Tag: Students

LSC student and alumni panel provide valuable perspectives for prospective UW-Madison students

The Department of Life Sciences Communication (LSC) recently organized a panel that featured both current LSC students and alumni during the Experience Wisconsin Open House. The panel offered prospective UW–Madison students and their families a glimpse into the distinctive experiences within the LSC program. Their discussion covered topics from coursework to internships to research opportunities, …

Strong communication skills propel LSC students to success in summer internships

Throughout the summer months, many Life Sciences Communications students participated in invaluable internship opportunities with a variety of organizations, ranging from Milwaukee Tool to the UW–Madison Geology Museum here on campus. Armed with knowledge from LSC courses, students applied their skills to gain hands-on experience across a range of job areas. Below we highlight a …

LSC Researchers aid in the development of a Forecast-based Flood and Health Risk Management System

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.

LSC students apply communication education at internships near and far

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 …