In 2018, the University of Wisconsin-Madison joined the Planet Forward consortium, a network of around 20 universities from across the U.S. dedicated to helping up-and-coming storytellers share stories of environmental and sustainability innovations. Planet Forward is …
Science and social media course cuts across disciplines
The internet is transforming the relationship between science and society. Open-access peer-reviewed journals, scientific blogs and online scientific communities have made science more accessible than ever. At the same time, the ease of online searching …
John Fett, professor emeritus of life sciences communication, dies at 85
The following is a press release published by the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences that has been adapted and republished here. John Fett, a professor emeritus and former chairman of the Department of Life Sciences Communication who …
Spring semester greets students with spectrum of opportunities
Hiram Smith Hall has been quiet over winter recess and LSC is excited to welcome students back for the spring semester. We hope our students have returned to campus feeling restored and invigorated. This semester …
Brossard appointed to climate change advisory committee
University of Wisconsin-Madison Life Sciences Communication professor and chair Dominique Brossardhas been appointed to an advisory committee that will oversee the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine’s newly announced Climate Communications Initiative (CCI). “The National Academies have …
LSC students pose in front of Hiram Smith Hall during the first week of the Fall 2017 semester
As the fall semester begins, we are excited to welcome to Hiram Smith Hall new and returning students from across the state and across the world. In the next fifteen weeks, LSC students will explore …
LSC offers popular science writing course this spring
With so many complex current issues such as climate change, vaccination and gene editing that have not only scientific and technical dimensions, but also ethical and social implications, it has never been more important to communicate …
Alumni profile: Laura Strugnell gives a voice to the next generation of agricultural research
In spring 2017, Laura Strugnell (B.S. ’17) tapped the mail icon on her phone and found an email sent to the Life Sciences Communication (LSC) undergraduate student listserv. Strugnell was searching for a job, and …
LSC researchers explore security implications of gene editing
The following story was written by Brian Mattmiller of the Morgridge Institute for Research. It has been adapted and republished here. LSC professor Dietram Scheufele leads a panel and LSC chair Dominique Brossard serves as a panelist …
LSC chair Dominique Brossard sheds light on communication about climate engineering
Story by Ysabella Bhagroo. Ysabella is an undergraduate student majoring in LSC and the Department of Life Sciences Communication 2017-18 Lenore Landry Scholar. It’s the stuff of science fiction – artificially whitening clouds, injecting reflective …