College of Agricultural and Life Sciences
A recent report by the International Journal of Public Opinion Research shows that research by LSC professors Dominique Brossard and Dietram Scheufele, along with alumna Shirley Ho, are among the 10 most cited as of October 1, 2013. Scheufele’s article on a media effects theory is the fourth most highly cited, while Brossard’s paper on …
Agriculture Future of America and the Howard G. Buffett Foundation have selected 40 students to take part in the 40 Chances Fellows Program. One of them is LSC student Kate Griswold! This year, Griswold was selected by AFA to be a part of the 40 Chances Fellows program. “The program is about giving 40 freshman …
Research on the “nasty effect” by professors Dominique Brossard, Dietram Scheufele, and alumna Ashley Anderson inform Popular Science’s decision to shut off comments on their website. Read our post on the “nasty effect” here and the Popular Science article here.
Congratulations to LSC Professor Patty Loew on the release of the revised second edition of her book “Indian Nations of Wisconsin: Histories of Endurance and Renewal”. The book, used in classrooms throughout Wisconsin, celebrates and documents the histories, traditions and stories of the state’s Native tribes. You can hear Patty tell the story of this …
LSC alumna Alexandra Branscombe recently published an article on Barnard Hall in celebration of its centennial. Barnard Hall, opened in 1913, was the second women’s dorm and is currently the oldest residence hall on campus. Branscombe wrote the article as part of a class in the department, LSC 320: “Feature Writing,” taught by Susan L. Smith. For …
LSC student Tegan Wendland recently published a news story on how herbicidal drift could impact Wisconsin’s growing vineyard industry. Wendland is completing a yearlong paid internship with the Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism, a nonprofit news organization affiliated with the journalism school at UW–Madison, Wisconsin Public Television, and Wisconsin Public Radio. Wendland has specialized in …
LSC is very excited to welcome Professor Jenell Johnson as an affiliate faculty member in our department. Prof. Johnson is an assistant professor in the UW–Madison Department of Communication Arts at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, and her work examines the rhetorical interfaces between science, medicine, and the broader culture from which they emerge. Her expertise, therefore, nicely complements …
LSC doctoral candidate Sara Yeo presented a paper at the American Political Science Association pre-conference in Chicago on August 28th. The study, “Information seeking in an age of (un)reliable information,” explored the conditions under which individuals are likely to select partisan media outlets. Yeo and co-authors, LSC professors Dominique Brossard and Dietram Scheufele, as well as Communication Arts professor Michael Xenos, conducted an …
Tom Still, president of the Wisconsin Technology Council and a senior lecturer in the Department of Life Sciences Communication, will moderate portions of a Sept. 5 University of Wisconsin Regents conference on “Finding Common Ground: Governance, Funding and Partnerships for Wisconsin’s Public University System.” Still was invited by the Regents to help lead the discussion, which will involve …
Many Wisconsin residents supported the state’s decision to initiate the first managed wolf hunt in state history from October through December 2012, but support varied significantly between people who lived inside wolf range and those who did not, a new University of Wisconsin–Madison study indicates. The researchers looked at results from two surveys. In 2013, …