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The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire undergraduate elementary teacher preparation program has earned an “A” grade from the National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ) for its preparation of future teachers to teach elementary students to read. The June 9 report from NCTQ spotlights UW-Eau Claire for excellence in meeting the standards set by literacy experts for coverage of the most […]

When Jacob Oberg prepared to graduate with a bachelor’s in professional studies from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, attending the commencement ceremony on May 16 was not part of the plan. The U.S. Marine Corps and Army veteran lives in Maryland with his wife and their two young sons. Making the trip as a family […]

Brayden Mau may be an intern, but he feels like part of the team at Mayo Clinic Health System. The fourth-year computer science major at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire has spent the last two years expanding and applying his knowledge of artificial intelligence to improve patient care. One of the first projects he was […]

Helen Gensch wanted to position herself for medical school, but she also wanted to explore along the way, even if it meant touching bugs. The Eau Claire native developed an early interest in biology and chose to attend the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire to conduct research both in the lab and across the campus’ surrounding […]

When Jayson Coleman first toured the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, he wasn’t searching for a single major so much as a place where all his creative impulses could coexist. The Weston native narrowed his choices to schools with strong journalism programs, but Eau Claire stood out for reasons that had nothing to do with course […]

The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire has once again been ranked among the top graduate schools for speech-language pathology, according to data published by U.S. News & World Report on April 7. UW-Eau Claire’s program is tied for 92nd place out of 286 schools based on a survey of academics at peer institutions, maintaining its placement […]

Familiarity brought her to campus, but fate is what Grace McDonnell feels provided her a life-changing opportunity at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. The high school senior knew she was going to study geographic information systems, but she wasn’t certain where until she took a tour of the UW-Eau Claire geography and anthropology department in […]

Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire and the Eau Claire City-County Health Department are currently collaborating on a research project aimed at increasing local identification of one of the biggest public health concerns in the nation — drinking water contamination from per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS. These human-made chemicals, upwards of 4,000 distinct […]

In the far northern part of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula sits the small town of Calumet. The village, composed of just over 600 people, may be small, but it has huge historical significance for the U.P. Now, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire students are getting the opportunity to research and expand on what is known about the […]

We all remember the shared experiences of the COVID-19 pandemic — the shutdown, the isolation, the safety protocols, the virtual learning and many more challenges of 2020-21. Luca Ciletti was a sophomore German education student that spring at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, and he says those were “dark days for sure.” But Ciletti was […]