College of Agricultural and Life Sciences
Dietram Scheufele, a professor in the Department of Life Sciences Communication at UW- Madison, is one of five UW faculty members who are being awarded the Chancellor’s Distinguished Teaching Award for outstanding teaching in 2022. One of his most popular courses, LSC 251: Science, Media, and Society, deals with how to best communicate controversial scientific topics such as artificial …
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.
Friday June 16th, the Oxford University Press released The Oxford Handbook of the Science of Science Communication. The book, co-edited by LSC professor Dietram Scheufele, Kathleen Hall Jamieson of the Annenberg Public Policy Center at the University of Pennsylvania, and Dan Kahan of Yale Law School, provides a comprehensive overview of the current issues and challenges facing science communication. Dietram holds a copy of …
Life Sciences Communication professor Dietram Scheufele served on the international committee examining the implications of human gene editing, and their report titled “Human Genome Editing: Science, Ethics, and Governance” was released today, February 14, 2017. Human gene editing is not a new concept, however, with the emergence of CRISPR-Cas9, scientists are able to alter genes more efficiently …
LSC professor Dietram Scheufele is part of a team of researchers and museums awarded a National Science Foundation grant to develop and test innovative approaches to communicating chemistry in informal science learning environments. The grant, which has a total award of $2,634,708, is titled “ChemAttitudes: Using Design-Based Research to Develop and Disseminate Strategies and Materials to Support Chemistry Interest, …
The Department of Life Sciences Communication has long been a strong contributor to the National Academy of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. That relationship continued when LSC professor Dietram Scheufele was asked by the National Research Council to serve as the vice chair for NASEM’s ‘Science of Science Communication’ committee. The committee’s report titled, “Communicating Science Effectively: A Research …
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 …
The Department of Life Sciences Communication is continuing its strong involvement in the National Academy of Sciences as chair Dominique Brossard and professor Dietram Scheufele have each been asked by the National Research Council to serve on new committees. Brossard is on a committee exploring “Science Literacy and Public Perception of Science,” while Scheufele is …
Dietram Scheufele, professor of life sciences communication at UW–Madison and Morgridge Institute for Research affiliate, will serve on a national panel examining the implications of human genome editing. The committee, announced Nov. 12 by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine, will examine the clinical, ethical, legal and social implications of the emerging technology. Genome …
The Department of Life Sciences Communication, housed in the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, is excited to be partnering with the Association for Politics and the Life Sciences to put on its annual conference Oct. 23-24. The association is a diverse group of scholars, scientists, and policymakers who work in the intersections of politics and the …