College of Agricultural and Life Sciences
The American Association for the Advancement of Sciences (AAAS) has announced LSC Professor and Chair Professor Dominique Brossard has been elevated to the rank of fellow. Professor Brossard received the honor “for distinguished contributions to our understanding ofthe role media plays in influencing public opinion and policy about science and technology, particularly controversial scientific innovations.” She will be be …
LSC Associate Professor Bret Shaw has co-authored a chapter in a new book titled “Health Communication: Strategies for Developing Global Health Programs.” The chapter, titled “Developing and Testing Mobile Health Applications to Affect Behavior Change: Lessons from the Field,” focuses on how mobile health (mHealth) applications can be potentially powerful behavioral change tools. The authors …
A recent report by the International Journal of Public Opinion Research shows that research by LSC professors Dominique Brossard and Dietram Scheufele, along with alumna Shirley Ho, are among the 10 most cited as of October 1, 2013. Scheufele’s article on a media effects theory is the fourth most highly cited, while Brossard’s paper on …
Research on the “nasty effect” by professors Dominique Brossard, Dietram Scheufele, and alumna Ashley Anderson inform Popular Science’s decision to shut off comments on their website. Read our post on the “nasty effect” here and the Popular Science article here.
Congratulations to LSC Professor Patty Loew on the release of the revised second edition of her book “Indian Nations of Wisconsin: Histories of Endurance and Renewal”. The book, used in classrooms throughout Wisconsin, celebrates and documents the histories, traditions and stories of the state’s Native tribes. You can hear Patty tell the story of this …
LSC doctoral candidate Sara Yeo presented a paper at the American Political Science Association pre-conference in Chicago on August 28th. The study, “Information seeking in an age of (un)reliable information,” explored the conditions under which individuals are likely to select partisan media outlets. Yeo and co-authors, LSC professors Dominique Brossard and Dietram Scheufele, as well as Communication Arts professor Michael Xenos, conducted an …
Many Wisconsin residents supported the state’s decision to initiate the first managed wolf hunt in state history from October through December 2012, but support varied significantly between people who lived inside wolf range and those who did not, a new University of Wisconsin–Madison study indicates. The researchers looked at results from two surveys. In 2013, …
A rise in fish farms has meant cheap, fast-growing protein to feed the world’s growing human population. But a new study suggests that countries located at lower latitudes – many of which rely heavily on fish farming – may be most at risk for fish disease outbreaks. The tropical environments in countries near the equator …
Top scientists are not afraid to engage with the public in traditional and social media, according to new research by LSC’s Science, Media, and the Public (SCIMEP) lab published in The Scientist magazine. More importantly, public communication can also help boost their scientific careers. SCIMEP researchers found that scientists who interact more frequently with journalists …
Top scientists are not afraid to engage with the public in traditional and social media, according to new research by LSC’s Science, Media, and the Public (SCIMEP) lab published in The Scientist magazine. More importantly, public communication can also help boost their scientific careers. SCIMEP researchers found that scientists who interact more frequently with journalists had better …