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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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The Forum series at UW-Eau Claire presents Raj Patel on March 9
Dr. Raj Patel is a professor of economics and sociology at the University of Texas at Austin and has spent decades working globally as a proponent of sustainability in the broken global food system. His talk for The Forum will examine solutions.
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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-Eau Claire testing classroom air quality in preparation for fall
Environmental public health students and faculty are conducting air quality tests in buildings across campus in order to identify classrooms in need of improved ventilation to reduce COVID-19 transmission.
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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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Environmental public health alumni respond to COVID-19
Over the past month, numerous UW-Eau Claire alumni have shared stories of how they have helped support efforts to contain the spread of COVID-19. Dr. Crispin Pierce, professor of environmental public health, reports on the work of two recent graduates.
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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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Professor studies impact of climate change in Iowa following devastating floods
A UW-Eau Claire faculty member’s analysis of the impact climate change is having in Iowa following devastating spring flooding is being shared widely in Iowa and beyond.