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UW-Eau Claire among top undergraduate research universities in U.S. News ranking
UW-Eau Claire joined major research universities Harvard, Yale, Stanford and Massachusetts Institution of Technology on the exclusive list of 54 universities in U.S. News’ “Undergraduate Research/Creative Projects” ranking.
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UW-Eau Claire receives $207,882 for Freshwater Collaborative projects
The projects are large-scale collaborations that involve UW-Eau Claire faculty from multiple departments to expand research and training opportunities for high school and undergraduate students to address the state’s biggest water challenges.
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NSF grant funds UW-Eau Claire student-faculty plant pollination research in South Africa
Dr. Nora Mitchell, an assistant professor of biology, and three biology students spent a month in South Africa this summer collecting research data on plant pollination in one of the world’s biodiversity hotspots.
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7 summer learning opportunities at UW-Eau Claire
If staying engaged in your education through the summer months is suited to your life or learning style, UW-Eau Claire has many ways to build on your academic success between semesters. Check out these seven ways to keep learning all summer.
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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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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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Double major, 3.5 years, debt free and hired before graduation — How’d she do that?
Grace Olson parlayed a nice high school jump on college credits into shortened degree timeline with two majors and University Honors. The accounting and information systems major is now well on her way to her dream job as a CPA.
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New UW-Eau Claire graduate will leave a legacy of advocacy for equity, diversity, inclusion
When Rosa Gómez graduates from UW-Eau Claire, she’ll have three degrees and a resume filled with research and other life-changing experiences. She will leave behind a legacy of student advocacy for equity, diversity and inclusion on campus.
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Research spotlight: Madeline Marchiafava at Research in the Rotunda
The recent UW-Eau Claire environmental biology and hydrogeology graduate was invited, along with seven other Blugold students, to present collaborative faculty-student research projects at the UW System's annual Research in the Rotunda earlier this month.
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Three UW-Eau Claire faculty members receive excellence awards
Three accomplished UW-Eau Claire faculty members have received recently established $10,000 donor-supported excellence awards, recognizing their outstanding teaching in computer science, physics and mathematics, and their commitment to their students.
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Blugold passionate about future career serving and advocating for the aging population
With a passion for helping people, Annabelle Howat knows the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire’s health care administration program — with its “a head for business and a heart for caring” slogan — is perfect for her.
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UW-Eau Claire’s high school outreach program aims to bring more diversity into the geosciences
GeoPaths — a UW-Eau Claire outreach program — is introducing high school students from underrepresented populations to careers in the geosciences, a career path vital to solving a plethora of societal issues, including climate change and water scarcity.
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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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Blugold psychology grad says the biggest lesson from UW-Eau Claire was learning self-advocacy
For 2022 psychology graduate Cameron Merline, the Blugold academic experience offered many unique opportunities and important lessons, including the recognition of his own potential and ability.
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Nursing grad builds holistic care goals around Honors course experiences
Over the course of a nursing education interrupted by a global pandemic, graduating senior Nicole Wolfe is grateful for the educational opportunities presented to nursing students by COVID-19 and for the unique ways Honors courses enhanced her degree.