Over the past 20 years, extreme weather, such as hurricanes and flooding, made devastating impacts worldwide.
Dietram Scheufele to receive the 2019 Spitzer Excellence in Teaching Award
We are excited to announce that LSC’s Dietram A. Scheufele has been selected to receive the 2019 Spitzer Excellence in Teaching Award!
Project investigates consumer perceptions about Wisconsin raised fish
Story by Madison Brunett. Madison is an undergraduate student majoring in LSC and the Department of Life Sciences Communication’s 2018-19 Lenore Landry Scholar.
Grad students and faculty showcase LSC at AAAS
LSC was heavily represented at the American Association for the Advancement of Science’s (AAAS) annual meeting this past weekend in Washington D.C.. Faculty and students from LSC presented research, moderated panels, worked in the newsroom, …
LSC Gifted $99,000 from Alumna Estate
The Department of Life Sciences Communication was touched and grateful to find out that Alumna Jean A. Shipman (MS, 1964, Life Sciences Communication) included a generous gift of $99,000 for LSC in her estate. Jean (April 23, …
Scheufele, D. A., & Krause, N. M. (2019)
Science audiences, misinformation, and fake news. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. doi:10.1073/pnas.1805871115.
Brossard, D., Belluck, P., Gould, F., & Wirz, C. D. (2019)
Promises and perils of gene drives: Navigating the communication of complex, post-normal science. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. doi:10.1073/pnas.1805874115.
New semester brings opportunities and a new Lecturer to LSC
Campus has been pretty quiet over winter break and LSC is excited to welcome students back for the spring semester. We hope this break provided students a chance to relax and come back to campus …
Exciting lineup for LSC’s 2019 Science Communication Colloquium
Mark your calendars: LSC’s science communication colloquium is taking place this spring and will once again bring acclaimed speakers to the UW-Madison campus. Attendees of the colloquium will hear from experts in science communication, film …
Career Panel brings Alumni to Hiram Smith Hall
There are many exciting career opportunities and challenges faced by the next generation of early career science communicators as they transition into the professional industry. Last week in the department, LSC alumni from various companies …