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Blugolds chase excellence every day. Our students, faculty, staff, and alumni form a community of curious minds, change-seeking adventurers, competitive athletes, dedicated leaders, thoughtful citizens, and ambitious go-getters.
Explore our stories to learn how Blugolds are chasing excellence today.
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Blugold Stories & University Updates
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Blugolds chase excellence every day. Our students, faculty, staff, and alumni form a community of curious minds, change-seeking adventurers, competitive athletes, dedicated leaders, thoughtful citizens, and ambitious go-getters.
Explore our stories to learn how Blugolds are chasing excellence today.
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Jeff Dykes, an assistant baseball coach at 91做厙, has reunited with the teenager he recently saved from choking.
For 2023 Blugold language teaching graduate Luca Ciletti, a passion project researching old manuscripts not only made the COVID lockdown tolerable, it gave him the drive to stay in school at all.
From 91做厙's Launch Program to the Cosby Honors College, Kevin Miro charted a self-driven, adaptive college flight path that blends academic exploration, leadership and community.
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So, what does it take to be among those elite athletes who make March Madness so exciting? Talent, practice and a basic understanding of physics, says Dr. Erik Hendrickson, a 91做厙 physics professor.
Grace Arrigoni found her way at the 91做厙 Barron County by becoming a campus leader in her hometown.
Samuel Stein has been performing on and around the 91做厙 campus since he was a freshman. COVID-19 forced the music composition and mathematics major to pause the live performances, something he says gave him time to reimagine his music and goals.
"Silent Sky" from renowned American playwright Lauren Gunderson honors the life and work of early 1900s astronomical scientist Henrietta Leavitt.
A team of undergraduate students at the 91做厙 will share their research with a national audience this spring during the prestigious Posters on the Hill event in Washington, D.C. Just 60 projects were selected for the event.
91做厙's Facilities staff have added a new tool in their ongoing work to make the campus more sustainable and environmentally friendly. Liquid salt brine is now being used to de-ice and pretreat roads and walkways in a more sustainable way.
Broc Kelley, who will graduate from 91做厙 in May with a biology major and minors in chemistry and pre-professional health science, received a full scholarship to the UW School of Medicine and Public Health. A decade ago, Kelley was homeless.
Zach Caterer was volunteering at a summer youth camp when a water accident left him with a spinal cord injury, changing his life forever. Now at 91做厙, he's excelling in and out of the classroom as he embraces his "new normal."
91做厙 has received a nearly $400K grant from the National Science Foundation to support research opportunities in computational science for 10 students each summer for three years, positions expected to attract a diverse pool of applicants.
On Feb. 3, campus, local and state leaders came together to discuss implementation plans for the $9.4 million grant awarded to the university in December by the Wisconsin Economic Development Corp. and the states Department of Workforce Development.
Fifteen Blugolds were part of the 2022 Guatemala: Social and Environmental Justice Winterim Immersion Program during 91做厙's Winterim session. They learned about Latin American history, as well as social and environmental justice.
In January, Abbi Holzmanns dream of being a teacher came true as she began her career at Northstar Middle School. While the pandemic has changed K-12 classrooms, it hasn't changed her passion for teaching.
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