Campus Stories

  1. Collaborative art project at UW-Eau Claire celebrates native white pine trees

    Photo of Jacob Hallett (left) and Megan Miller, pictured in the Haas woodshop repurposing wood from a previous campus installation, worked on "Expressions of Nature" throughout the summer of 2022. (Submitted photo)

    November 2, 2022

    A new collaborative art installation created by students and faculty at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire officially opens Wednesday, Oct. 12, in Haas Fine Arts Center, with a reception starting at 6:15 p.m. in the Haas lobby. The piece, titled “Expressions of Nature,” was created during the summer of 2022 and was made possible by […]

  2. UWM research: Why estrogen decreases the risk of Alzheimer’s in some menopausal women, but not others

    Photo of Karyn Frick (seated) and members of her lab – Miranda Schwabe (from left), Gustavo Dalto Barroso Machado, Sarah Beamish and Farah Abdelazim – who have recently published research that shows why some women with Alzheimer’s disease benefit from taking estrogen therapy, while others do not. (UWM Photo/Troye Fox)

    November 1, 2022

    The hormone estrogen is essential for proper functioning of memory, but it declines when women reach menopause, putting them at a higher risk than men of developing Alzheimer’s disease. However, studies of estrogen therapy show the hormone improves brain function in some menopausal women, but not others. Working from previous research on late-stage Alzheimer’s, a […]

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