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Blugold Stories & University Updates
Blugolds chase excellence every day. Our students, faculty, staff, and alumni form a community of curious minds, change-seeking adventurers, competitive athletes, dedicated leaders, thoughtful citizens, and ambitious go-getters.
Explore our stories to learn how Blugolds are chasing excellence today.
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Blugold Stories & University Updates
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Blugolds chase excellence every day. Our students, faculty, staff, and alumni form a community of curious minds, change-seeking adventurers, competitive athletes, dedicated leaders, thoughtful citizens, and ambitious go-getters.
Explore our stories to learn how Blugolds are chasing excellence today.
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The two-year, $231,709 government subcontract received by Dr. Deidra Gerlach, associate professor of chemistry and biochemistry, is the first of its kind for UW-Eau Claire and is laying the groundwork for more industry contractual projects in the future.
Blugolds assist effort to add 143-year-old bridge to historic register
Geology grad pays it forward by ‘adopting’ Blugold field campers
The unique collaboration between UW-Eau Claire and Mayo Clinic Health System in Northwest Wisconsin expands opportunities for students and helps meet the health care and workforce needs of the Chippewa Valley.
The course taught by Dr. Andrew Calvin, a Mayo Clinic Health System cardiologist, exposes Honors students to the language and concepts of clinical research.
Leyirabari Gininwa has had many amazing experiences on and around the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire’s campus during his years as a Blugold, but a service-focused immersion on a Caribbean island might top them all.
In one of several recent area industry collaborations with UW-Eau Claire chemistry and biochemistry research teams, Altoona's Modicum Brewery is relying on Blugold student research to help solve quality-control issues through the power of chemistry.
UW-Eau Claire’s Fostering Success program is making huge leaps forward thanks to a $70,000 grant it received from the UW System. The program offers financial and other support to students who have formerly been in foster care.
Several UW-Eau Claire geography faculty, alumni and eventually current students will study the glacial geologic history of the Lake Superior Basin, work funded by a $2.8 million grant from the National Science Foundation.
Julieta Murillo knew that her future career would involve helping youth and their families, but the Blugold didn’t expect to make an impact on people’s lives before she even graduated from college. However, that's what she's doing through her research.
Social work major Finn Hinnefeld is a shining example of the power of perseverance. After taking a needed break from school to address their mental health, Hinnefeld is now set to launch a career in social work.
Fall Creek native and December graduate Samantha Ruppert hopes to build a practice in speech pathology rooted in cultural competency and basic empathy, tools she developed as a highly engaged Blugold.
Maura Laesser saw the passion of special education instructors while she was a classroom assistant as a high school student, and the UW-Eau Claire senior has developed a similar devotion to the profession as she prepares to graduate.
Thanks to the connections he’s made and the opportunities he’s found at UW-Eau Claire, Wyatt Anklam knows he’s prepared to make the most of his future career and life. Anklam is graduating this month with accounting and business finance degrees.
Blugolds have completed internships in England, Australia and Ireland thanks to UW-Eau Claire's new international internship program. The eight-week summer internships occur in various locations, helping students build new skills and connections.
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