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First milestone reached for Science and Health Sciences Building project
A predesign and programming study for the building to replace the aging Phillips Hall was submitted to the state Department of Administration this month.
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Eau Claire-area Juneteenth celebration set for June 19 in Carson Park
Recognizing the official end of slavery in the U.S. every June 19, Juneteenth 2021 in Eau Claire once again will be a fully in-person gathering at Carson Park — a day of history, music, education and advocacy.
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Students’ best friends: Therapy dogs bring year-end relief
For years now, McIntyre Library has found fun and unique ways to support students in busy times like Welcome Week and final exams. After a year of COVID-19, the need for holistic support was higher than ever, and it was some dogs to the rescue.
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Phil Rechek named program coordinator for UW-Eau Claire's Menard Center for Constitutional Studies
Phil Rechek, an Eau Claire community member with years of experience in management and programming and a passion for the First Amendment, will serve as the first program coordinator for the Menard Center for Constitutional Studies at UW-Eau Claire.
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Continuing Education announces June program offerings
UW-Eau Claire Continuing Education will present a variety of online programs, with topics including motivational interviewing, grant writing, foot and nail care education, strategic problem-solving and more.
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College of Business students make a difference for L.E. Phillips Career Development Center
During the 2021 spring semester, UW-Eau Claire College of Business students in the “Advanced Sales Topics” course were engaged in a semesterlong project with the L.E. Phillips Career Development Center by helping them sell sponsorships.
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Students work together to capture stories about life during COVID-19 for Spanish-speaking populations
A team of UW-Eau Claire faculty and students who are studying public history, Latin American studies, Spanish and nursing are working together to capture stories about what life has been like during COVID-19 for Spanish-speaking populations in the region.
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'The Eau Claire Muse' podcast established to connect UW-Eau Claire with Chippewa Valley entrepreneurs
College students often look for inspiration to help them stay focused on their goals. But Blugolds also want to be the inspiration for others, which is the story behind a new campus podcast called "The Eau Claire Muse."
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Chancellor: UW-Eau Claire graduates showed perseverance
Chancellor James Schmidt told University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire graduates on Saturday that the 2020-21 school year was “an extraordinarily taxing year.”
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Nursing students create 'recipe cards' to raise awareness about mental health disorders in young people
A project launched this spring by a team of nursing students at UW-Eau Claire is helping to get information about mental health disorders and mental health resources into the hands of young people who need it as well as the adults who support them.
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Blugolds create sculptures from natural materials along Chippewa River Trail
Look carefully as you walk along the Chippewa River Trail near the Haas Fine Arts Center and you will see several sculptures created by University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire art students using only natural materials.
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Red Dress Display to recognize Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women Awareness Day May 5
UW-Eau Claire's Inter-Tribal Student Council will host events May 5 and May 6 in recognition of Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women Awareness Day. The Red Dress Display will be on the campus mall on May 5. A virtual discussion will follow on May 6.
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Continuing Education announces May program offerings
UW-Eau Claire Continuing Education will present a variety of programs in May, including "Nonprofit Fund Development," "Treating Patients with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Comorbid Psychiatric Conditions" and "Sales Skills for Professionals."
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Special clinic at Zorn Arena May 4-6 will offer Johnson & Johnson vaccine
The University of Wisconsin Eau Claire and the Eau Claire City-County Health Department will hold a special three-day clinic May 4-6 to offer doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine to protect against the COVID-19 virus.
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UW-Eau Claire to celebrate Asian Pacific Islander American Heritage Month
Several virtual and outdoor in-person events are planned to educate, entertain and provide valuable resources to students, faculty and staff. The celebration kicks off at 8 p.m. Wednesday, April 28, with an outdoor screening of the film "Parasite."
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UW-Eau Claire, HPE collaboration a powerful partnership
Students and faculty can engage in more high-performance, data-driven research thanks to a new public-private collaboration with Hewlett Packard Enterprise that dramatically increases the university’s supercomputing processing power.
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Summer Food Service Program to provide meals for UW-Eau Claire's Upward Bound participants
The food program is funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and administered by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.
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Blugold's custom fishing rod business takes off during pandemic
Joe Swanson was looking for ways to fill his days early in the pandemic when he began building more custom fishing rods, something the UW-Eau Claire senior had learned to do as a kid. A year later, he's sold 300 of them and his small business is booming.
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UW-Eau Claire students pass referendum to support Sonnentag Complex
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire students voted this week to help financially support operations of the proposed more than $75 million Sonnentag Complex Event & Wellness Center after it is built.
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Eau Claire Jazz Festival will be virtual, livestreamed event on April 23
After a one-year hiatus because of the pandemic, the Eau Claire Jazz Festival is back in 2021 with an online concert featuring Chippewa Valley talent and virtual music education clinics for middle and high school students.
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Research shapes geology major's UW-Eau Claire experience
Katherine Langfield's research presentation took top honors even though other presenters included graduate students. Langfield, who will graduate in May, was one of just five student award winners at the conference.
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Philip Rucker to speak during UW-Eau Claire's annual Devroy Forum
Philip Rucker, a senior Washington correspondent at The Washington Post, will present “Lessons from Reporting in the Age of Trump” during the virtual 2021 Ann Devroy Memorial Forum April 15 at UW-Eau Claire.
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Hmong Heritage Month celebration kicks off this week
UW-Eau Claire has a series of events planned throughout April, with the kickoff event co-hosted with UW Oshkosh.
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Continuing Education announces April program offerings
UW-Eau Claire Continuing Education will present a variety of programs in April, including the "Edible Wild Mushrooms and Plant Series," "Foot and Nail Care," "The Local Life of Bees" and Supervisory Management programs.