We are excited to announce that LSC’s Dietram A. Scheufele has been selected to receive the 2019 Spitzer Excellence in Teaching Award! This award recognizes an individual who has significantly enhanced the quality and impact …
News
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. There has been a recent trend in society with people wanting to …
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, …
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 planned for LSC’s 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 …
Director of Undergraduate Studies Shiela Reaves retiring at end of semester
We are both delighted and disheartened to announce that LSC Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies Shiela Reaves will be retiring at the end of the fall semester. Reaves has been with the department since …
Senior Lecturer Ron Seely to retire at end of semester
It is with bittersweetness that the Department of Life Sciences Communication announces the retirement of Senior Lecturer William (Ron) Seely. Seely has been a lecturer in the department since the early 1990s, and taught many …
LSC alum Dennis Dimick visits campus to engage with Wisconsin audiences about the Anthropocene
Life Sciences Communication Master’s alum, Dennis Dimick (’74) recently visited campus to speak during the Wisconsin Science Festival. Dimick has worked as journalist, photographer, and editor for newspapers in multiple locations. He served as the executive environment …