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Slide show: Entering a state of discovery

“Whenever people with great minds get together, there is the opportunity for a spark,” said Tashia Morgridge, at left with fellow UW-Madison alum and husband John Morgridge, addressing hundreds of people during Thursday’s grand opening ceremony for the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery.

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The Morgridges helped spark the creation of the Institutes when they joined Gov. Jim Doyle and the state of Wisconsin and UW-Madison in funding the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery , operated by UW-Madison, and the private, nonprofit Morgridge Institute for Research , run by the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation.

Every facet of the institutes’ remarkable building is designed to promote collaboration between in-house scientists, campus researchers and the many visitors expected to frequent the restaurants and interactive science experiences.

Photos by Jeff Miller and text by Chris Barncard