UW-Eau Claire in the News

'I Conquered Death': Justin Greenwood's Story

Justin Greenwood, a former UW-Eau Claire student and football player who was severely injured on the field in 2003 was featured in the Nov. 19 WCCO-TV story "'I Conquered Death': Justin Greenwood's Story."

Racin' for Jason

The "Racin' for Jason" event Nov. 16 at UW-Eau Claire was the subject of the Nov. 17 WEAU-TV story "Racin' for Jason."

Extreme cyberbullying: US case comes to light

A research site on cyberbullying, Cyberbullying.us, by Justin Patchin, political science, and Sameer Hinduja, Florida Atlantic University, was listed at the end of the Nov. 16 NetFamilyNews.org article "Extreme cyberbullying: US case comes to light."

"Spirit in Action" show on religion and disability

Katherine Schneider (emerita), Counseling Services, was featured in an hourlong interview on religion and disability on the WHYS (96.3, FM) radio program "Spirit in Action" Nov. 18.

Students turn math into works of art

UW-Eau Claire student Cassie Lawler was mentioned in the Nov. 16 wisinfo.com article “Students turn math into works of art.”

Magic carpet ride

Kurt Wiegel, chemistry, was quoted in the Nov. 11 Leader-Telegram article "Magic carpet ride." Scott Hartsel, chemistry, also was mentioned in the article.

Leading the Way

UW-Eau Claire student Danielle Ryan was quoted in the Nov. 10 Leader-Telegram article "Leading the Way."

Truck Tire Hazard

The Nov. 17 'Racin' for Jason' Relay Event at UW-Eau Claire was mentioned during the WEAU-TV story “Truck Tire Hazard.”

SUPERVOLCANO

Phil Ihinger, geology, was quoted in the OLTN Weather Updates Web page titled “SUPERVOLCANO.”

Featured educator: Career choice easy for New Holstein's Lahm

UW-Eau Claire alumna Lori Lahm was featured in the Nov. 12 Fond du Lac Reporter article “Featured educator: Career choice easy for New Holstein's Lahm.”

Pervasive incivility harmful to American politics, society

Kimberly Barrett, Office of Student Development and Diversity, wrote the column "Pervasive incivility harmful to American politics, society," which appeared in the Nov. 7 Leader-Telegram.

Costly combustible

D'Arcy Becker, accounting and finance, and Ali Abootalebi, political science, were quoted in the Nov. 7 Leader-Telegram article "Costly combustible."

State still ranks among the healthiest nationwide

Jennifer Lee, Center for Alcohol Studies and Education/Blugold Family Office, was quoted in the Nov. 6 Leader-Telegram article "State still ranks among the healthiest nationwide."

Eerie past haunts Cheesman Park — Students Tackle Archaeology Corpse-Work

Harry Jol, geography and anthropology, was part of a group, which included professor Larry Conyers and students from the University of Denver, that was interviewed for the Oct. 31 Denver Post article "Eerie past haunts Cheesman Park — Students Tackle Archaeology Corpse-Work." The article included a photo of the team in the field as well as a write up on ground penetrating data collection in a former graveyard in Cheeseman Park, Denver. Jol also gave a seminar for the students while he was on campus.

Young bowlers honored with new Hall of Famers

UW-Eau Claire student Russell Reynolds was mentioned in the Nov. 5 Green Bay Press-Gazette article "Young bowlers honored with new Hall of Famers."

New administrator named at Luther Midelfort Northland

UW-Eau Claire alumna Rita Sullivan was featured in the Nov. 5 Barron News-Shield article "New administrator named at Luther Midelfort Northland." Sullivan also was featured in the Nov. 14 Chetek Alert article "New regional administrator named at LMN."