College of Agricultural and Life Sciences
By Brita Larson, Science Reporter at The Daily Cardinal Shiela Reaves’ office is exactly what you’d imagine a professor’s office to look like: cozily collegiate with books everywhere. There is an entire wall made up of bookshelves and there are stacks of books on the two desks in the office. When I mentioned to Reaves …
The Department of Life Sciences Communication partnered with the Arts Institute and other entities across campus to put on a one-day Communicating Science training for UW–Madison scientists on Monday, March 30. LSC professor Dietram Scheufele gave the opening plenary talk titled “The Science of Science Communication: Why Knowing Your Audience Matters.” Ron Seely, LSC senior lecturer …
Three graduate students and two faculty members from LSC presented their research at the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) annual meeting in San Jose, California on Sunday, Feb. 15. AAAS is the world’s largest general scientific society and brings together scientists, communicators and policy makers annually to further the missions of scientific …
Wisconsin’s lakes are one of its many treasures. However, the lakes and their surrounding ecosystems are fragile and susceptible to change. Over the decades, more lakeshore property owners have developed their shorelines by removing natural vegetation to take advantage of their lakes’ recreational opportunities, as well as added lawns and beaches to achieve the look …
Many scientists may still see talking to reporters or using social media to publicize their research as a poor use of their time, but a new study by researchers in the Department of Life Sciences Communication suggests otherwise. The department’s Science, Media and the Public(SciMeP) research group just published a study in Journalism & Mass Communications Quarterly that links scientists’ …
When it comes to science, socioeconomic status may widen confidence gaps among the least and most educated groups in society, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s Science, Media and the Public research group. The findings, published in June in the journal Science Communication, show that similar levels of attention …
LSC faculty researchers and graduate students presented six novel research studies at the 2014 Convention of the International Communication Association (ICA) in Seattle, Washington, May 22-26. The graduate students included Sara Yeo, Nan Li, and Jiyoun Kim who were awarded Vilas Conference Presentation travel funds by UW–Madison Graduate School to attend the conference. Yeo also received a travel award …
LSC Professor Dietram Scheufele is one of ten noteworthy University of Wisconsin–Madison faculty members who have been named Kellett Mid-Career Award winners for 2014. The award recognizes outstanding faculty who are seven to 20 years past their first promotion to a tenured position. Each year, the Graduate School chooses winners from among departmental, Ph.D. major program …
LSC graduate students and faculty researchers will present six research papers at the annual International Communication Association (ICA) conference in Seattle, Washington, May 22-26. Graduate students Sara Yeo, Nan Li, and Jiyoun Kim were awarded Vilas Conference Presentation funds by the Graduate School to attend the conference. Sara Yeo also received funding from ICA. ICA is …
Research in the department has evolved alongside our changing media environment. With the advent of new media, we are now conducting studies on how various issues are communicated on a variety of platforms, including Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube. Here is a sampling of research from our current students and faculty: Kristin Runge and others are …