Tag: conservation

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..

Ph.D. student examines the relationship between technology, conservation and public opinion

Story by Sarah Krier. Sarah is an undergraduate student majoring in LSC and the Department of Life Sciences Communication 2016-17 Lenore Landry Scholar Populations of the Hawaiian honeycreeper, a colorful bird native to Hawaii, struggle to survive due to bird malaria transmitted by non-native mosquitos. Gene-editing and de-extinction techniques could offer promising avenues for adapting …

LSC highly involved at the 2016 North American Congress for Conservation Biology

The Department of Life Sciences Communication was happy to contribute to the 2016 North American Congress for Conversation Biology.  The 3rd biennial congress’s theme was “Communicating Science for Conservation Action” and highlighted the importance of successful communication strategies in conversation science.  More and more scientific organizations are realizing the importance of communication in turning research into action and …