Today, Dexter Patterson (BS ’14) is busier than ever. In addition to serving as the social and digital media specialist for the Wisconsin Foundation and Alumni Association, he is in the process of building a media company, …
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LSC classes collaborate with the City of Monona through UW’s UniverCity Year Program
Story by Sarah Krier. Sarah is an undergraduate student majoring in LSC and the Department of Life Sciences Communication 2016-17 Lenore Landry Scholar The 2016-2017 academic year marked the first year of the University of …
LSC honors scholarship winners, donors, alumni, and friends at recognition reception
This past Thursday, April 20th, LSC students, faculty, and staff joined donors, alumni and friends for LSC’s annual Student and Donor Recognition Reception. Sixteen students were honored for their academic achievements and received scholarships and awards …
New LSC course examines the role of narrative in science communication
The use of narrative in science has become a particularly active area of research in recent years. Narrative can be a powerful tool for any form of communication and science is no exception. But it …
LSC offers online courses this summer for undergrads, grads, and non-majors alike
Summer is right around the corner and the Department of Life Sciences Communication is offering a variety of classes to educate undergraduate, graduate, and non-degree students in both the theoretical and applied side of science …
LSC’s Patty Loew helps facilitate University of Wisconsin and Native Nations partnership
Much of LSC professor Patty Loew’s research has focused on how indigenous people use media to form identity, reconstruct the past, and assert their sovereignty and treaty rights. A member of the Bad River Band of …
Alumni profile: Jill Peters leverages her LSC education to land her dream job
Jill Peters, B.S. ’14, has always been drawn to nature. Peters grew up in a national park in northern Wisconsin, Apostle Islands National Lakeshore, where she dreamed of working in the field. So, when she came …
LSC’s Dietram Scheufele contributes to NASEM human gene editing report
Life Sciences Communication professor Dietram Scheufele served on the international committee examining the implications of human gene editing, and their report titled “Human Genome Editing: Science, Ethics, and Governance” was released today, February 14, 2017. Human gene …
LSC professor Dietram Scheufele awarded National Science Foundation grant to help develop innovative approaches for science learning
LSC professor Dietram Scheufele is part of a team of researchers and museums awarded a National Science Foundation grant to develop and test innovative approaches to communicating chemistry in informal science learning environments. The grant, which has a total …
LSC 515 students campaign to “Clean the Stream” at Union South
Story by Sarah Krier. Sarah is an undergraduate student majoring in LSC and the Department of Life Sciences Communication 2016-17 Lenore Landry Scholar As the fall semester came to a close, students in LSC 515: …