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Aluminum cans replace plastic water bottles in Blugold Dining
Based on data from UW-Eau Claire's last academic year, the transition to aluminum cans means that an estimated 84,000 fewer plastic water bottles will be used this year.
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Eight faculty, staff recognized for excellence at Blugold Breakfast
Each award recipient received a university medallion and $1,500.
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Two UW-Eau Claire instructors will participate in Wisconsin Teaching Fellows & Scholars program
Dr. Anna Cook, a lecturer and general chemistry coordinator in UW-Eau Claire’s chemistry and biochemistry department, and Dr. Damir Kovačević, an assistant professor of political science, will be in the program.
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Alumni spotlight: Dr. Melissa Spagnolo Sherman ’93
Dr. Melissa Spagnolo Sherman’s career has focused on harnessing science to build businesses that solve customer problems profitably.
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Alumni, friends of UW-Eau Claire to be honored with Alumni Association awards
Twelve Blugold alumni and friends of the university will be honored with University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Alumni Association awards on Friday, May 19.
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UW-Eau Claire receives large grant to support faculty-student research in growing field of astrophysics
Dr. William Wolf, assistant professor of physics and astronomy at UW-Eau Claire, received a five-year, $526,813 CAREER grant from the National Science Foundation to work with undergraduate students on research beginning this summer.
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Publications, Chemistry and Biochemistry Research, since 2007
The ongoing collaborative undergraduate research that happens in the chemistry department results in staggering amounts of published articles, many of which are co-authored by student researchers.
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UW-Eau Claire grad says undergraduate research and faculty mentors made Rhodes Scholarship possible
UW-Eau Claire grad Dr. Tayo Sanders returned to campus in April to share his story of how faculty mentors and opportunities in and out of the classroom helped him grow from a nervous first-generation college student into a Rhodes Scholar.
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UW-Eau Claire honors faculty for outstanding work mentoring undergraduate students in research
Three UW-Eau Claire faculty members will be honored this spring for their outstanding work mentoring undergraduate students in research. They will receive awards during a May 4 event on campus.
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Blugolds tap into the chemistry of brewing
In one of several recent area industry collaborations with UW-Eau Claire chemistry and biochemistry research teams, Altoona's Modicum Brewery is relying on Blugold student research to help solve quality-control issues through the power of chemistry.
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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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UW-Eau Claire’s new Sustainability and Climate Action Certificate program helping meet student interest, global need
UW-Eau Claire’s 15-credit Sustainability and Climate Action Certificate program was offered for the first time this fall. Seven Blugolds are currently enrolled in the certificate program, a number faculty expect will grow quickly in the coming months.
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Powerful supercomputing capabilities reshape undergrad research and teaching at UW-Eau Claire
The Blugold Center for High Performance Computing has grown not only in terms of hardware and technology capabilities, but also with a new full-time administrator, training workshops and daily coursework.
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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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Blugolds travel to Washington, D.C., to lobby for students in higher education with learning disabilities
Student leaders from UW-Eau Claire joined advocates from around the country in Washington, D.C., this summer to lobby for legislation regarding students in higher education with learning disabilities.
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Multiple Blugolds again win prestigious Fulbright awards
Three Blugolds credit a variety of high-impact experiences they had at UW-Eau Claire for helping them earn 2022-23 Fulbright U.S. Student Program awards. Two recent graduates also have been named English teaching assistantship alternates.