This week, Ab and Nancy Nicholas committed $50 million to inspire other donors to create undergraduate and athletic scholarships and graduate fellowships for UW-Madison students. The donation, a one-to-one matching fund, is the second-largest household gift in the university’s history, alongside the gift made in November by John and Tashia Morgridge, which supports faculty.
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‘Fill the Hill’ Helps Annual Campaign Fly High
What began as a prank has become part of University of Wisconsin-Madison lore. And now this quirky campus classic is set to come alive once again when pink flamingos return to roost this week on Bascom Hill. This time, they’ll be flocking to their grassy home as part of the University of Wisconsin’s Annual Campaign.
Million-dollar Keck Foundation Grant Funds UW-Madison Genome Research
An interdisciplinary team of scientists and engineers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison has received a $1 million grant from the W.M. Keck Foundation to fund research into creating synthetic genome “foundries.”
Multimillion-dollar Gift to Support Waisman Center Scholars
The endowed Morse Society and Fellowships ultimately will provide support for eight to 12 graduate students for a three-year period each as they research various aspects of childhood psychopathology and developmental disabilities.
UW System Board of Regents Approves Name for New UW-Madison School of Nursing Building
The University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents approved the naming of the Signe Skott Cooper Hall, the University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Nursing’s new building, in recognition of Cooper’s life-long commitment to the UW-Madison and her profession and to her generosity to the School of Nursing, her alma mater.