Sara Yeo, a recent Ph.D. graduate from LSC, will be joining the Department of Communication at the University of Utah as Assistant Professor of Science and Environmental Communication in the fall. As she transitions into her new …
LSC has strong presence at 2014 ICA
LSC faculty researchers and graduate students presented six novel research studies at the 2014 Convention of the International Communication Association (ICA) in Seattle, Washington, May 22-26. The graduate students included Sara Yeo, Nan Li, and Jiyoun Kim who were …
LSC Dissertator Xuan Liang Wins Awards in ISS Photo Contest
LSC dissertator Xuan Liang recently won two awards in the 2014 International Student Photo Contest run by International Student Service at UW-Madison Her photos (see below) earned her 1st place in the Architecture category and …
Dietram Scheufele named Kellet Mid-Career Award Winner
LSC Professor Dietram Scheufele is one of ten noteworthy University of Wisconsin-Madison faculty members who have been named Kellett Mid-Career Award winners for 2014. The award recognizes outstanding faculty who are seven to 20 years past …
LSC grad students finalists for Ag Innovations Prize
Two LSC graduate students are on of one of 25 teams competing in the final round of the national Agricultural Innovation Prize Powered by 40 Chances on April 25 and 26 at the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery. LSC …
In memoriam: Professor emeritus Maury White
Professor emeritus Maurice E. “Maury” White, who oversaw the education of more than 3,000 students as Short Course director, and whose booming baritone was known statewide as the voice of UW farm radio, died on March …
LSC researchers presenting six papers at the International Communication conference this May
LSC graduate students and faculty researchers will present six research papers at the annual International Communication Association (ICA) conference in Seattle, Washington, May 22-26. Graduate students Sara Yeo, Nan Li, and Jiyoun Kim were awarded Vilas …
Professor Patty Loew living the Wisconsin Idea
LSC Professor Patty Loew wears many hats. Loew is a popular professor who teaches courses on digital video production, qualitative research methods and Native American environmental issues and the media. She’s also an author, a …
Research in LSC explores communication effects in the new media environment
Research in the department has evolved alongside our changing media environment. With the advent of new media, we are now conducting studies on how various issues are communicated on a variety of platforms, including Twitter, …
Featured alum: Alexandra Branscombe
I kneeled over a small blue box covered in dials, hand poised over a detonator button. I yelled “fire in the hole,” three times (the safety protocol for a test range), then pressed the trigger. …