The Pyle Center was buzzing with excitement this past Thursday, April 24, 2025, as proud parents, friends, and donors watched exceptional Life Sciences Communication (LSC) students receive scholarship awards for the next academic year. Held …
Explore science podcasting in LSC’s new summer course
University of Wisconsin-Madison students, alongside professionals from across the nation, have the opportunity to enhance their science communication skills through a variety of courses in Life Sciences Communication (LSC). One option is LSC 360: Science …
Q&A with Science Communication Ph.D. Candidate Amanda Molder
Amanda Molder, Ph.D. Candidate in the Department of Life Sciences Communication, sits down with us to chat about her experience in LSC, her current research interests, and provides some advice for new and prospective Ph.D. …
LSC’s 2025 Summer Classes
Spring is here and summer is fast approaching! This is an ideal time to consider enrolling in summer classes, which can ease your fall/spring semester course load, help you graduate early, and fulfill any missing …
Department of Life Sciences Communication launches renamed Science Communication PhD program
The Department of Life Sciences Communication (LSC) recently received approval from the UW Board of Regents to launch their PhD program in science communication. The program is the first of its kind in the country …
LSC’s exciting lineup of renowned speakers for the 2025 science communication colloquium
Mark your calendars for LSC’s 2025 science communication colloquium series. The series brings distinguished speakers from all over the U.S. and the world to the UW-Madison campus, either in-person or virtually. Colloquium attendees will hear …
LSC faculty receive Vilas Faculty Investigator Awards
Life Sciences Communication (LSC) Assistant Professor Kaiping Chen and Professor Mike Xenos have been awarded Vilas Faculty Investigator Awards from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Chen, whose research focuses on computational social science, received a Vilas …
Q&A with Tara Yang, 2013 LSC Alumni and Chair of the Green Bay Equal Rights Commission
A passion for community health and business led Tara Yang to the Department of Life Sciences Communications (LSC), where she was able to carve a new path for herself. As a BS ’13 graduate with …
CRISPR is easy: Exposure to Last Week Tonight enhances knowledge about gene editing
Eichmeier, A.A., Xenos, M.A. (2024). PLOS ONE. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0306563
Threatening experts: Correlates of viewing scientists as a social threat
Chinn, S., Hasell, A., Roden, J., & Zichettella, B. (2024). Public Understanding of Science. DOI: 10.1177/09636625231183115