Research in Music + Theatre
Dive deeper into the arts
If you worry for one minute that music and theatre students don’t have the same opportunities to focus on research as majors housed across the bridge, have no fear. There is plenty of research and creative activity going on among the faculty and students of Haas Fine Arts. UW-Eau Claire been designated as the Center of Excellence for Faculty and Undergraduate Student Research in the UW System, with good reason.
The Office of Research and Sponsored Programs encourages students in all disciplines to apply for funding to support creative activity, and to participate in the annual Celebration of Excellence in Research and Creative Activity (CERCA). You too can pursue that special interest area within music or theatre arts and possibly add “published research” to your list of accomplishments as a Blugold.
UW-Eau Claire adds neuroscience degree
Current or future University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire students with an interest in studying the brain and nervous system will have a new academic program available to them beginning in the fall.
Research + Creative Activity
making music AND mastering neuroscience
UW-Eau Claire music professor draws on her background in neuroscience to discuss performance anxiety, and explain it in a way that helps to understand it from a scientific level, and perhaps overcome it.
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Composer releases first album
Dr. Chia-Yu Hsu, an active composer of contemporary concert music and an assistant professor of music at UW-Eau Claire, talks about releasing her first album.
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