Life Sciences Communication

Connecting science and society through the power of communication.

Where Science Impacts Society: Inside UW–Madison’s Science Communication Ph.D

From artificial intelligence and emerging technologies to environmental justice and health misinformation, UW–Madison’s Science Communication Ph.D. program examines how people understand, communicate about, and respond to a rapidly changing scientific world. AI,…
Q&A with LSC Master’s Student Veronica Mingle

Veronica Mingle is a first-year master’s student in the Department of Life Sciences Communication. Originally from Madison, Veronica attended Madison College before transferring to University of Wisconsin–Madison to complete her undergraduate degree, where she…
A Message from our Chair: 2025-2026 Year in Review with LSC

As the academic year has come to an end, I am thrilled to share some of the many accomplishments of our students, faculty, and friends during the 2025-2026 school year. I invite…

Perceived risks, benefits, and support for siting energy infrastructure: Comparing perceptions of carbon capture, nuclear fuel, and large-scale energy facilities

Ostad Rahimi, S., Molder, A. L., Ter-Mkrtchyan, A., Livingston, W., León-Corwin, M., Bitterman, A., … & Brossard, D. (2026). Journal of Risk Research, 1-22. doi.org/10.1080/13669877.2026.2689344
Visual realism and character identification in science comics: An empirical study testing McCloud’s “masking effect” theory

Yang, S., Barolo Gargiulo, L., Li, N., & Brossard, D. (2026). Visual Communication, 25(2), 575-602. doi.org/10.1177/14703572241258896
Refusal as silence: Gendered disparities in Vision-Language Model responses

Luo, S., Kim, S., Chen, K. (2026) New Media & Society. doi:10.1177/14614448261441886
The relationship between brand awareness and action for two national aquatic invasive species prevention brands

Newman T., Campbell T., Shaw B., Beppler T., and Duda M.D. (2026). Management of Biological Invasions. 17. 185-200. doi: 10.3391/mbi.2026.17.1.11.
Bridging digital divides in Wisconsin: an examination of policy efforts and effectiveness over the past five years

Cate, A., Moen, S., & Chen, K. (2025). Information, Communication & Society, 28(12), 2191–2210. https://doi.org/10.1080/1369118X.2024.2420038