UW-Eau Claire

  1. Powerful supercomputing capabilities reshape undergrad research and teaching at UW-Eau Claire

    Photo: While Tyler Bauer does most of his system administrative work on campus, the actual nodes of the Blugold supercomputing cluster shown here are located in a shared technology space owned by Chippewa Valley Technical College on the northwest side of Eau Claire. (Photo by Bill Hoepner)

    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 […]

  2. UW-Eau Claire geology majors gain skills, confidence by working on a remote mountain range above the Arctic Circle

    Photo of 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 to their experience. Both say they gained skills and confidence, which will help them in their future careers. (Submitted photo)

    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 […]

  3. Central European Travel Seminar: A unique study abroad opportunity

    Photo of the 2022 CETS cohort, which was led through the Prague leg of their journey by Blugold grad and Fulbright scholar Megan Henning (holding sign), and her familiarity with the city proved to be a tremendous bonus. (Submitted photo)

    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 […]

  4. Blugold research team studies use of artificial intelligence during COVID-19 pandemic

    Photo of Jordan Langlois, a senior computer science major, who is part of a UW-Eau Claire undergraduate research team that studied how machine learning was used to solve problems related to COVID-19. The Blugolds’ research was published in a professional journal this summer. (Photo by Bill Hoepner)

    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 […]

  5. UW-Eau Claire students become consultants during Small Business Development Center internships

    Photo of staff members of the Wisconsin Small Business Development Center at UW-Eau Claire and student consultants who took part in a pop-up small business clinic. Back, from left, Luke Kempen, SBDC outreach program director; student consultants Allison Kind, Lauren Prellwitz and Brooke Wobschall; Robin Rundquist, SBDC financial consultant; and student consultant Emma Gilkerson. Front, from left, Harlie Juedes, SBDC outreach program director; Beth Kayhart, owner of On Track Bookkeeping; and student consultant Linnea Vesely.

    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 […]

  6. UW-Eau Claire gardening program helps community members build speech and language skills

    Photo of graduate student Sarah Gifford working in an Eau Claire community garden with children who are part of the CSD’s Kids Communicate Garden Group. While they grow and tend to the garden, the preschoolers are working on a variety of communication skills in a more natural setting. (Photo by Bill Hoepner)

    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 […]

  7. Blugold alumni help patients find their voice through speech-language pathology

    Photo of Blugolds, from left, Terah Homolka, Katie Beck and Megan Viergutz, who all work in the speech pathology department at Marshfield Medical Center-Marshfield after receiving their bachelor’s and master’s degrees at UW-Eau Claire. (Submitted photo)

    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 […]

  8. Blugold alumnus stars in top summer Prime series

    Photo of Alfredo Narciso, who was all smiles at the June premiere of Amazon Prime’s top-streamed summer 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 […]

  9. Blugolds travel to Washington, D.C., to lobby for students in higher education with learning disabilities

    Photo of Erik Marcotte (left) and Caden Joergens who spent several days in Washington, D.C., this summer lobbying Congress for legislation regarding students in higher education with learning disabilities. The Blugolds are leaders of the UW-Eau Claire chapter of Eye to Eye-National, a mentoring movement that focuses on elementary and middle school students with ADHD and learning differences. They joined students from around the country for the national “Learning Disability Day of Action.” (Submitted photo)

    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 […]

  10. UW-Eau Claire public history students create exhibit in Irvine Park Welcome Center in Chippewa Falls

    Photo of UW-Eau Claire public history graduate students Jordan Stish (left) and Alexi Linder discussing the exhibit they helped create in the Irvine Park Welcome Center in Chippewa Falls. (Photo by Shane Opatz)

    July 20, 2022

    Visitors to Irvine Park in Chippewa Falls now can learn about the history of the city and park thanks to an exhibit in the park’s Welcome Center that was created by a public history class at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. “It’s a beautiful space and the plan always had been to have an exhibit […]

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