A team of LSC researchers recently published an article in New Media & Society that explores media coverage of nanotechnology. Their study, “Coverage of emerging technologies: A comparison between print and online media,” examines differences in volume and thematic coverage between US print newspapers and two popular online sources: Google News and Google Blog Search. [...]
LSC doctoral student Leona Yi-Fan Su recently presented a study at the annual convention of the International Network on Public Communication of Science and Technology (PCST) in Florence, Italy. The study, “Audience tectonics: Implications of changing news environments for public understanding of science,” reveals that audiences for science news are shifting rapidly with younger people [...]
Graduating LSC senior Kevin King will speak at the department’s scholarship reception on Monday, April 30, 2012, at Union South. A double major in Life Sciences Communication and Neurobiology, with a Certificate in Leadership, King has distinguished himself during his time on campus as a member of the UW MadHatters, the Wisconsin Alumni Student Board [...]
LSC recently caught up with Mike Lessiter of Lessiter Publications, Inc., based in Brookfield, Wis., to discuss career opportunities in specialized trade media (print and e-media content published for, and distributed to, a specific industry or trade).
