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Thumbs Up: $50 million donation great for UW research (Appleton Post-Crescent)

Thumbs up to University of Wisconsin alumni John and Tashia Morgridge, for their generosity to their alma mater. The Morgridges donated $50 million to the university to help build two research centers. Their money, along with $50 million from the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, will help build the first phase of the Wisconsin Institutes of Discovery. According to the UW, there will be a private center and a public center, both devoted to scientific and medical research. The donation from the Morgridges � John is the board chairman of Cisco Systems � is the largest in school history.