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 lecturer and Wisconsin Technology Council President Tom Still has been named “Communicator of the Year” by the Southeastern Wisconsin chapter of the Public Relations Society of America. He will receive the award May 15 in Milwaukee. The award will be presented during PRSA’s annual Paragon Awards banquet. The reception and registration takes place at [...]
