By UW-Eau Claire News Bureau For their study of the racial climate at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, three Blugold students were among presenters receiving top honors at the recent UW System Symposium for Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity. Tristen Back, a social work major from Nekoosa, Jessica Valdespino, a psychology major from Waukesha, and […]
Marathon Man: Meet the man behind EC Marathon’s “Blugold Mile”
By UW-Eau Claire News Bureau The 2,000-plus runners who participated in the 2015 Eau Claire Marathon had a surprise waiting for them as they neared the end of the race – hundreds of Blugolds were there to cheer them on as they ran through the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire’s lower campus. Members of student […]
Altoona woman completes first-ever University Honors thesis at UW-Eau Claire
By UW-Eau Claire News Bureau A University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire senior biology major with an interest in forensic science soon will graduate with a distinction not conferred on any student who has attended the institution before her. Nikki Weiss, an anthropology and chemistry minor from Altoona, is completing and defending the first-ever senior University Honors […]
Summer classes help UWEC students stay on track for graduation
By UW-Eau Claire News Bureau Zach Klein’s path toward a degree has not been a straight one. After a frustrating first semester at a different university, he transferred midway through his freshman year to the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. While he quickly embraced UW-Eau Claire and all it has to offer, he still was unsure […]
Professor’s new program aids in 3D modeling
By UW-Eau Claire News Bureau A new computer programming language for creating 3-D models is generating a lot of buzz in computer science and education circles. The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire assistant professor of computer science who created Madeup — a program that allows people to code shapes and print them as 3-D models — […]
Fashion show to feature outfits made from recyclable materials
By UW-Eau Claire News Bureau Fashion trends come and go, but sustainability is here to stay. To prove that, teams of students at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire will design runway quality outfits made out of recyclable materials for the fourth-annual “Just Bag It Fashion Show.” The free event will be held at 7 p.m. […]