Watershed Institute News
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Curiosity about health issues around the globe leads to UW-Eau Claire alum’s world tour
Driven by his desire to learn about how environmental issues are addressed in other countries, 2013 UW-Eau Claire graduate Andy Kleist has been on a 364-day trip around the world that began in October 2017 and will end this Oct. 31.
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Student researchers studying nitrate levels in area private wells
UW-Eau Claire environmental public health students and faculty researchers are working with Eau Claire County homeowners to determine how nitrates are getting into their private wells.
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UW-Eau Claire to celebrate Tree Campus USA honor with April 23 event
The Arbor Day celebration, to be held at 1 p.m. Monday, April 23, will begin with a program near the Sprites sculpture between Schofield and Centennial halls. It also will include a tree walk highlighting 15 tree species on lower campus.
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Discussion to focus on controversial pipeline, protests
Protests around a controversial oil pipeline that critics say could harm the environment and threaten Native American historic, religious and cultural sites in the Upper Midwest will be the topic of a discussion this month at UW-Eau Claire. A #NoDAPL (Dakota Access Pipeline) panel discussion will begin at 5 p.m. Monday, Nov. 14, in Woodland Theater of Davies Center.
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Planting ceremony to launch Centennial 100 Trees Project at UW-Eau Claire
The Centennial 100 Trees Project at UW-Eau Claire will officially be announced during a ceremonial tree planting at noon on Monday, Oct. 24.
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Blugold researcher leads advances in pool water safety
For most people, swimming pools evoke images of leisurely summer days, family fun and physical fitness. Most of the time, that vision is a reality. But pool water also can make people sick, a phenomenon that can put a damper on the public’s recreational activities.
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Blugolds help city of Eau Claire improve sustainability, life through internship program
UW-Eau Claire environmental studies students are working toward a greener Eau Claire community while taking advantage of a valuable internship opportunity.
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Blugolds raise funds for safe drinking water systems around the world
When forming a relay team for the May 1 Eau Claire Marathon and deciding on a cause for which to raise funds, members of SNEHA chose Crabtree Scientific, a company that develops water chlorination systems for communities worldwide.
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Public donations provide new instrumentation for air quality research
UW-Eau Claire students will use federally sanctioned air monitors for research on air quality around industrial sand mining sites thanks to citizen-based funding efforts coordinated by Dr. Crispin Pierce.
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A community effort for cleaner air
Faculty and students, at UWEC, along with community partners, conduct research related to silica sand mining and the possible environmental and health effects it has on the community. The ongoing research is beneficial to the community as well a great learning opportunity for students.
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Professor, two students conduct research in India
Two UWEC students, along with their professor, traveled to India to conduct research on water supply. They utilized research documents and field studies to evaluate how India copes with population growth and urban development. The group spent three weeks there to conduct research, including time in Bangalore and Dehli.
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Adventures in Portlandia
Faculty and a group of students traveled to Portland, Oregon to learn about the sustainability efforts of the city. They toured and explored several areas of the city discovering what steps the city is doing to become sustainable and why it is one of the most sustainable cities in the United States.
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Environmental Public Health student involved in launching website for chronic illness sufferers
Our students at UWEC have many options for research opportunities. Read about how one student took her research and launched a website specifically for chronic illness sufferers. Find out about what makes her site different from the rest.
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Environmental Public Health grad returns to UWEC
Laura Suppes ’07, a UW-Eau Claire environmental public health graduate, has returned to campus as an assistant professor of environmental public health.
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Watershed moment
It was a chilly, rainy September morning when Hillary Johnson and 20 of her classmates climbed into canoes and kayaks at Phoenix Park in downtown Eau Claire for what was for many their first venture onto the Chippewa River.