Story Archives
News and Events
Here you will find the complete archive of news stories published by the IMC office at UW-Eau Claire
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Indigenous Peoples Celebration scheduled at UW-Eau Claire – Barron County
UW-Eau Claire – Barron County is honoring the original inhabitants of the land where the campus now sits in Rice Lake with an Indigenous Peoples Celebration on Thursday, Oct. 6.
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Ice Age Trail enthusiast to share her adventures during 'Thursdays at the U'
Sue Greenway will discuss her experiences from 12:30-1:30 p.m. Sept. 29 at UW-Eau Claire – Barron County. The presentation also will be livestreamed.
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UW-Eau Claire Continuing Education to offer free foot and nail clinic this fall
The clinic will be offered Oct. 18-21 at Grace Lutheran Church in Eau Claire.
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Blugold research team studies use of artificial intelligence during COVID-19 pandemic
UW-Eau Claire student researchers examined what other researchers were doing and how successful they were in creating models to solve problems related to COVID-19, along with examining the limitations and difficulties they experienced.
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Monica Lewinsky opens The Forum series Oct. 26 at UW-Eau Claire
UW-Eau Claire's 80th season of The Forum opens with Monica Lewinsky, a notable public figure in American culture and politics, now working hard to combat cyberbullying.
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Four to receive Alumni Association awards
Alumni and friends of the university will be honored by the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Alumni Association on Sunday, Oct. 9, as part of Homecoming activities.
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Continuing Education announces October program offerings
UW-Eau Claire Continuing Education/UW Extended Campus will present a variety of programs in October, in areas including grant writing, creating art with alcohol inks, and free foot and nail care for the community.
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'Thursdays at the U' to highlight Banned Books Week
Katherine Elchert, the new library director at McMillan Memorial Library in Wisconsin Rapids (formerly at Rice Lake Public Library), will present “Celebrate Your F-READ-om!” Sept. 22 at UW-Eau Claire – Barron County in Rice Lake.
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Latinx Heritage Month celebrations kick off Sept. 15 at UW-Eau Claire
UW-Eau Claire will offer a series of events from Sept. 15-Oct. 15 in recognition of Latinx Heritage Month. Events are co-sponsored by Multicultural Student Services and the Latinx Student Association.
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Geology majors gain skills, confidence by working on a remote mountain range above the Arctic Circle
Blugolds Bryanna Rayhorn and Lindsey Henricks spent their summer living and working on a mountain range above the Arctic Circle, an area so remote that they had to take a helicopter to work each day.
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UW-Eau Claire makes Narcan readily available on campus to help prevent overdose deaths
UW-Eau Claire is joining a growing list of colleges and universities across the country that is making Narcan — an opioid reversal drug — readily available on campus to help prevent overdose deaths.
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U.S. News & World Report ranks UW-Eau Claire as the top public regional university in Wisconsin
In its report released today, U.S. News & World Report ranks UW-Eau Claire first among public regional universities in Wisconsin, seventh among public schools in the Midwest and in the top two of public regional universities in Wisconsin and Minnesota.
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Professors to discuss free speech during 'Thursdays at the U'
Drs. Eric Kasper and Troy Kozma will present “Free Speech, the Supreme Court and J.S. Mill” Sept. 15 as part of the Thursdays at the U series at UW-Eau Claire – Barron County in Rice Lake.
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Opening celebration of UW-Eau Claire’s Intersectional Women’s Center set for Sept. 23
The new resource center, which will open for the fall semester, is aimed at bringing the campus closer to equity, diversity and inclusion goals of gender and racial equity.
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Forbes ranks UW-Eau Claire among top schools in the country
Forbes has ranked UW-Eau Claire among the top universities in the United States. UW-Eau Claire is ranked third in Wisconsin among all colleges and universities — public and private — on Forbes’ 2022 America’s Top Colleges list.
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UW-Eau Claire awards 801 scholarships to incoming freshmen
UW-Eau Claire awards scholarships to incoming freshmen for the 2022-23 academic year.
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UW-Eau Claire to host event Sept. 19 to celebrate Constitution Day 2022
The Menard Center for Constitutional Studies and the Pre-Law Club at UW-Eau Claire will host an event on Sept. 19 to recognize Constitution Day 2022.
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Students become consultants during Small Business Development Center internships
Some UW-Eau Claire students are receiving high-impact work experiences and workforce training while assisting hundreds of startups and growing businesses to be more successful.
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UW-Eau Claire students encouraged to vote in fall 2022
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire students are encouraged to vote in state and national races during fall elections.
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Creator of ‘For the Birds’ radio program to open 'Thursdays at the U' series
Laura Erickson, an author, educator and award-winning bird expert, will speak at 12:30 p.m. Sept. 8 to kick off the fall series at UW-Eau Claire – Barron County in Rice Lake.
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UW-Eau Claire again on Campus Pride's 'Best of the Best' colleges and universities for LGBTQ+ students list
For the fifth consecutive year, UW-Eau Claire is on the “Best of the Best” colleges and universities list from Campus Pride, the preeminent resource for tracking LGBTQ-friendly policies, programs and practices in higher education.
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UW-Eau Claire once again named a 'Best College' by Princeton Review
For the third year in a row, UW-Eau Claire is included among the list of "Best Regional Colleges," one of 158 top schools in the Midwest, according to The Princeton Review, a national education services company.
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Faculty, staff recognized for excellence at Blugold Breakfast
Eight UW-Eau Claire faculty and staff members were honored at the academic year opening meeting. Each award recipient received a university medallion and $1,500.
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Chancellor tells faculty, staff to prepare for a year filled with opportunities and challenges
After three years of virtual or modified Blugold Breakfasts, today UW-Eau Claire faculty and staff finally came together in person to celebrate the university’s accomplishments and to look ahead as the 2022-23 academic year begins.