The Department of Life Sciences Communication (LSC) recently organized a panel that featured both current LSC students and alumni during the Experience Wisconsin Open House. The panel offered prospective UW-Madison students and their families a …
Q&A with Lydia Larsen, 2023 LSC alumna and ’23 AAAS Mass Media Fellow at Inside Climate News
Lydia Larsen’s journey started as genetics and genomics major at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and has led to a promising career in science communication and journalism. As a BS’23 graduate with a degree in Genetics …
LSC researchers find art can change attitudes toward climate change
A recent Communications Earth & Environment publication in Nature led by Life Sciences Communication (LSC) Assistant Professor Nan Li delves into the possible use of visual art to bridge the political divide over climate change. …
LSC faculty awarded USD 1.5 million to bridge science-society divides
A new, $1.5 million research grant from the John Templeton Foundation (JTF), led by UW -Madison LSC professors and Morgridge Research Institute Investigators Dietram Scheufele and Dominique Brossard, will study more effective ways of facilitating …
LSC partnership on disaster preparedness proposal moves forward to NSF NRT submission
We are excited to announce that a proposal on disaster preparedness consisting of multiple departments on campus, including LSC, has been selected by UW-Madison as one of two proposals to move forward with a submission …
Strong communication skills propel LSC students to success in summer internships
Throughout the summer months, many Life Sciences Communications students participated in invaluable internship opportunities with a variety of organizations, ranging from Milwaukee Tool to the UW-Madison Geology Museum here on campus. Armed with knowledge from …
Dennis Dimick, LSC alumnus (MS’74), honored with the 2023 Distinguished Alumni Award
Dennis Dimick, an esteemed alumnus of our department, has been honored with the CALS 2023 Distinguished Alumni Award for his outstanding contributions to environmental journalism. Holding a master’s degree from our department (MS’74), Dennis has …
LSC researchers advance understanding of misinformation on social media
As perceptions of science become more politicized on social media, it’s important to understand how science influencers cultivate community, engage with their audiences, and defend against perceived attacks against science. In recent research published in …
How institutional factors at US land-grant universities impact scientists’ public scholarship.
Bao, L., Calice, M. N., Brossard, D., Beets, B., Scheufele, D. A., & Rose, K. M. (2023). Public Understanding of Science. DOI: 10.1177/0963662522109441
Surveying public perceptions of artificial intelligence in health care in the United States: Systematic review.
Beets, B., Newman, T. P., Howell, E. L., Bao, L., & Yang, S. (2023). Journal of Medical Internet Research. DOI: 10.2196/40337