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Blugold Stories & University Updates
Blugolds chase excellence every day. Our students, faculty, staff, and alumni form a community of curious minds, change-seeking adventurers, competitive athletes, dedicated leaders, thoughtful citizens, and ambitious go-getters.
Explore our stories to learn how Blugolds are chasing excellence today.
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Blugold Stories & University Updates
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Blugolds chase excellence every day. Our students, faculty, staff, and alumni form a community of curious minds, change-seeking adventurers, competitive athletes, dedicated leaders, thoughtful citizens, and ambitious go-getters.
Explore our stories to learn how Blugolds are chasing excellence today.
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Becca Roth, a social work major at UW-Eau Claire, appealed to the city of Eau Claire to improve pedestrian safety at the Water Street intersection near her residence hall. Find out how she got a flashing light signal set for spring 2026 installation.
UW-Eau Claire is among the top military-friendly campuses in the country, ranking ninth among large public institutions for its support for veterans and their families in Viqtory Media’s annual survey.
Susan Lederer, a 1992 UW-Eau Claire graduate, is a planetary and space scientist for NASA. Based at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, Lederer found a career she knew she was destined for during those nights of stargazing in northern Wisconsin.
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A new partnership between the history department at UW-Eau Claire and Keweenaw National Historical Park in Calumet, Michigan, will provide two summer interns annually the chance to work alongside park staff to advance public history projects.
Elizabeth Tenbarge and Nick Johnson have always known they wanted to be lawyers. What they didn’t know was they would become close friends as they continued on parallel paths towards their goals.
University Honors student Kate Worzalla's student experiences
Dr. Jennifer Smith has been conducting animal behavior studies on California ground squirrels for a decade. Since she joined the faculty at UWEC, Blugold biology students now can take part in these California-based field studies.
Many students rely on academic validation to motivate them in college, and Jocelyn Stepanek was no different. However, her time at UWEC has transformed her source of motivation, from grade-focused, to a natural curiosity for learning.
Nursing graduate from the University Honors Program shares her experiences like study abroad.
Special education and inclusive practices students and their professor worked with the museum to design and implement a sensory room and aid visitors experiencing sensory dysregulation.
As a future teacher, Megan Gosian was always told any experience she had would be one more thing she could share with her students.
The projects are large-scale collaborations that involve UW-Eau Claire faculty from multiple departments to expand research and training opportunities for high school and undergraduate students to address the state’s biggest water challenges.
Brett Farmer and Kelsey Donovan may be similar on paper, but both had unique and impactful study-abroad experiences.
With just one degree requirement left to graduate, social work major Brianna Anderson was uncertain how to make a summer internship work. The single mother was awarded funding through the Eau Claire Internship Fund, which made all the difference.
Dr. Nora Mitchell, an assistant professor of biology, and three biology students spent a month in South Africa this summer collecting research data on plant pollination in one of the world’s biodiversity hotspots.
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