Refusal as silence: Gendered disparities in Vision-Language Model responses

Luo, S., Kim, S., Chen, K. (2026) New Media & Society. doi:10.1177/14614448261441886

The relationship between brand awareness and action for two national aquatic invasive species prevention brands

Newman T., Campbell T., Shaw B., Beppler T., and Duda M.D. (2026). Management of Biological Invasions. 17. 185-200. doi: 10.3391/mbi.2026.17.1.11.

Q&A with LSC PhD Candidate Isabel Villanueva

Isabel Villanueva, a PhD candidate in the Department of Life Sciences Communication and Research Assistant with the Morgridge Institute’s Sci Lab, shared insights during her final semester on what it’s like to study and conduct research in LSC. Advised by Professor Dietram Scheufele and with dissertation funding from the John Templeton Foundation, Isabel’s research covers the communication of emerging and controversial …

LSC Announces 2026 Science Communication Colloquium Speaker Lineup—From AI and Science Reporting to Boosting Farmers Markets

The Life Sciences Communication program will host its annual science communication colloquium series this spring, welcoming prominent speakers from across the U.S. to share research and insights on science communication and public understanding.  Campus and community members are invited to join the LSC colloquium which will take place every Wednesday from 12:05 to 12:55 p.m. in 1420 …

LSC Welcomes Brianna Van Matre as a Digital Marketing and Web Design Instructor

LSC students are gaining hands-on experience in science communication and digital media through the leadership of Brianna Van Matre, who is returning to teach full time as an instructor in social media, web design, and digital marketing for the sciences. In her courses, students build professional portfolios, work with real clients, and develop the strategic …

Bridging digital divides in Wisconsin: an examination of policy efforts and effectiveness over the past five years

Cate, A., Moen, S., & Chen, K. (2025). Information, Communication & Society, 28(12), 2191–2210. https://doi.org/10.1080/1369118X.2024.2420038

Race and gender biases persist in public perceptions of scientists’ credibility

Eom, D., Molder, A.L., Tosteson, H.A. et al. Sci Rep 15, 11021 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-87321-z

Familiarity matters: Examining the effects of AI-generated image on science information credibility

Eom, D., Middleton, L., Luo, S., Li, N., & Brossard, D. (2025). Science Communication. https://doi.org/10.1177/10755470251380116

Constructing Vec-tionaries to Extract Message Features from Texts: A Case Study of Moral Content

Duan Z, Shao A, Hu Y, et al. Constructing Vec-tionaries to Extract Message Features from Texts: A Case Study of Moral Content. Political Analysis. Published online 2025:1-21. doi:10.1017/pan.2025.6

Emerging Debates About Breakthrough Science: Understanding the Interplay of Values and Cognition in Shaping Attitudes on Human Brain Organoids

Villanueva, I. I., Eom, D., Cate, A. R., Krause, N. M., Scheufele, D. A., & Brossard, D. (2025).  Science Communication, 10755470251314128.