UW-Eau Claire
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UW-Eau Claire faculty, students advance research on vibrating gloves for Parkinson’s disease
June 12, 2025
Faculty and student researchers from UW-Eau Claire’s Materials Science and Engineering and Kinesiology departments are working together to advance research on vibrating gloves designed to assist individuals with Parkinson’s disease. In collaboration with a physician with Mayo Clinic Health System, their goal is to develop a technology that is not only effective but also accessible—helping […]
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UW-Eau Claire gives nursing grad a sense of community
May 28, 2025
As an eight-year-old, Aaron Shue was fascinated by the medical equipment in the hospital intensive care unit where his mother, a registered nurse, worked as a supervisor. That early exposure to nursing gave him perspective on the profession. “My mom would tell me about the different struggles she faced both bedside and as a manager, […]
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Turning trauma into triumph: Social work grad Emily Casey
May 19, 2025
Most students expect to face some challenges during college, academically and otherwise. Nothing, however, could have prepared Emily Casey for the difficulties she faced in her first year at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire — physical and emotional struggles that nearly pushed her to give up her college dreams. “In the fall of my first […]
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Exceeding her own expectations: UW-Eau Claire geology major Lyndsie Vickers
April 21, 2025
Creating a vision of our future beyond the familiar in our world can be a challenge. For Lyndsie Vickers, a high school trip to a Future Farmers of America conference in her native Oklahoma provided her a whole new career vision. Vickers presented as part of a group project on water filtration systems, a key […]
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Blugolds rise to challenge with healthcare innovations
April 9, 2025
Blugold undergraduates used their creativity and problem-solving skills to develop solutions to healthcare challenges in the inaugural Mayo Clinic/University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Innovation Health Challenge. Seven groups of students worked with UW-Eau Claire faculty and Mayo Clinic Health System mentors during the 2024-25 academic year on healthcare problems that included product development, process improvement and […]
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UWEC will offer AI majors starting in fall 2025
March 28, 2025
The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire will offer new majors in artificial intelligence in fall 2025 to prepare Blugolds for the rapidly changing workforce that is increasingly reliant on AI tools. The Universities of Wisconsin Board of Regents on Feb. 7 approved the bachelor of arts and bachelor of science majors in the department of computer science. The […]
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Blu & Chancellor Schmidt highlight UW-Eau Claire’s partnership with Silver Spring Foods in “Mascots on Main” campaign
March 19, 2025
The partnership between UW-Eau Claire and Silver Spring Foods is the latest to be featured as part of the Universities of Wisconsin’s “Mascots on Main” campaign. UW-Eau Claire’s mascot, Blu, and Chancellor James Schmidt visited the business, highlighting how the university contributes to the region’s economy. The “Mascots on Main” initiative aims to demonstrate the […]
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UW MBA Consortium among top online programs in the nation
March 11, 2025
The University of Wisconsin MBA Consortium, managed by UW-Eau Claire, has been ranked among the top 20 online MBA programs in the nation for more than a decade, according to U.S. News & World Report’s 2025 Best Online MBA Programs rankings. The UW MBA Consortium, consisting of UW-Eau Claire, UW-La Crosse, and UW Oshkosh, is the […]
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Food recovery program repackages leftovers for hungry students
February 13, 2025
A food recovery program that repackages leftover food from University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire dining services is expanding in spring semester to help feed more students. The program, piloted in fall 2024, provides repackaged meals to Campus Harvest Food Pantry, where they are frozen and available for free to students. The program is a collaborative […]
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UW-Eau Claire marketing alumna finds award-winning success in economic development
February 7, 2025
When Melissa Meschke graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire with a degree in marketing in 2012, she was excited to explore the broad spectrum of career paths that her education offered her. And explore she did, across a wide range of industries and business types. It was not until 2017, with a move back […]