The article linked below appeared in the April 25, 2016, Leader-Telegram, in which Dr. Eric Jamelske discussed the university’s annual Celebration of Excellence in Research and Creative Activity (CERCA) event, including the 24th annual Student Research Days.
The event will include a panel discussion of a 20-minute documentary film about little-known Lithuanian Holocaust victim Matilda Olkin. Dr. Harry Jol, UW-Eau Claire professor of geography, is a panelist.
Anyone can become suicidal, not just patients with mental health issues, and most are looking for help, says Dr. Jennifer Muehlenkamp, a University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire psychology professor and nationally recognized expert on self-injury and suicide.
The pandemic has elevated concerns about young people who vape, with early reports showing that COVID-19 poses a greater danger to those who use the products than to their non-vaping peers. A nursing research team is trying to raise awareness among teens.
