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 you to click …
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UW–Madison NAMA Team Earns First Place in National Agri-Marketing Association Student Marketing Competition
UW–Madison’s National Agri-Marketing Association (NAMA) team recently won top prize in the National Agri-Marketing Association Student Marketing Competition. The championship-winning project centered on a soybean variety that produces a natural red dye based on a …
LSC Scholarship and Donor Recognition Reception Celebrates Student Ambition, Opportunity and Community
From studying public health in Denmark to conducting research in the Pan-Amazon region, students in the Department of Life Sciences Communication (LSC) are using scholarship support to expand what’s possible in their academic and professional …
“Know Your Ice, Know Your Odds”: New Research Highlights Ice Safety Risks for Great Lakes Anglers
As temperatures rise in the Madison area, concerns about this year’s ice cover are growing—and for ice anglers, the risks are becoming more serious. A recent study by LSC researchers highlights just how unpredictable ice …
First a Student, Now a Teacher: LSC Welcomes Back Program Alum, Kelly Mella
The Department of Life Sciences Communication (LSC) is happy to announce that Kelly Mella is joining us as a new Teaching Faculty. A longtime Badger and alumna, Mella earned her bachelor’s degree (’94) and master’s degree (’97) in the department before completing a PhD …
Explore LSC’s 2026 Online Summer Courses
The end of the semester is rapidly approaching, which means now is a great time to start thinking about summer classes! Summer classes provide a wonderful opportunity to ease your fall or spring semester course load, help you graduate early, and …
LSC Researchers Study User Experience and Public Perceptions of AI in Recent Publications
From evaluating public trust in Artificial Intelligence (AI) to highlighting its potential equity implications, researchers in the Department of Life Sciences Communication (LSC) are paving the way for research at the intersection of AI and …
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.
Rethinking “religion” and “science” to cultivate mutual trust in the United States
Rios K., Mackey C.D. (2026). Current Opinion in Psychology, Apr:68:102254. doi: 10.1016/j.copsyc.2025.102254