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Commencement speakers urge graduates to work together toward success
Two Mayo Clinic physicians told University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire graduates on Saturday that their dreams can be realized if they embrace the transformative power of partnerships.
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The undergrad research life: A Q&A with UW-Eau Claire’s therapeutic foam research team
Learn about the groundbreaking biomedical research in a UW-Eau Claire lab of students and faculty collaborating with Mayo Clinic Health System, a project to make certain cancer procedures safer and less painful.
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First cohort of Blugold Biomedical Innovator Scholars set to graduate
The spring 2024 commencement also marks the graduation of the first Blugold Biomedical Innovator Scholars cohort. Nine students who began medical science research in 2020 are off next to work in industry, attend medical school or seek Ph.D.s.
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Two Blugolds selected for 2024-25 Fulbright awards
Zachary May, who graduated in December 2023, will participate in an English teaching assistantship in Argentina, while May 2023 graduate Anna Wendorff will be an English teaching assistant in South Korea.
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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.