Category: News

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! 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

There has been a recent trend in society with people wanting to know where their food is coming from due to concerns about food safety and Wisconsin is no exception. In an effort to include local fish in Wisconsin’s local food movement, Wisconsin Sea Grant (WSG) launched the “Eat Wisconsin Fish” outreach program in 2014. …

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, and interacted with scientists, policy makers, and communicators. AAAS is the world’s largest general scientific society and brings together scientists, …

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, 1921- July 21, 2018) was born in Pittsburgh, PA to Abram and Agathe Shipman. Following high school graduation, she worked …

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 feeling rejuvenated. This semester will be the first for some LSC students, and the last for many of our seniors. …

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 and documentary production, science and technology studies, science policy, and new information technologies, among other interesting areas. Mark your calendars: …

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 came together to provide career development advice and guidance for LSC students at all stages of their careers. As a …

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 2001 and is also an affiliate faculty member of American Indian Studies. She specializes in visual communication and is interested …

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 classes on journalism and science writing. It is with bittersweetness that the Department of Life Sciences Communication announces the retirement …

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. Life Sciences Communication Master’s alum, Dennis Dimick (’74) recently visited campus to speak during the Wisconsin Science Festival.