UW-Eau Claire
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Collaborative art project at UW-Eau Claire celebrates native white pine trees
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 […]
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Powerful supercomputing capabilities reshape undergrad research and teaching at UW-Eau Claire
October 26, 2022
When Caterra Leavens graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire last May with a degree in biochemistry/molecular biology, she was confident that her many research opportunities as a Blugold would make her an excellent job candidate. After all, she knew that her name was about to be listed as a co-author on a peer-reviewed journal […]
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UW-Eau Claire geology majors gain skills, confidence by working on a remote mountain range above the Arctic Circle
October 12, 2022
Photo caption: Geology majors Bryanna Rayhorn (left) and Lindsey Henricks spent their summer living on a mountain range above the Arctic Circle while working for a geological consulting firm in northern Alaska. The area was so remote that they had to take a helicopter to get to work every day, something the Blugolds say added […]
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Central European Travel Seminar: A unique study abroad opportunity
October 6, 2022
As a high school student searching for the right place to land in a secondary education program, Megan Henning was very interested in the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, given the excellent reputation of the teacher preparation programs. However, she also had other criteria to consider. “Coming into my college search, I had a strong desire […]
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Blugold research team studies use of artificial intelligence during COVID-19 pandemic
September 26, 2022
Jordan Langlois already had a bachelor’s degree in biology and experience working in the health care field when he decided he wanted to earn a second degree, this time in computer science. His hope, Langlois says, was to find a way to integrate his prior health care experience with his interest in technology, something he […]
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UW-Eau Claire students become consultants during Small Business Development Center internships
September 13, 2022
Some University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire students are receiving high-impact work experiences and workforce training while assisting hundreds of startups and growing businesses to be more successful. The Blugolds work with businesses in the areas of accounting, marketing, communications and business operations through the Accounting and Financial Clinic program in the Wisconsin Small Business Development Center at UW-Eau […]
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UW-Eau Claire gardening program helps community members build speech and language skills
August 24, 2022
After COVID-19 shut down the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire’s in-person speech clinic a couple years ago, communication sciences and disorders faculty were eager to find a safe way to meet the needs of their student clinicians and the community members they serve.Thinking creatively, they began a gardening project, bringing faculty, students and community groups together […]
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Blugold alumni help patients find their voice through speech-language pathology
August 18, 2022
Three Blugolds are helping to give a voice to individuals with speech and language difficulties through their work at Marshfield Medical Center-Marshfield. University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire graduate Katie Beck is the team lead for the seven-member speech pathology department at the hospital, while Megan Viergutz is a speech-language pathologist. A third Blugold — Terah Homolka […]
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Blugold alumnus stars in top summer Prime series
August 9, 2022
In early June, the New York Times published its list of the top streaming series for the summer, and among the titles was an Amazon Prime original series featuring a University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire theatre arts alumnus, 1998 graduate and Eau Claire native Alfredo Narciso. Based on a bestselling young adult fiction trilogy by author […]
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Blugolds travel to Washington, D.C., to lobby for students in higher education with learning disabilities
July 28, 2022
Campus leaders from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire joined advocates from around the country in Washington, D.C., this summer to lobby for legislation regarding students in higher education with learning disabilities. However, it wasn’t UW-Eau Claire administrators or faculty or staff who met with members of Congress and national education leaders — it was two […]