College of Agricultural and Life Sciences
LSC’s prominent presence was once again on display at this year’s Public Communication of Science (PCST) Conference in Rotterdam, Netherlands. From keynote speeches on how to connect research and practice in science communication to multiple research paper presentations in the main program, LSC faculty and students demonstrated that our program is the leader in science …
Research shows Black Americans in the United States were disproportionally affected by COVID-19 when compared to their Latino, Asian and white counterparts. However, the Black American experience, along with the earned mistrust held by Black communities as a result of racism and discrimination, can pose certain challenges for effective communication on issues related to science …
A new study based on the collaborative work between LSC and the Urban Canid Project has now been published in the Journal of Human Dimensions of Wildlife. A new study based on the collaborative work between LSC and the Urban Canid Project has now been published in the Journal of Human Dimensions of Wildlife.
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..
Read more to learn about LSC’s newest Assistant Professor! Read more to learn about LSC’s newest Assistant Professor!
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.
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 the email advertised a communications position in Texcoco, Mexico at the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (known as CIMMYT for its …
Story by Ysabella Bhagroo. Ysabella is an undergraduate student majoring in LSC and the Department of Life Sciences Communication 2017-18 Lenore Landry Scholar. It’s the stuff of science fiction – artificially whitening clouds, injecting reflective particles into the stratosphere, seeding the oceans with iron – all to reverse the escalating consequences of climate change. With …
Over the summer, LSC students had fun applying their science communication education as interns in professional settings across the country. Here we highlight a few examples of LSC’s many summer interns. Senior Riley Steinbrenner traveled to Boulder Junction, Wisconsin this summer to intern at the University of Wisconsin Center for Limnology’s Trout Lake Station. She worked …
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 new opportunities not yet in the marketplace and take action to create successful enterprises. The businesses they create span a …