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UW quietly reaches goal of $1.5 billion

UW-Madison’s goal of raising $1.5 billion for buildings, financial aid and other needs has been achieved a full 18 months ahead of schedule, officials said Tuesday, but no one plans to stop now.

Officials don’t want donors to put away their checkbooks yet, because several new projects – such as the $375 million Wisconsin Institute for Discovery, a biotechnology research center proposed by Gov. Jim Doyle in March – still need money.