College of Agricultural and Life Sciences
Imagine having the ability to rid the world of genetically inherited diseases. Scientists have created a gene-editing tool called CRISPR/Cas-9 that allows scientists to edit heritable and non-heritable genes at a faster rate and lower cost. This could lead to the elimination of diseases such as sickle-cell anemia and cystic fibrosis in the near future. …
LSC undergraduate students participate in a wide variety of internships each summer and this year was no exception. Students throughout the department enhanced their science communication skills in professional settings near and far. In this story we highlight a small selection of students who demonstrated their knowledge and excellence in diverse fields. Across the world …
As the summer comes to a close, we are excited to welcome new and returning students from across the state and world to LSC’s home in Hiram Smith Hall. In the coming weeks, LSC students will explore the theory and practice of subjects at the cutting edge of science communication. Some students will begin research …
A special welcome to Assistant Professor Todd P. Newman, who is joining the LSC faculty this fall. Newman will be teaching LSC 270: Communication in Life Science Industries, a course focusing on communication planning, preparation, and implementation for internal and external life sciences industry audiences. Assistant Professor Todd P. Newman Newman is the co-author of Brand (Kendall-Hunt, …
Story by Ysabella Bhagroo. Ysabella is an undergraduate student majoring in LSC and the Department of Life Sciences Communication’s 2017-18 Lenore Landry Scholar. As Wisconsin’s red fox and coyote populations grow, Madison is seeing an increasing number of these urban canids establishing their homes closer to campus. Recently, LSC chair Dominique Brossard, associate professor Bret Shaw, and …
Summer has now come and gone, and this past summer the Department of Life Sciences Communication offered four online courses for undergraduate, graduate, and non-degree students. The courses taught both theoretical and applied science communication, granting students from anywhere in the world access to a top-notch academic experience. LSC’s online summer courses included: LSC 251: …
In 2018, the University of Wisconsin–Madison joined the Planet Forward consortium, a network of around 20 universities from across the U.S. dedicated to helping up-and-coming storytellers share stories of environmental and sustainability innovations. Planet Forward is a project of the Center for Innovative Media at George Washington University and was launched in 2009 by Frank Sesno, …
The internet is transforming the relationship between science and society. Open-access peer-reviewed journals, scientific blogs and online scientific communities have made science more accessible than ever. At the same time, the ease of online searching and ubiquity of social media has fostered the spread of misinformation and pseudoscience. As a result, social media literacy is …
The following is a press release published by the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences that has been adapted and republished here. John Fett, a professor emeritus and former chairman of the Department of Life Sciences Communication who shaped the department’s course for more than three decades, on Jan. 30, 2018. He was 85. Born on May 7, …
Hiram Smith Hall has been quiet over winter recess and LSC is excited to welcome students back for the spring semester. We hope our students have returned to campus feeling restored and invigorated. This semester will be the first for some LSC students, and the last for many of our seniors. But for all, the …