LSC joins an impressive partnership supporting scientists and artists in a free, all-day symposium on the neuroscience of art Friday, Nov. 1 at the UW Chazen Museum auditorium. The UW McPherson Eye Research Institute, which includes LSC …
Teaching & Outreach
LSC welcomes Jenell Johnson to our department
LSC is very excited to welcome Professor Jenell Johnson as an affiliate faculty member in our department. Prof. Johnson is an assistant professor in the UW-Madison Department of Communication Arts at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and her work …
Tom Still to moderate UW Regents conference
Tom Still, president of the Wisconsin Technology Council and a senior lecturer in the Department of Life Sciences Communication, will moderate portions of a Sept. 5 University of Wisconsin Regents conference on “Finding Common Ground: Governance, Funding and …
LSC 360 students produce radio segments for WSUM 91.7 FM
Feature segments produced by LSC students will air on UW-Madison’s student radio station WSUM 91.7FM the week of May 20th. The segments, each around nine minutes long, were produced as group projects by students enrolled in Larry …
students learn the importance of communicating science in lsc 251, science media and technology
LSC students are learning the impacts scientific breakthroughs have on the interface of science and technology in LSC 251, “Science, Media, and Society” taught by Dietram A. Scheufele, John E. Ross Chair in Science Communication. “We …
lsc 250 “research methods in the communication industry” introduces students to the process of conducting communication and public opinion research for the life sciences
LSC 250, “Research Methods in the Communication Industry,” introduces students to the research methods used in mass communication by giving them experience in all stages of the public opinion research process, such as survey design …
lsc 515 students partner with the uw-madison office of sustainability to promote energy conservation
LSC students are learning the keys to a successful social marketing campaign in Assistant Professor Bret Shaw’s class LSC 515 “Public Information Campaigns and Programs.” During the semester students learn social marketing principles and plan a strategic …
four lsc students advance in 2013 wisconsin governor’s business plan contest
Four LSC students have advanced to the semi-final round of the Wisconsin Technology Council’s 10th annual Wisconsin Governor’s Business Plan Contest. They are: Mary Kuckuk with a entry entitled “CodeEm,” and a group proposal “Detour Mobile App” …
lsc students learn through visual storytelling
LSC students are learning to use photography to tell a visual story in Professor Shiela Reaves‘ Photography for the Sciences class, LSC 450, this semester. “Students learn how to photograph and the art of picture editing,” …
lsc students use social media to market themselves professionally
LSC students are learning best practices in social media marketing from industry leader and LSC Faculty Associate Don Stanley. “Students are learning how to use digital marketing and social media tools in a strategic way,” says …