Inspiration comes in surprising places sometimes, and for Dylan Helwig, a senior history major at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, the inspiration to pursue a college degree as a 23-year-old came in part from his grandfather. Helwig, who went straight into the workforce and then the Army after high school, had a conversation with his […]

It’s not unusual to see people walking their dogs across the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire campus. What is unusual is one dog that is walked not with a leash, but with a remote control. The “dog,” known by its manufactured name of “Unitree Go 2,” is part of a new program major in assistive systems and […]

Jennifer Shaw is a resident of the East Hill neighborhood in Eau Claire, across the street from the skateboard space within Boyd Park. Shaw says the addition of the skate park has improved the 100-year-old community park, despite what she has seen as somewhat of a historic community bias against skateboarding. “When I was young […]

Thanks to the collaboration agreement between the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire and Mayo Clinic Health System, an interdisciplinary Blugold research project recently received key financial support that can take it to the next level. Dr. Nicholas Beltz, associate professor of kinesiology, and Dr. Marc Mc Ellistrem, professor of materials science and biomedical engineering, have spent […]

When Blugold senior Samara Gries learned of a summer opportunity to earn credit taking a three-week, grant-funded, multicampus field study course in hydrology through the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, it seemed too good to pass up. “I wasn’t sure what to expect, to be honest,” says Gries, a hydrogeology major with a minor in chemistry. […]

“I think there are so many problems to solve in healthcare,” says James McCormack, a third-year University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire computer science major from Eagle River. “There are so many different diseases, so many different conditions, and as a computer scientist in the AI space, I think we have the tools to solve these problems.” […]

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 […]

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, […]

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 […]

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 […]