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Alumni faculty research mentors at UW-Eau Claire set a high bar in chemistry research
The chemistry and biochemistry department at UW-Eau Claire boasts many achievements and breakthroughs in collaborative student-faculty research. Now it also boasts a four-generation tradition of excellence.
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Board of Regents includes new UW-Eau Claire Science and Health Sciences Building funding in budget requests
The UW System Board of Regents approved its 2023-25 biennial capital budget request, which includes $235.5 million for a Science and Health Sciences Building project at UW-Eau Claire. The request will be considered by the governor and state Legislature.
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Unique NSF-funded collaborative research underway at UW-Eau Claire
The first cohort of undergraduates has been conducting innovative, collaborative and interdisciplinary computational research studies since early June under the mentorship of 10 Blugold faculty members.
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Blugold finds a new path thanks to undergraduate research, mentors
When Carley Owens graduates this month, she'll have a degree in neuroscience and a resume filled with research experiences. Her future plans now include earning a Ph.D. in neuroscience and contributing to the medical field as a scientist.
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Blugold biology alumna promotes colon cancer awareness and screening
UW-Eau Claire biology graduate and Seattle-based clinical researcher Dr. Rachel Issaka reminds us that March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, a time to learn the facts about the disease, the risk factors and when to begin routine screening.
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Mayo Clinic Health System unveils plans for Diagnostic Imaging and Sports Medicine Center
Mayo Clinic Health System announces plans for its Diagnostic Imaging and Sports Medicine Center, an $11 million addition to the County Materials Complex in Eau Claire.
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Blugolds to present research at prestigious Posters on the Hill event in nation's capital
A team of undergraduate students at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire will share their research with a national audience this spring during the prestigious Posters on the Hill event in Washington, D.C. Just 60 projects were selected for the event.
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UW-Eau Claire hosts Wisconsin Workforce Innovation Grant roundtable
On Feb. 3, campus, local and state leaders came together to discuss implementation plans for the $9.4 million grant awarded to the university in December by the Wisconsin Economic Development Corp. and the state’s Department of Workforce Development.
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Collaboration at the heart of UW-Eau Claire’s $9.4 million Workforce Innovation Grant
UW-Eau Claire received a $9.4 million grant from the Wisconsin Economic Development Corp. through the agency’s Workforce Innovation Grant program. Gov. Tony Evers announced the award at a press conference Dec. 14 on campus.
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Blugolds who found love as students now find joy in making UW-Eau Claire dream come true
When they were young newlyweds studying at UW-Eau Claire, John and Carolyn Sonnentag never imagined that 50-plus years later they would be back on campus, this time announcing gifts of land and monies to their alma mater totaling nearly $70 million.
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Carney named assistant chancellor for strategic partnerships and program development
The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire is expanding and strengthening its collaborative partnerships with Mayo Clinic and other organizations with the creation of a new assistant chancellor position at the university.
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Summer research experiences in Mayo Clinic program shape Blugolds' future career plans
When Sebastian Torres and Nathan Hau came to UW-Eau Claire they knew they'd find experiences that would prepare them for future careers in the research or health care fields. Still, neither thought a research project would take them into operating rooms.
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Building bridges between health care and higher education to enhance patient care
Dr. Rajeev Chaudhry — an expert in analyzing large datasets to help health care organizations improve patient care — began a new role with Mayo Clinic Health System that includes time to work with UW-Eau Claire faculty, staff and students on research.
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UW System Board of Regents approves new bioinformatics major at UW-Eau Claire
Students at UW-Eau Claire soon will have the opportunity to pursue a degree in bioinformatics, a specialty field that is increasingly in demand. The new interdisciplinary major will be offered beginning in fall 2022.
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Students help Blugold Brain Injury Group members tell their stories to health care providers
Several community members — all part of the Blugold Brain Injury Group, a support group through UW-Eau Claire's communication sciences and disorders department — shared personal stories with health care providers about living with their brain injuries.
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UW-Eau Claire research team studies effects of alcohol on older people
A UW-Eau Claire research team has found that alcohol significantly affects older brains in ways that may threaten their health and well-being, including increasing their risk of falling.