Story by Sarah Krier. Sarah is an undergraduate student majoring in LSC and the Department of Life Sciences Communication 2016-17 Lenore Landry Scholar Populations of the Hawaiian honeycreeper, a colorful bird native to Hawaii, struggle …
Environmental Communication
LSC highly involved at the 2016 North American Congress for Conservation Biology
The Department of Life Sciences Communication was happy to contribute to the 2016 North American Congress for Conversation Biology. The 3rd biennial congress’s theme was “Communicating Science for Conservation Action” and highlighted the importance of successful communication …
LSC Contributes to Comprehensive Genetically Engineered Crops Study
LSC chair and professor Dominique Brossard served as a committee member of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine’s latest study on the impacts of genetically engineered crops. The 20 expert committee investigated the …
Junior Sarah Krier brings Aldo Leopold’s Land Ethic to youth camp
Sarah Krier, a junior majoring in life sciences communication and environmental studies, had already spent two seasons as a camp counselor in Hudson. But this past summer she wanted to do something deeper: impart the …
Effective Communication Helps Keep Wisconsin Lakes Some of the Best in the Midwest
Each year, Wisconsin’s lakes and streams are visited by nearly 1.3 million anglers, making the state one of the top ten for angler activity. Collectively, these anglers spend over 21 million days fishing each season. …
Using social marketing to protect Wisconsin’s lakes
Wisconsin’s lakes are one of its many treasures. However, the lakes and their surrounding ecosystems are fragile and susceptible to change. Over the decades, more lakeshore property owners have developed their shorelines by removing natural …
LSC researchers explore the effect of news framing on preferences for flood protection policy
LSC alumnus Timothy K. F. Fung (Ph.D. 2010), along with Professor Dominique Brossard and Isabella Ng, a doctoral candidate in the Centre for Gender Studies at the University of London, explore how news framing enhances ecological worldview …