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Experiences in and outside the classroom prepare nursing grad for future success in health care
May nursing graduate Brooke Anderson will begin her career as a nurse but hopes to eventually pursue other opportunities within health care. She says her nursing degree will be an exceptional foundation for a variety of potential future careers.
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New Student Sustainability Resource Center opens its doors
April 22 marked the official opening of the new Student Sustainability Resource Center, a space dedicated to supporting a wide variety of student activities in the realm of sustainability at UW-Eau Claire.
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UW-Eau Claire receives $133,000 from Freshwater Collaborative of Wisconsin to train next generation of water scientists
Freshwater Collaborative Wisconsin has issued the first round of state funding to all 13 schools in the UW System, funds that give UWEC $133,000 to enhance water-related academic programs.
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Creating her own sustainability studies degree plan: Lauren Gaffron
When Lauren Gaffron didn't see a sustainability degree plan to suit her interests at UW-Eau Claire, she created her own through the liberal studies program.
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2021-2022 ORSP Scholarship Winners Press Release
The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire's Office of Research and Sponsored Programs has announced the 2021-2022 student research award recipients three different research scholarships.
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Honors Course Highlight: Food Justice With Dr. Rockler
Helping students get a better understanding of the footprint, or rather "foodprint," they leave on this world with the food choices they make.
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Environmental Public Health Students
Students in the Environmental Public Health major’s Water and Wastewater course observe a filter backwash cycle while visiting the Eau Claire drinking water treatment facility.
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UW Alum receives award for frontline work on COVID 19
A Blugold is being celebrated for her work on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Grad builds career using her passion for political science and public health
Aimee Gillespie graduated in 2019 with a major in political science and a minor in public health. She's using her expertise in and passion for both fields as she pursues a career in public health.
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Current and future Blugolds show interest in new public health major
UW-Eau Claire's new public health major already is drawing interest from current and future Blugolds who want to study and solve the many problems threatening the health and well-being of populations around the world, including the COVID-19 pandemic.
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New Public Health Major
Explore how a public health major can connect to your other passions and interest.
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ENPH Students Visit Wastewater Treatment Plant
Environmental Public Health (ENPH) 441 students gather around the Eau Claire wastewater treatment plant’s aeration basins.
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ENPH Students Make Safe Sushi
Environmental Public Health students created a Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) plan for safely preparing sushi in their Microbial Safety of Food course this spring.
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ENPH Students Visit Silver Springs Foods
Environmental Public Health students visited the largest horseradish manufacturing plant in the U.S., Silver Spring Foods, this spring on a class field trip.
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Students featured in the Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene Newsletter
University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire ENPH student Tori Vouk and alumna Olivia Feider were featured in the Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene's spring 2019 newsletter.
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ENPH Students visit Castle Rock Dairy
The ENPH Microbial Safety of Food class visited Castle Rock Organic Dairy this spring to learn how cheese curds, milk and ice cream are processed and manufactured safely at the wholesale level.