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Final commencement in Zorn Arena is May 18
The 100,000th graduate to receive a diploma at Zorn Arena will be among the 1,485 UW-Eau Claire students at commencement exercises, the last in the facility. Next fall’s commencement will be the first in the new Sonnentag Event Center.
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Four to be honored with Alumni Association awards
The alumni and friends of UW-Eau Claire will receive Alumni Association awards on Friday, May 17. Recipients are John Rosenow, Nancy Langer, Gary Jacobus and Jerry M. Bauer.
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UW-Eau Claire student, firefighter Albert Lin serves the greater good
A college student by day and firefighter by night, Lin has responded to several emergency calls, all of which have taught him how to respond according to the situation while helping people in the community.
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Regents authorize leasing space to Mayo Clinic Health System in new UWEC science building
The Universities of Wisconsin Board of Regents granted authority to UW-Eau Claire to enter into a lease with Mayo Clinic Health System for instructional, office and meeting space in the new Science and Health Sciences Building.
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Artistic partnership with Pablo Center provides possibilities for UW-Eau Claire students
A growing partnership between UW-Eau Claire and Pablo Center at the Confluence creates exciting learning opportunities and opens doors professionally for Blugold theatre majors.
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Holocaust Remembrance Day observed May 6 at UW-Eau Claire
The event coincides with the national recognition calendar and is a way for the campus and community to show the importance of remembering the persecution and mass extermination of Jews by the Nazi regime in Germany.
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Two Mayo Clinic Health System physicians will receive honorary doctorates at UW-Eau Claire
Dr. Richard Helmers, regional vice president for Mayo Clinic Health System in Wisconsin, and Dr. Tim Nelson, director of innovation for Mayo Clinic Health System in Northwest Wisconsin, will receive honorary doctorates of science.
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UW-Eau Claire students to conduct research at Mayo Clinic through NIH grant
Students will participate in high-level laboratory research and training in the fields of neuroscience and regenerative sciences this summer at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, through a nearly $600,000 National Institutes of Health grant.
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UW-Eau Claire student wins prestigious Goldwater Scholarship
The Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation provides $7,500 scholarships to second- and third-year college students who plan to pursue research careers in natural sciences, mathematics and engineering.
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Political activist, former chess world champion Garry Kasparov to speak at UW-Eau Claire
The free presentation “Individual Rights and Democracy: A Conversation with Garry Kasparov” will be at 7 p.m. May 1 in Schofield Auditorium.
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Dr. Rick St. Germaine to discuss Lac Courte Oreilles tribal history during Thursdays at the U
St. Germaine, professor emeritus of history at UW-Eau Claire and former tribal chairman of the Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe Tribe, will present “Ijidiwashikwe: Heroine of the Northwoods, 1840s” April 4 at UW-Eau Claire – Barron County.
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UW-Eau Claire’s geography program named tops in the country
UW-Eau Claire is the recipient of the 2024 AAG Award for Bachelor Program Excellence, recognizing excellence in geography programs at U.S. colleges and universities.
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Faculty members recognized as University Fellows, Karlgaard award winners
The recipients of the UW-Eau Claire awards were honored at a March 4 reception.
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UW-Eau Claire to host Northwestern Wisconsin Regional National History Day competition March 14
The event is an opportunity for middle school and high school students to do history by researching a topic of interest and producing documentaries, exhibits, performances, websites or research papers based on the theme Turning Points in History.
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Congratulations to our fall 2023 graduates
The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire congratulates the 648 graduates from both campuses. The lists of names published by the records office can be found here.
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Blugolds bring ‘When Rubber Hit The Road’ to life
B.J. Hollars, professor of English, has co-produced a one-hour documentary with the assistance of faculty, alumni and current UW-Eau Claire students.