{
  "id": "2026-06-28-university-of-wisconsin-madison-update-important-details-regarding-campus-cooling-issues",
  "slug": "university-of-wisconsin-madison-update-important-details-regarding-campus-cooling-issues-2026-06-28",
  "institution": {
    "name": "University of Wisconsin-Madison",
    "shortName": "UW-Madison",
    "state": "WI",
    "type": "public-r1",
    "alertSystemName": "Campus Alerts",
    "enrollment": 49000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2026-06-28",
    "type": "facility",
    "cleryCategory": "advisory",
    "resolution": "resolved",
    "headline": "Update: Important details regarding campus cooling issues",
    "headlinePublic": "Update: Important details regarding campus cooling issues",
    "summary": "On 2026-06-28, [UW–Madison posted: Update: Important details regarding campus cooling issues](https://news.wisc.edu/update-important-details-regarding-campus-cooling-issues/).",
    "outcome": "Campus cooling repairs ongoing; see source.",
    "casualties": {
      "killed": 0,
      "injured": 0
    }
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestampApprox": "2026-06-28",
      "channel": "website",
      "verbatimText": "Find the latest updates and frequently asked questions.\n\nAs I shared on Friday, campus is experiencing cooling (air conditioning) limitations due to a broken chilled water line, which has significantly reduced our cooling capacity. To compound the situation, the coming week is forecast to be one of the hottest of the year, with high humidity and temperatures in the 90s.\n\nUW–Madison Facilities Planning & Management crews have been working to implement short- and longer-term solutions to this problem. Repair is expected to take at least one month.\n\nDuring this time, campus will remain open for classes, work and normal business. However, we will be making a number of adjustments. They include:\n\nHere’s how these changes will affect you:\n\nStudents: A number of Summer Term classes will be relocated. If your class is being relocated, you will receive a message from your instructor informing you of the new location.\n\nEmployees: The buildings listed below will operate as usual on Monday and will be temporarily closed beginning Tuesday.\n\nEmployees whose primary work locations are in these buildings should follow their normal work schedule on Monday and coordinate with their manager or supervisor to establish and implement alternative work arrangements starting Tuesday and for the duration of the closure.\n\nBuilding access: If you work in a building listed below, you should report for work as normal Monday and remove needed items at the end of the day. If you are unable to retrieve your items on Monday, please inform your supervisor when you plan to get them and if you need access to a building in order to do so. We are continuing to assess the situation and additional buildings may be added to this list, if the situation warrants.\n\nEvents and services: A number of events and services may be moved, shifted online or otherwise modified. If the Campus Cooling Issues page does not have the information, check the event or service webpage for the latest updates, or contact the organizer.\n\nOn a campus of our size and complexity, there will no doubt be situations that we’re unable to address in this message or require additional assistance. Please see this FAQ or work with your dean or director’s office, supervisor, or building manager to identify a solution.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://news.wisc.edu/update-important-details-regarding-campus-cooling-issues/",
      "sourceDescription": "UW–Madison Campus Alerts / News — Update: Important details regarding campus cooling issues",
      "annotations": [
        "Official campus cooling operational notice."
      ],
      "characterCount": 2280
    }
  ],
  "context": "UW–Madison chilled-water line failure causing campus building cooling issues (summer 2026).",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Official campus operational notice recovered."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "Update: Important details regarding campus cooling issues",
      "url": "https://news.wisc.edu/update-important-details-regarding-campus-cooling-issues/",
      "type": "official-archive"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "uw-madison",
    "facility",
    "cooling"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-07-27",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-07-27",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}