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 …
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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 …
Mark Abramson awarded “Unsung Hero Award” at the 2023 IT Professionals Conference
Last Friday at the 2023 IT Professionals Conference, Mark Abramson was awarded the “Unsung Hero Award.” Mark is LSC’s IT expert and is also an alumnus of LSC with a B.S. in Agricultural Journalism. Nominated …
LSC alumna combines science communication and dietetics to engage TikTok users on body image disorders
Growing up in the age of the internet, lots of people dream of going viral. For one LSC student, this became a reality when her TikToks on health and Dietetics went viral overnight. Going viral …
LSC alum Dennis Dimick visits campus to engage with Wisconsin audiences about the Anthropocene
Life Sciences Communication Master’s alum, Dennis Dimick (’74) recently visited campus to speak during the Wisconsin Science Festival.
Alumni profile: Laura Strugnell gives a voice to the next generation of agricultural research
In spring 2017, Laura Strugnell (B.S. ’17) tapped the mail icon on her phone and found an email sent to the Life Sciences Communication (LSC) undergraduate student listserv. Strugnell was searching for a job, and …
LSC grads tackle entrepreneurship to make their dreams a reality
LSC grads go on to have careers in numerous fields, whether it’s digital marketing, technical writing, broadcast production, or science outreach. More still go on to create their own ventures through entrepreneurship. These individuals imagine …
Alumni profile: 2014 grad Dexter Patterson finds his purpose at LSC
Dexter Patterson is working alongside our team of world class instructors to prepare LSC students to succeed in the rapidly changing digital world of tomorrow. Dexter Patterson (B.S.,’14), began his undergraduate career at Madison College …
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 …
Alumni profile: LSC grad Sara Schoenborn leverages her education to achieve success in diverse fields
Graduates from the Department of Life Sciences Communication go on to have successful careers in a wide range of industries – partly because the knowledge they learn at LSC can be applied to a wide …