Many LSC undergraduate students engage in a wide variety of internships each summer and this year was no exception. Students throughout the department honed their science communication skills in professional settings, interning across the country – …
Research
LSC Contributes to Comprehensive Genetically Engineered Crops Study
LSC chair and professor Dominique Brossard served as a committee member of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine’s latest study on the impacts of genetically engineered crops. The 20 expert committee investigated the …
LSC capstone creates campaigns to promote recycling in dorms
Here at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, many hopeful graduates must fulfill a capstone requirement. From engineering to education, capstone courses are a culmination and application of everything students have learned during their college careers. For …
LSC at the top of national rankings for research
The Department of Life Sciences Communication sits at the top of the most recent rankings released by Academic Analytics comparing national communication and media studies programs. LSC ranks among the top 10 departments for articles …
Two faculty serve on new NAS committees on science communication and literacy
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 …
Effective Communication Helps Keep Wisconsin Lakes Some of the Best in the Midwest
Each year, Wisconsin’s lakes and streams are visited by nearly 1.3 million anglers, making the state one of the top ten for angler activity. Collectively, these anglers spend over 21 million days fishing each season. …
New faculty profile: Neil Stenhouse explores impact of science comm on political behavior
Neil Stenhouse joined the faculty in the Department of Life Sciences Communication as an assistant professor this August. Briefly describe your career path—up to this point. I got my BS in Psychology at the University …
LSC to help host Politics and the Life Sciences conference
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. …
Ahna Skop blends science and art as newest LSC affiliate faculty member
Art and science may seem like a mismatch, but to Ahna Skop, the newest affiliate faculty member in the Department of Life Sciences Communication, they make perfect sense. Raised by two artists and holding an …
LSC capstone class combines students’ skills to help Wisconsin Bike Fed
Capstone classes bring together skills and theories that students have learned throughout their academic careers — and LSC capstones do all of that and more. “We strive to give our students an education that blends …