Tag: communication

UW–Arboretum looking to make website updates, seeks advice from LSC 532 students

While the University of Wisconsin–Madison Arboretum is known by some as being a peaceful nature retreat in the middle of the city, it is also the site of historic and on-going ecological restoration research. While the University of Wisconsin–Madison Arboretum is known by some as being a peaceful nature retreat in the middle of the …

Life Sciences Communication contributes to the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic

The Department of Life Sciences Communication (LSC) has been hard at work during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Department of Life Sciences Communication (LSC) has been hard at work during the COVID-19 pandemic.

From the Classroom to the Industry: LSC Students and their Summer Internships

LSC undergraduate and graduate students had very exciting summers, interning everywhere from UW–Madison Center for Limnology field station to the World Health Organization in Washington D.C.. LSC undergraduate and graduate students had very exciting summers, interning everywhere from UW–Madison Center for Limnology field station to the World Health Organization in Washington D.C..

Kaiping Chen Harnesses Data Science to Studying Exciting Communication Questions

Read more to learn about LSC’s newest Assistant Professor! Read more to learn about LSC’s newest Assistant Professor!

LSC Researchers aid in the development of a Forecast-based Flood and Health Risk Management System

Over the past 20 years, extreme weather, such as hurricanes and flooding, made devastating impacts worldwide. Over the past 20 years, extreme weather, such as hurricanes and flooding, made devastating impacts worldwide.

From public outreach to peer review, UW–Madison scientists find value in social media

By Kelly April Tyrrell, UW–Madison University Communications Social media has erased many of the boundaries between leaders and the people they represent, between experts and the lay public, between scientists and nonscientists. It has enabled people to communicate directly and interact in unprecedented ways. At the University of Wisconsin–Madison, a survey of 372 scientists engaged …

LSC research methods course teaches students fundamental skills for success

You might not expect a single course to help prepare students for careers in advertising, journalism, market research, digital marketing, and public relations among others. But LSC 250: Research Methods in the Communication Industry does just that. The course teaches students the skills needed to synthesize and analyze data – an important skill in a …