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Using De-extinction to Create Extinct Species Proxies; Natural History not Included.Ethics, Policy & Environment, 1-3. DOI: 10.1080/21550085.2017.1291832
Spartz, J.T., Su, L., Griffin, R, Brossard, D. & Dunwoody, S. (2017)
YouTube, social norms and perceived salience of climate change in the American mind. Environmental Communication, 11(1), 1-16. DOI: 10.1080/17524032.2015.1047887
Simis, M.J., Madden, H., Cacciatore, M.A., Yeo, S.K. (2016)
The lure of rationality: Why does the deficit model persist in science communication? Public Understanding of Science, 25(4), 400-414. DOI: 10.1177/0963662516629749
LSC faculty awarded NSF $450,000 grant to reduce polarization about new science
Imagine having the ability to rid the world of genetically inherited diseases. Scientists have created a gene-editing tool called CRISPR/Cas-9 that allows scientists to edit heritable and non-heritable genes at a faster rate and lower …
Undergraduates apply LSC skills and theories to excel at summer internships
LSC undergraduate students participate in a wide variety of internships each summer and this year was no exception. Students throughout the department enhanced their science communication skills in professional settings near and far. In this …
The start to a new school year provides plenty of opportunities for students
As the summer comes to a close, we are excited to welcome new and returning students from across the state and world to LSC’s home in Hiram Smith Hall. In the coming weeks, LSC students …
Welcome to LSC Assistant Professor Todd P. Newman
A special welcome to Assistant Professor Todd P. Newman, who is joining the LSC faculty this fall. Newman will be teaching LSC 270: Communication in Life Science Industries, a course focusing on communication planning, preparation, …
LSC partners with Urban Canid Project for interdisciplinary research
Story by Ysabella Bhagroo. Ysabella is an undergraduate student majoring in LSC and the Department of Life Sciences Communication’s 2017-18 Lenore Landry Scholar. As Wisconsin’s red fox and coyote populations grow, Madison is seeing an …
LSC’s online summer courses offered rich learning opportunities
Summer has now come and gone, and this past summer the Department of Life Sciences Communication offered four online courses for undergraduate, graduate, and non-degree students. The courses taught both theoretical and applied science communication, …