UW-Eau Claire

  1. Collaboration at the heart of UW-Eau Claire’s $9.4 million Workforce Innovation Grant

    Photo of Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers' press conference announcing UW-Eau Claire’s $9.4 million Workforce Innovation Grant

    January 7, 2022

    The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire received a $9.4 million grant from the Wisconsin Economic Development Corp. through the agency’s Workforce Innovation Grant program. Gov. Tony Evers announced UW-Eau Claire’s award at a press conference on campus on Dec. 14. UW-Eau Claire’s three-year award, the first of 12 such grants announced across the state, will focus […]

  2. New UW-Eau Claire grad ‘pays it forward,’ works to make computer science field more equitable and inclusive

    Photo of Alexis Lappe, who has excelled in the classroom as a UW-Eau Claire computer science major, but she also worked hard as a Blugold to make the STEM fields more inclusive and equitable. After she graduates in December, she plans to continue her efforts to bring more women and minorities into computer science and related fields. (Photo by Shane Opatz)

    December 17, 2021

    “Pay it forward” may have become a popular saying in recent years, but it’s long been a way of life for Alexis Lappe, a University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire senior who will graduate in December with a major in computer science-software engineering and a minor in communication studies.When Lappe came to UW-Eau Claire, more experienced Blugolds […]

  3. UW-Eau Claire launches BluBox reusable container system for food service

    Photo of UW-Eau Claire campus scene

    December 1, 2021

    Starting in December, the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire will take a significant sustainability step with the introduction of the BluBox Program, reusable food containers in the Hilltop and Davies Center Marketplace dining centers. The program that begins Dec. 6 is the first major initiative of the Chancellor’s Advisory Council on Sustainability and Climate Action, according […]

  4. Blugolds’ app project wins statewide business competition

    Photo of UW-Eau Claire campus

    November 10, 2021

    A team including University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire students and recent graduates earned top honors in the 2020-21 WiSys APPStart Challenge, a statewide competition that connects mobile app ideas with the expertise and resources needed to launch them. The team’s app for its startup company, ParityBlu, offers an all-in-one solution to connect multiple Bluetooth-enabled devices — […]

  5. Multiple research projects help Blugold gain skills, direction as she looks to future

    Photo of Avi Devy Mohan, who has had multiple research experiences as a Blugold after transferring to UW-Eau Claire from a university in Malaysia. A computer science and mathematics major, Mohan has worked alongside faculty research mentors from three academic areas on campus as well as with physicians at Mayo Clinic Health System. (Photo by Bill Hoepner)

    November 2, 2021

    The opportunity to do undergraduate research is among the reasons Avi Devy Mohan decided to transfer to the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire from a university in her native Malaysia. Still, the Blugold — now a senior computer science and applied mathematics major — never expected that her research would include collaborations with faculty in three […]

  6. UW-Eau Claire College of Business alumna honored for national leadership in STEM

    Photo of Posing for her 3D statue image with the tools of her trade at Microsoft, Beatris Mendez Gandica is honored to have been selected as a STEM ambassador in the "IF/THEN" campaign.

    October 21, 2021

    It’s not unusual for Blugold alumni around the U.S. and the globe to be recognized for major accomplishments in their fields. Yet some alumni success stories stand out — literally, like a big orange statue. Beatris Mendez Gandica, a 2013 University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire information systems and international business graduate, is a security program manager […]

  7. Research helps Blugold discover how computer science, health care intersect

    Photo of Nichol He. Thanks to his undergraduate research, Nichol He found a way to bring his passions for computer science and health care together in his future career. After He earns his degree in software engineering, the Blugold hopes to go to medical school while also continuing his research in bioinformatics. (Photo by Jesse Yang)

    October 12, 2021

    Coming into college, Nichol He knew he wanted to study either computer science or pre-med, two very different academic areas that he assumed could only lead to two very different careers. Since the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire has strong programs in both areas, He decided he’d take a few classes in each discipline and then […]

  8. UW-Eau Claire’s COVID-19 archiving project earns Wisconsin Historical Society award

    Photo of Blugolds (from left) Breida Torres Berumen, Lucy Hobbs, and Claire Ganschow, who are capturing and preserving stories shared by people in western Wisconsin about what life has been like during COVID-19. The project is being recognized by the Wisconsin Historical Society for its important contributions to the region and state. (Submitted photo)

    October 5, 2021

    A University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire-led project that captures and preserves COVID-19 stories and artifacts from the campus and surrounding communities is being honored by the Wisconsin Historical Society for its innovation and value to the region. The “Chippewa Valley COVID-19 Archiving Project,” a collaboration among the UW-Eau Claire public history program, McIntyre Library and the […]

  9. Freshwater research: A collaborative summer at ERIC

    Photo of Britta Larson from UW-Superior, who was one of four students who did field work in Door County.

    October 1, 2021

    A Freshwater Collaborative for Wisconsin grant helped students from six UW campuses train at one of three locations of  UW Oshkosh’s Environmental Research and Innovation Center When Amanda Stickney learned about chemistry in sixth grade, her love of math and science clicked.   “In high school, I went to a semester boarding school that focused on environmental science and stewardship,” says the […]

  10. New Blugold becomes fourth generation in her family to study at UW-Eau Claire

    Photo of new UW-Eau Claire freshman Lucy Franklin (center), who is the fourth generation of Blugolds in her family. Her mother, Beth Franklin, (left) and grandmother, Christy Linderholm, (right) both are UW-Eau Claire graduates. Lucy is holding a photo of her great-grandmother, Ruby (Johnson) Hanson, who earned her nursing degree from the precursor to UW-Eau Claire’s nursing program, so also is considered a Blugold.

    September 21, 2021

    Like many families, Lucy Franklin cherishes her family’s traditions, those special experiences shared among generations that help to keep them connected. This fall, Lucy is carrying forward one especially meaningful family tradition — becoming a Blugold. The new freshman is the fourth generation in her family to attend the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. “My parents, […]

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