Waisman Center hosts Chancellor's press conference announcing $50 million gift to Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery Dennis Chaptman University Communications Posted: April 4, 2006 During a press conference at the Waisman Center on April 3, 2006, UW Chancellor John Wiley announced the largest individual gift ever to benefit the University of Wisconsin-Madison-­ $50 million from alumni John and Tashia Morgridge. The gift will pave the way for the new Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery, an interdisciplinary research complex to be constructed on the UW-Madison campus. Streaming Windows Media coverage of the news conference Read more about the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery

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