We are excited to announce that LSC’s Dietram A. Scheufele has been selected to receive the 2019 Spitzer Excellence in Teaching Award!
science communication
LSC researchers find attitudes toward human genome editing vary, but all agree conversation is necessary
The following story was written by Caroline Schneider of CALS External Relations. It has been adapted and republished here. In early August 2017, an international team of scientists announced they had successfully edited the DNA of human …
LSC’s Dietram Scheufele co-edits handbook on the science of science communication
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 …
New LSC course examines the role of narrative in science communication
The use of narrative in science has become a particularly active area of research in recent years. Narrative can be a powerful tool for any form of communication and science is no exception. But it …
From public outreach to peer review, UW–Madison scientists find value in social media
By Kelly April Tyrrell, UW-Madison University Communications Social media has erased many of the boundaries between leaders and the people they represent, between experts and the lay public, between scientists and nonscientists. It has enabled …
LSC professor Dietram Scheufele helps outline the future of science communication research in NASEM report
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 …
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 …
LSC helps host Communicating Science workshop
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 …
Dominique Brossard discusses science communication on the Big Ten Network’s “Office Hours”
LSC Associate Professor Dominique Brossard appeared on the Big Ten Network’s “Office Hours” to talk about the importance of communicating science beyond the laboratory to broader publics. Brossard discusses the wide-ranging implications of science for society, her …