vice chancellor for facilities planning and management at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Read full article at: http://news.wisc.edu/darling-to-lead-facilities-planning-and-management-unit/

UW-Madison students help a collaboration between the Lakeshore Nature Preserve and weed scientist Mark Renz that is researching how to best control invasive species in disturbed environments in the preserve. Read full article at: http://news.wisc.edu/lakeshore-research-learns-how-to-fight-weeds-by-studying-them/

Madison officials are looking to address congested moped parking in shared public areas by creating a stricter set of rules that would keep sidewalks and terraces clear of the vehicles. Read full article at: http://host.madison.com/ct/news/local/govt-and-politics/madison-ordinance-would-tighten-restrictions-on-moped-parking/article_e36c1623-b24d-5972-a584-e3a04209592e.html

The Wisconsin School of Business’s Learning Commons is a collaboration between WSB and the University of Wisconsin–Madison General Library System that will renovate nearly 35,000 square feet of Grainger Hall and unify three existing floors into …

A search committee of faculty, staff, students and community members has recommended four finalists for the position of associate vice chancellor for facilities planning and management at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Read full article at: …

The owners of a prominent bed-and-breakfast hope to convert the historic former governor’s residence in the Mansion Hill neighborhood to a small hotel with café and event space. Read full article at: http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/govt-and-politics/former-governor-s-mansion-may-become-hotel-with-cafe-and/article_547eb05f-3309-54bd-ab2c-06bbbeb59240.html

Operators of the Mendota Lake House Bed and Breakfast aim to preserve the historic nature of the former governor’s mansion on East Gilman Street and share its history with the public by converting the structure into …

Gary Brown ’84, UW director of campus planning and landscape architecture, describes it as a life-size chess game. Move a department here. Knock over a building there. Protect the landscape. And consider all possibilities at …

Most recent Campus Master Plan focuses less on building projects and more on proposals for infrastructure upgrades, landscape architecture improvements, and making outdoor spaces more usable. Read full article at: http://onwisconsin.uwalumni.com/on_campus/coming-attractions/