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Nearly 1,600 graduates will receive their degrees from UW-Eau Claire on May 17. Among them will be this year’s seven graduates of the Blugold Biomedical Innovator Scholars program.

For biomedical engineering major Lauryn Ahlm of Rogers, Minnesota, success in college meant, in part, keeping a chronic medical condition well controlled. Thanks to her service dog, Rosie, Ahlm's severe migraines did not sideline her during college and she is off this summer to a job in medical device manufacturing.

Members of the largest honors program graduating class in UW-Eau Claire history will take vastly different routes to their professional careers after spring commencement.

When graduating senior Dylan Berry says his time at UWEC was 'a very packed 4 years,' he is underselling his accomplishments. The biomedical engineering major also completed two minors, multiple research projects and publications, took part in two student organizations and will graduate from the Crosby Honors College.

Emily Casey, who will graduate from UW-Eau Claire this month with a social work degree, has overcome a lot to become a college graduate. After the effects of a traumatic brain injury slowed her down for a while, with proper support and accommodations, she will start graduate school in the fall.

A total of 1,581 UW-Eau Claire students will graduate during spring commencement exercises on Saturday, May 17, at The Sonnentag.

Aaron Shue will follow in his mother’s footsteps when he begins his nursing career after graduating from UW-Eau Claire with his bachelor’s degree in nursing on May 17. He will then return to his hometown of Rochester, Minnesota, to begin work in a trauma intensive care unit.

UW-Eau Claire Theatre’s final mainstage production of the academic year, “Guys and Dolls,” opens May 1 and runs through May 4 in the RCU Theatre of Pablo Center at the Confluence.

UW-Eau Claire finance major Marie Nickolette's understanding of daily economic news about inflation and interest rates has shown her the real-world applications of her Blugold education.

Eight alumni and friends of the university will be honored with awards from the UW-Eau Claire Alumni Association on Friday, May 16.

Psychologist and author Dr. Steven Pinker, who has twice been a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, will explore the pursuit of truth and the power of ideas during a presentation on Monday, May 5, at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire.

Sam Consiglio, a geography major and student body president at UW-Eau Claire, has been deeply involved in campus leadership, research and fostering community. With a passion for urban planning, she plans to pursue a master's degree and continues to inspire others through her work and commitment to inclusivity and service.