Michael Perry is a New York Times bestselling author, humorist, singer/songwriter, and self-professed amateur pig farmer. It's a different path than he may have thought he would take when he graduated from UW-Eau Claire with a nursing degree in 1987. But as he tells us, what he learned in nursing college, combined with a love for writing he discovered in a creative writing class, made him realize he could be a healer AND a humorist.
healer AND humorist
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Making a difference through research
When Carley Owens graduates this month, she'll have a degree in neuroscience and a resume filled with research experiences. Her future plans now include earning a Ph.D. in neuroscience and contributing to the medical field as a scientist.
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Celebrating new grads
UW-Eau Claire will host three commencement ceremonies on May 21, including the College of Business at 9 a.m., the College of Arts and Sciences at 1:30 p.m. and the colleges of Nursing and Health Sciences and Education and Human Sciences at 5:30 p.m.
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Youth mental health focus.
Dr. Michelle Pickett, a 2005 Blugold biology graduate and pediatric emergency medicine physician in Milwaukee, is set to appear in a mental health-focused segment of CBS's "60 Minutes" on May 8, Mother's Day.