{
  "id": "2026-07-06-university-of-wisconsin-madison-july-6-campus-cooling-update",
  "slug": "university-of-wisconsin-madison-july-6-campus-cooling-update-2026-07-06",
  "institution": {
    "name": "University of Wisconsin-Madison",
    "shortName": "UW-Madison",
    "state": "WI",
    "type": "public-r1",
    "alertSystemName": "Campus Alerts",
    "enrollment": 49000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2026-07-06",
    "type": "facility",
    "cleryCategory": "advisory",
    "resolution": "ongoing",
    "headline": "July 6 campus cooling update",
    "headlinePublic": "July 6 campus cooling update",
    "summary": "On 2026-07-06, [UW–Madison posted: July 6 campus cooling update](https://news.wisc.edu/july-6-campus-cooling-update/).",
    "outcome": "Campus cooling repairs ongoing; see source.",
    "casualties": {
      "killed": 0,
      "injured": 0
    }
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestampApprox": "2026-07-06",
      "channel": "website",
      "verbatimText": "Campus continues to be open and operating and cooling repairs are continuing\n\nLatest information about campus cooling issues Find the latest updates and frequently asked questions.\n\nFor the week ahead, the guidance that we shared on June 28 continues to be in effect as we mitigate the impacts.\n\nWe will continue to share more information as we have updates. We understand this is a challenging and disruptive event, especially when dealing with high summer temperatures and humidity. Thank you to the many teams from Student Affairs, our schools and colleges, researchers, and others in working tirelessly in our response efforts.\n\nAnd to the entire UW–Madison community, thank you again for your assistance and understanding.\n\nRobert CramerVice Chancellor for Finance and Administration\n\nTags: Campus cooling, vice chancellor for finance and administration\n\nHow Indigenous knowledge and science can work together to communicate about climate.\n\nThe university supports more than 287,000 jobs and helps drive private-sector growth.\n\nUW–Madison students head into the local community to find purpose and make a difference.\n\nThe lab is built around a simple expectation: Students come to build, test and refine projects with real problems in mind.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://news.wisc.edu/july-6-campus-cooling-update/",
      "sourceDescription": "UW–Madison Campus Alerts / News — July 6 campus cooling update",
      "annotations": [
        "Official campus cooling operational notice."
      ],
      "characterCount": 1245
    }
  ],
  "context": "UW–Madison chilled-water line failure causing campus building cooling issues (summer 2026).",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Official campus operational notice recovered."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "July 6 campus cooling update",
      "url": "https://news.wisc.edu/july-6-campus-cooling-update/",
      "type": "official-archive"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "uw-madison",
    "facility",
    "cooling"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-07-27",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-07-27",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}