UW-Madison's HealthEmotions Research Institute received a $2 million contribution Wednesday and will name its new building in the donor's honor.
The donation was made by Don Hedberg, a retired co-owner of Lab Safety Supply Co. and a longtime patron of the institute.
The Hedberg HealthEmotions Research Building, an extension of the Department of Psychiatry, is set to open in July.
""This gift will catapult the institute forward as a leading beacon of light as we seek to eliminate the dark shadows of mental illness,"" Robert N. Golden, dean of the UW-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health and a psychiatrist, said in a release.
The site will have an MRI machine on location, as well as state-of-the-art laboratories in many areas including molecular biology and brain imaging. The building will be housed in University Research Park on Madison's west side.
