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 …
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LSC student selected for 40 Chances Fellow Program
Agriculture Future of America and the Howard G. Buffett Foundation have selected 40 students to take part in the 40 Chances Fellows Program. One of them is LSC student Kate Griswold! This year, Griswold was …
LSC research informs website decision on comments
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 …
LSC professor Patty Loew releases second edition of book on the Indian Nations of Wisconsin
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 …
Ali Branscombe’s article featured in Badger Voice
LSC alumna Alexandra Branscombe recently published an article on Barnard Hall in celebration of its centennial. Barnard Hall, opened in 1913, was the second women’s dorm and is currently the oldest residence hall on campus. Branscombe …
Tegan Wendland publishes story on threat to WI vineyards
LSC student Tegan Wendland recently published a news story on how herbicidal drift could impact Wisconsin’s growing vineyard industry. Wendland is completing a yearlong paid internship with the Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism, a nonprofit …
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 …
Doctoral candidate Sara Yeo presents at the American Political Science Association pre-conference
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 …
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 …
Research by professor Bret Shaw shows state’s first hunt didn’t reduce tensions over wolves
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 …