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Ecology and environmental biology grad eager to help protect the natural world
When Leandra O’Connell came to UW-Eau Claire, she brought with her a passion for and curiosity about the world around her. As she graduates with a degree in ecology and environmental biology, she’s even more determined to protect the natural world.
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UW-Eau Claire jazz program presents Holiday Spectacular Concert at Pablo Center
Alumnus Michael Andrew, a jazz vocal performer, stage and screen actor and music producer returns to perform with Blugold ensembles.
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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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Blugolds gain job skills, connections through UW-Eau Claire's new international internship program
Blugolds have completed internships in England, Australia and Ireland thanks to UW-Eau Claire's new international internship program. The eight-week summer internships occur in various locations, helping students build new skills and connections.
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Dr. Stacey Jackson receives Outstanding Women of Color in Education Award
Dr. Stacey Jackson, an assistant professor of psychology at UW-Eau Claire, is among the recipients of the 2022 Outstanding Women of Color in Education Award from the UW System.
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Dr. Dorothy Chan receives UW System’s Poorman Award for LGBTQ+ advocacy
Dr. Dorothy Chan, an assistant professor of English and nationally recognized poet, is among the recipients of the 2022 Dr. P.B. Poorman Award for Outstanding Achievement on Behalf of LGBTQ+ People.
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New Honors Fellowship program prepares Blugolds to be future community leaders
A new UW-Eau Claire Honors Fellowship program is giving Blugolds new opportunities to gain the communication and other skills they’ll need to become future leaders in their jobs and communities.
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UW-Eau Claire alum returns to campus to work alongside former faculty mentors
Dr. Zach Hilgendorf, who graduated from UW-Eau Claire in 2015, is a visiting assistant professor of geography at his alma mater, teaching his former mentor’s courses while he is on a sabbatical.
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UW-Eau Claire research team works with Eau Claire Downtown Farmers Market to address food insecurity
A UW-Eau Claire faculty-student research team is collecting and analyzing data relating to a community initiative that helps people who are food insecure to purchase more fresh, local and healthy foods at the Eau Claire Downtown Farmers Market.
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Gatsby’s Gala returns to UW-Eau Claire Nov. 12
The snazziest party of the year, UW-Eau Claire’s Gatsby’s Gala returns for a night of music, dance and costumed fun on Saturday, Nov. 12, in Davies Center. Get your tickets now.
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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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UW-Eau Claire's student Reef Team cares for clown fish, urchins and other marine life in saltwater aquaria
UW-Eau Claire students care for and learn from the starfish, blue tang and other ocean-dwelling creatures that live in two tropical saltwater aquaria in Phillips Hall. The student organization Reef Team manages the tanks and all that live in them.
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UW-Eau Claire to host regional neuroscience conference Oct. 22
UW-Eau Claire is the first Wisconsin school to host the MidBrains annual conference of the MidBrains Neuroscience Consortium. More than 180 students and faculty will attend, and several Blugolds will present research.
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Collaborative art project at UW-Eau Claire celebrates native white pine trees
An Oct. 12 reception marks the opening of a new interactive and interdisciplinary art exhibit at UW-Eau Claire that weaves together the history and current life of the white pine tree, native to this region.
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Startup team formed as Blugolds named 2022 Innovators of the Year by WiSys
Technology startup ParityBlu was a student entrepreneurship project and recently won the WiSys Innovators of the Year Award for 2022.
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Geography professor wins national award for mentoring research students
Dr. Douglas Faulkner, professor of geography, is being honored nationally for his excellence in mentoring student researchers. He is the recipient of the 2022 Faculty Mentor Award by the Geosciences Division of the Council on Undergraduate Research.