Along with WID, the Discovery Building is home to the Morgridge Institute for Research and a public facing first floor known as the Town Center. This central space is where campus, community and industry gather to celebrate idea sharing through conferences, poster sessions, banquets, receptions, lectures & outreach programs. Event spaces and reservations are managed by the Wisconsin Union Discovery Building events team.

Several of the youth-facing and family public engagement programs such as field trips and Saturday Science are hosted by the Morgridge Institute, while WID’s Illuminating Discovery Hub is home to collaborative public programs such as Crossroads of Ideas, SoundWaves, and the Wisconsin Science Festival.

Between the two research institutes, cohabiting not only helps facilitate breakthrough discoveries to advance human health, but also provides shared opportunities to spark public dialogue and curiosity within our broader community.