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New website showcases digital collection of local musical history
You now can explore the Chippewa Valley’s musical history online thanks to "Sounds of Eau Claire," a website that showcases a digital collection of music-related artifacts and stories. Public history faculty and students created the online resource.
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Local Juneteenth event to celebrate enrichment through diversity
Eau Claire's 2018 Juneteenth celebration will bring together area residents to celebrate their commitment toward a more united community enriched by its diversity.
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Geographer shares expertise on redistricting, gerrymandering
When the U.S. Supreme Court announces its decision on Wisconsin’s gerrymandering case, one UW-Eau Claire geography professor will be paying especially close attention. Dr. Ryan Weichelt has long studied elections and teaches a political geography class.
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McIntyre Library and Student Office of Sustainability Collect, Donate Over 1400 Pairs of Shoes
From flip-flops to high heels to winter boots, the Chippewa Valley answered the call for new and used shoes.
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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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Nine to receive UW-Eau Claire alumni awards
Nine alumni and friends of the university will receive UW-Eau Claire Alumni Association awards May 19 at an event in conjunction with spring commencement.
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Alumni award honorees share words of advice for new grads
For the benefit of UW-Eau Claire's newest graduates, this spring’s Alumni Association award recipients share some of the wisdom gained from their valuable life experiences.
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Host Friend Program helps international students feel at home
Dr. Jean Pratt and her husband, Brendan, have been active participants in UW-Eau Claire's Host Friend Program for the past 11 years. The program matches host friends with international students arriving to study at UW-Eau Claire.
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Continuing Education announces June program offerings
UW-Eau Claire Continuing Education will present a variety of programs in June, including Senior American's Day, youth camps, grant proposal writing, grief and loss programs and the Nonprofit Innovation Conference.
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Emergency response training to be held May 20 at UW-Eau Claire
UW-Eau Claire police will work with the Eau Claire Police Department, the Eau Claire Fire Department and the Eau Claire County Sheriff’s Office to conduct an emergency response training exercise on the university’s upper campus on Sunday, May 20.
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Center for Service-Learning event recognizes individuals for service
The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Center for Service-Learning recently recognized individuals from campus and community with its Excellence in Service-Learning Awards.
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Research aims to help people with autism succeed in workplace
An international research project that helps people with autism be more successful in their workplace was the perfect way for Johannah Erffmeyer to use her tech and language skills to benefit people who often struggle to find meaningful employment.
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Blugolds part of research featured in prestigious Science journal
Grassland plants are responding in unexpected ways to increased carbon dioxide in the air, a finding that could influence whether land ecosystems will continue to absorb as much carbon dioxide from the atmosphere as they do currently.
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UW-Eau Claire, Marshfield Clinic Health System partner to break down barriers to health care access
UW-Eau Claire students are part of a partnership between the university and Marshfield Clinic Health System that helps area residents overcome challenges in accessing health care and other related services.
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Campus construction to require changes starting May 7
As the Garfield Avenue redevelopment project resumes on lower campus and the new upper-campus residence hall construction continues, students, faculty and staff, and community members will see some changes and closures on campus in the coming weeks.
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Student researchers studying nitrate levels in area private wells
UW-Eau Claire environmental public health students and faculty researchers are working with Eau Claire County homeowners to determine how nitrates are getting into their private wells.
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Midwest Living magazine highlights Eau Claire revival
UW-Eau Claire, Eau Claire’s new state-of-the-art Pablo Center at the Confluence and UW-Eau Claire alumnus Justin Vernon all are noted in Midwest Living magazine’s story about the recent revival of the city of Eau Claire.
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Blugolds deliver digital tools to teachers to help bring history to life
A website created by UW-Eau Claire faculty and students includes history-based essays and short stories — written by Honors students — in interactive digital formats. The site supports K-12 educators as they use technology to teach history.
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Continuing Education announces May program offerings
UW-Eau Claire Continuing Education will present a variety of offerings in May, including programs on mental health, grant writing for artists, ethics and boundaries, supervisory training, leadership, and death and grief phenomena.
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Jazz I wins its eighth DownBeat Award
This spring, for the eighth time, UW-Eau Claire’s Jazz Ensemble I has won a prestigious DownBeat Award, this time in the category of “outstanding performance.”
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UW-Eau Claire to celebrate Tree Campus USA honor with April 23 event
The Arbor Day celebration, to be held at 1 p.m. Monday, April 23, will begin with a program near the Sprites sculpture between Schofield and Centennial halls. It also will include a tree walk highlighting 15 tree species on lower campus.
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Celebrating research and creative activity at UW-Eau Claire
UW-Eau Claire will host the 26th annual Celebration of Excellence in Research and Creative Activity from April 30-May 4 in Davies Center. Hundreds of students will present their projects at various events throughout the week.
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Eau Claire Jazz Festival announces guest artists
The 52nd annual Eau Claire Jazz Festival will be held April 20-21, bringing concerts, competitions, clinics and other festivities to UW-Eau Claire and throughout the city of Eau Claire.
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UW-Eau Claire to host 44th annual Viennese Ball April 13-14
Thousands of visitors will come to UW-Eau Claire’s campus this weekend wearing elegant gowns and tuxedos as they take in the spectacular music and fine cuisine that has made the Viennese Ball a popular event for more than four decades.