Cyberbullying has become an increasing community concern and will be the focus of a Sept. 24 program featuring a UW-Eau Claire expert on the topic and the superintendent of the Eau Claire Area School District. The free program is scheduled to run from 5 to 7 p.m. in the Capernaum Room at Grace Lutheran Communities, […]
UW-EC professor’s research finds surprising amounts of digital self-harm among adolescents
By Judy Berthiaume, UW-Eau Claire Integrated Marketing and Communications After a decade of studying teens’ use and misuse of technology, UW-Eau Claire Prof. Justin Patchin did not think there was anything adolescents could do online that would surprise him. Turns out, his latest research showed he was wrong. That study was a first-of-its-kind look at […]
Local educators addressing cyberbullying problem
By Chi Ab Vang For the CVPost Cyberbullying is nothing new to Justin Patchin. So when the new owners of a major social media website realized the site needed to be made safer for its users, they sought help from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire expert. Last August, the popular but controversial website Ask.fm was […]