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Mayo Clinic Health System, UW-Eau Claire renew research agreement, expand collaboration opportunities
The new agreement extends the collaborative research work for 10 years and adds new avenues to expand opportunities for collaborative education across a range of disciplines.
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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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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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UW-Eau Claire awarded $150K by National Endowment for the Humanities
A grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities will allow UW-Eau Claire to offer a new 15-credit certificate that weaves together the humanities and health sciences, improving practices in health care and related fields.
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Blugold biochemistry/molecular biology major well positioned for medical school success
Biochemistry/molecular biology major and student-athlete Carolyn Shult combines student employment and collaborative research with Mayo Clinic to become a strong future applicant to medical school.
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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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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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Blugold 'shoots for the stars' as his journey takes him from homeless to medical school
Broc Kelley, who will graduate from UW-Eau Claire in May with a biology major and minors in chemistry and pre-professional health science, received a full scholarship to the UW School of Medicine and Public Health. A decade ago, Kelley was homeless.
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Blugold still swinging for the fences after spinal cord injury changed his life
Zach Caterer was volunteering at a summer youth camp when a water accident left him with a spinal cord injury, changing his life forever. Now at UW-Eau Claire, he's excelling in and out of the classroom as he embraces his "new normal."
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Guatemalan immersion program helps Blugolds build Spanish skills, cultural awareness
Fifteen Blugolds were part of the 2022 “Guatemala: Social and Environmental Justice Winterim Immersion Program” during UW-Eau Claire's Winterim session. They learned about Latin American history, as well as social and environmental justice.
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Research helps Blugold discover how computer science, health care intersect
This summer — thanks to his work on multiple research projects — Nichol He discovered he doesn’t have to choose between his two passions when planning for his future career because computer science and health care intersect in ways he never imagined.
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Chancellor: UW-Eau Claire’s public good mission in action during pandemic
In his annual state-of-the-university message, Chancellor James Schmidt said a collaboration among UW-Eau Claire and its many partners made the university "the nexus for community health and education in the Chippewa Valley and Rice Lake."
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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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Genetics research connects students with alumni
The research project examining genetic disorders grew out of a working relationship between a UW-Eau Claire alumnus and his undergraduate research mentor.
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Blugold builds career and life around caring for and inspiring African American communities
Dr. Woubeshet Ayenew has dedicated his career to providing cardiovascular care to underrepresented populations in Minneapolis. He also works tirelessly as an advocate on behalf of people of color, especially African Americans.
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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.