Members of the Department of Life Sciences Communication are remembering fondly all that Jean Fewster — successful alumna, gracious donor, and great friend of LSC — did for the department before passing away on Oct. …
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Young alumni utilize science communication skills to succeed at BioTechnique
Undergraduate alumni of the Department of Life Sciences Communication are well prepared to enter numerous fields thanks to the skills and connections they gain from LSC, and industry companies certainly take notice. Just one example …
CEO of Farm Journal returns to LSC to finish degree, give back to students
It takes passion and drive for someone at the height of his career to go back to school to finish his degree. “In all those years out of school, my career went so fast, but …
Featured alum: Michael A. Cacciatore
Michael A. Cacciatore (PhD) graduated from the Department of Life Sciences Communication during the summer of 2013. While finishing up his doctoral degree he accepted a tenure-track assistant professor position at the University of Georgia …
LSC announces new scholarship program
he Department of Life Sciences Communication is pleased to announce the creation of a new scholarship program, thanks to a generous donation from Farm Journal Media. The program is a ten-year, $60,000 scholarship program to help …
Alumna to receive CALS Distinguished Alumni Award
Shelly Mayer says she hasn’t worked a day since 1988 — but that’s only because she has loved what she does since she graduated from the Department of Life Sciences Communication that year. It’s because …
Alumni Profile: James Spartz
This summer, James Spartz earned his Ph.D. through the Department of Life Sciences Communication. This fall, he will be an Assistant Professor of Environmental Communication in the Center for Environmental Arts and Humanities at Unity College in Maine. We …
Alumna profile: Sara K. Yeo
Sara Yeo, a recent Ph.D. graduate from LSC, will be joining the Department of Communication at the University of Utah as Assistant Professor of Science and Environmental Communication in the fall. As she transitions into her new …
Featured alum: Alexandra Branscombe
I kneeled over a small blue box covered in dials, hand poised over a detonator button. I yelled “fire in the hole,” three times (the safety protocol for a test range), then pressed the trigger. …
Alumna Jenny Seifert Joins UW-Madison’s Water Sustainability and Climate Project as its science writer/outreach coordinator
LSC alumna Jenny Seifert (MS, 2011) recently accepted a position as Science Writer/Outreach Coordinator for the Water Sustainability and Climate(WSC) project at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, a project funded by the National Science Foundation. Seifert joins an interdisciplinary …