UW-Madison LSC
@uw-lsc.bsky.social
Department of Life Sciences Communication - Leader in Science Communication Research, Education, and Practice.
Research spotlight! LSC PhD student Libby Foster presented at UW’s Sustainability Symposium, sharing how communities view energy storage projects. Even when concerns exist, there’s room for growth especially when involving trusted messengers and collaborative design.
November 14, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Research spotlight! LSC PhD student Libby Foster presented at UW’s Sustainability Symposium, sharing how communities view energy storage projects. Even when concerns exist, there’s room for growth especially when involving trusted messengers and collaborative design.
Don’t miss Dr. Dominique Brossard at #SciWri25 on Nov 9! She’ll join a panel on childhood vaccines & how science writers can fight misinformation.
With Tina Tan, Jessica McDonald & moderated by Dan Vergano.
Register ⬇️
sciencewriters2025.org/register #ScienceCommunication
With Tina Tan, Jessica McDonald & moderated by Dan Vergano.
Register ⬇️
sciencewriters2025.org/register #ScienceCommunication
November 8, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Don’t miss Dr. Dominique Brossard at #SciWri25 on Nov 9! She’ll join a panel on childhood vaccines & how science writers can fight misinformation.
With Tina Tan, Jessica McDonald & moderated by Dan Vergano.
Register ⬇️
sciencewriters2025.org/register #ScienceCommunication
With Tina Tan, Jessica McDonald & moderated by Dan Vergano.
Register ⬇️
sciencewriters2025.org/register #ScienceCommunication
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“As long as COVID and President Trump are the two most easily retrievable examples of what misinformation correction looks like, we have a problem.”
Always great talking to (and getting pushback from) @kakape.bsky.social …
Always great talking to (and getting pushback from) @kakape.bsky.social …
Trump’s team, often accused of spreading misinformation, slashes misinformation research
Hundreds of grants axed in a field where the United States was a global leader
www.science.org
April 30, 2025 at 11:28 PM
“As long as COVID and President Trump are the two most easily retrievable examples of what misinformation correction looks like, we have a problem.”
Always great talking to (and getting pushback from) @kakape.bsky.social …
Always great talking to (and getting pushback from) @kakape.bsky.social …
Want to start your own podcast, host your own radio show, or delve into the world of audio production? Check out our new online, asynchronous summer course, LSC 360: Science Podcasting & Radio!
Learn more at: lsc.wisc.edu/2025/04/30/l...
Learn more at: lsc.wisc.edu/2025/04/30/l...
Explore science podcasting in LSC’s new summer course
University of Wisconsin-Madison students, alongside professionals from across the nation, have the opportunity to enhance their science communication skills through a variety of courses in Life Scienc...
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April 30, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Want to start your own podcast, host your own radio show, or delve into the world of audio production? Check out our new online, asynchronous summer course, LSC 360: Science Podcasting & Radio!
Learn more at: lsc.wisc.edu/2025/04/30/l...
Learn more at: lsc.wisc.edu/2025/04/30/l...
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✨Check our new paper👇
New paper with #IsabelVillanueva and @kaipingchen.bsky.social ✨
We tested how online users discuss #plagiarism, data #fraud, #replication failure, and (unintentional) errors by scientists – based on 19,462 X posts by @retractionwatch.com and 22,936 user replies: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
We tested how online users discuss #plagiarism, data #fraud, #replication failure, and (unintentional) errors by scientists – based on 19,462 X posts by @retractionwatch.com and 22,936 user replies: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
April 28, 2025 at 2:16 PM
✨Check our new paper👇
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🙏 Many thanks to my excellent co-authors Isabel Villanueva and @kaipingchen.bsky.social @uw-lsc.bsky.social!
Feel free to share our study, @comsher.bsky.social @elisabethbik.bsky.social @lakens.bsky.social @simine.com @fleerackers.bsky.social @forrt.bsky.social @aejmc.bsky.social #scicomm 🗣️
Feel free to share our study, @comsher.bsky.social @elisabethbik.bsky.social @lakens.bsky.social @simine.com @fleerackers.bsky.social @forrt.bsky.social @aejmc.bsky.social #scicomm 🗣️
April 28, 2025 at 5:51 AM
🙏 Many thanks to my excellent co-authors Isabel Villanueva and @kaipingchen.bsky.social @uw-lsc.bsky.social!
Feel free to share our study, @comsher.bsky.social @elisabethbik.bsky.social @lakens.bsky.social @simine.com @fleerackers.bsky.social @forrt.bsky.social @aejmc.bsky.social #scicomm 🗣️
Feel free to share our study, @comsher.bsky.social @elisabethbik.bsky.social @lakens.bsky.social @simine.com @fleerackers.bsky.social @forrt.bsky.social @aejmc.bsky.social #scicomm 🗣️
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"LSC was the nation’s first department of agricultural journalism ... and now we are the first to launch a PhD program in science communication."
The end of an era in @uw-lsc.bsky.social. Huge thanks to @brossard.bsky.social for all her work positioning LSC at the very top of our field ...
The end of an era in @uw-lsc.bsky.social. Huge thanks to @brossard.bsky.social for all her work positioning LSC at the very top of our field ...
Q&A: Dominique Brossard on her experience being LSC department chair
ecals.cals.wisc.edu
April 28, 2025 at 7:29 PM
"LSC was the nation’s first department of agricultural journalism ... and now we are the first to launch a PhD program in science communication."
The end of an era in @uw-lsc.bsky.social. Huge thanks to @brossard.bsky.social for all her work positioning LSC at the very top of our field ...
The end of an era in @uw-lsc.bsky.social. Huge thanks to @brossard.bsky.social for all her work positioning LSC at the very top of our field ...
April 24, 2025 at 2:32 PM
We are excited to announce that this Saturday, LSC Professor and Chair @brossard.bsky.social will be presenting on "Trust in Science: Where Are We and Where Do We Go From There" at St. Olaf College's Science Communications Conference
Learn more at: wp.stolaf.edu/news/the-ins...
Learn more at: wp.stolaf.edu/news/the-ins...
April 24, 2025 at 2:08 PM
We are excited to announce that this Saturday, LSC Professor and Chair @brossard.bsky.social will be presenting on "Trust in Science: Where Are We and Where Do We Go From There" at St. Olaf College's Science Communications Conference
Learn more at: wp.stolaf.edu/news/the-ins...
Learn more at: wp.stolaf.edu/news/the-ins...
Join us this week at LSC's #scicomm colloquium to hear NASEM Senior Program Officer Tiffany Taylor present on "Understanding and Addressing Misinformation about Science: A National Academies Consensus Report". #UWLSC700
Learn more at: lsc.wisc.edu/2025/01/17/l...
Learn more at: lsc.wisc.edu/2025/01/17/l...
April 22, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Join us this week at LSC's #scicomm colloquium to hear NASEM Senior Program Officer Tiffany Taylor present on "Understanding and Addressing Misinformation about Science: A National Academies Consensus Report". #UWLSC700
Learn more at: lsc.wisc.edu/2025/01/17/l...
Learn more at: lsc.wisc.edu/2025/01/17/l...
Next week, @rutgerscomminfo.bsky.social Associate Professor @ognyanova.bsky.social will be presenting on "False beliefs in unusual times: The role of trust, technology, and social ties" at LSC's #Scicomm Colloquium! #UWLSC700
Learn more at: lsc.wisc.edu/2025/01/17/l...
Learn more at: lsc.wisc.edu/2025/01/17/l...
April 10, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Next week, @rutgerscomminfo.bsky.social Associate Professor @ognyanova.bsky.social will be presenting on "False beliefs in unusual times: The role of trust, technology, and social ties" at LSC's #Scicomm Colloquium! #UWLSC700
Learn more at: lsc.wisc.edu/2025/01/17/l...
Learn more at: lsc.wisc.edu/2025/01/17/l...
THIS WEEK, @ucsandiego.bsky.social Professor John Evans will be presenting on "The Ethics of Human Brain Organoids and Human-Animal Neural Chimeras: The Public and Bioethicists" at LSC's Spring #scicomm Colloquium.
Learn more at: lsc.wisc.edu/2025/01/17/l...
Learn more at: lsc.wisc.edu/2025/01/17/l...
April 7, 2025 at 3:03 PM
THIS WEEK, @ucsandiego.bsky.social Professor John Evans will be presenting on "The Ethics of Human Brain Organoids and Human-Animal Neural Chimeras: The Public and Bioethicists" at LSC's Spring #scicomm Colloquium.
Learn more at: lsc.wisc.edu/2025/01/17/l...
Learn more at: lsc.wisc.edu/2025/01/17/l...
THIS WEEK, Dr. Laura Witzling, Program and Policy Analyst at the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin, will be presenting on "Making Connections: SciComm and the Electrical Grid" at LSC's #Scicomm Colloquium.
Learn more at: lsc.wisc.edu/2025/01/17/l...
Learn more at: lsc.wisc.edu/2025/01/17/l...
March 31, 2025 at 4:51 PM
THIS WEEK, Dr. Laura Witzling, Program and Policy Analyst at the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin, will be presenting on "Making Connections: SciComm and the Electrical Grid" at LSC's #Scicomm Colloquium.
Learn more at: lsc.wisc.edu/2025/01/17/l...
Learn more at: lsc.wisc.edu/2025/01/17/l...
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It was great to participate in this report, thanks for inviting me! #scicomm #trustinscience
🌍🔍 Bridging the Gap: Trust in Science for Policy 🌍🔍
Recent months have seen mounting challenges for science globally.
We’re excited to share insights from our recent workshop with the ISC, NSF and JRC, compiled into a report "Trust in Science for Policy Nexus."
dx.doi.org/10.2760/6212...
Recent months have seen mounting challenges for science globally.
We’re excited to share insights from our recent workshop with the ISC, NSF and JRC, compiled into a report "Trust in Science for Policy Nexus."
dx.doi.org/10.2760/6212...
Trust in science for policy Nexus - Publications Office of the EU
The "Trust in Science for Policy Nexus" workshop, held in Ispra, Italy, on September 12-13, 2024, convened by the European Commission's Joint Research Centre, the International Science Cou...
op.europa.eu
March 27, 2025 at 8:04 PM
It was great to participate in this report, thanks for inviting me! #scicomm #trustinscience
Want to make the most out of your spring break by spending time outside? Learn more about ice and outdoor recreation safety with LSC Associate Professor @nanli.bsky.social, featured in recent reporting from the Badger Herald.
Read more at: badgerherald.com/news/campus/...
Read more at: badgerherald.com/news/campus/...
‘Enjoy nature, but do so responsibly’: Environmental rules, risks for UW students
As the weather warms up, students at the University of Wisconsin eagerly take advantage of the natural beauty surrounding campus. With Lake Mendota, the Lakeshore Nature Preserve and the UW Arboretum ...
badgerherald.com
March 19, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Want to make the most out of your spring break by spending time outside? Learn more about ice and outdoor recreation safety with LSC Associate Professor @nanli.bsky.social, featured in recent reporting from the Badger Herald.
Read more at: badgerherald.com/news/campus/...
Read more at: badgerherald.com/news/campus/...
Next week, University of Michigan Professor Sol Hart will be presenting on "Climate Change Advocacy and Engagement" at LSC's #scicomm colloquium.
Join us in person or follow along on X at #UWLSC700
Learn more at: lsc.wisc.edu/2025/01/17/l...
Join us in person or follow along on X at #UWLSC700
Learn more at: lsc.wisc.edu/2025/01/17/l...
March 14, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Next week, University of Michigan Professor Sol Hart will be presenting on "Climate Change Advocacy and Engagement" at LSC's #scicomm colloquium.
Join us in person or follow along on X at #UWLSC700
Learn more at: lsc.wisc.edu/2025/01/17/l...
Join us in person or follow along on X at #UWLSC700
Learn more at: lsc.wisc.edu/2025/01/17/l...
New name, same great program.
The Department of Life Sciences Communication has answered the growing demand for experts in science communication with the newly renamed Science Communication PhD program.
Learn more at: lsc.wisc.edu/2025/03/06/d...
The Department of Life Sciences Communication has answered the growing demand for experts in science communication with the newly renamed Science Communication PhD program.
Learn more at: lsc.wisc.edu/2025/03/06/d...
March 6, 2025 at 7:56 PM
New name, same great program.
The Department of Life Sciences Communication has answered the growing demand for experts in science communication with the newly renamed Science Communication PhD program.
Learn more at: lsc.wisc.edu/2025/03/06/d...
The Department of Life Sciences Communication has answered the growing demand for experts in science communication with the newly renamed Science Communication PhD program.
Learn more at: lsc.wisc.edu/2025/03/06/d...
Next week, Ohio State University Associate Professor Graham Dixon will be presenting on "The Challenge of Addressing Pluralistic Ignorance: Vaccination as a Case Study" at LSC's #scicomm colloquium
Join us in person or follow along on X at #UWLSC700
Learn more at: lsc.wisc.edu/2025/01/17/l...
Join us in person or follow along on X at #UWLSC700
Learn more at: lsc.wisc.edu/2025/01/17/l...
March 6, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Next week, Ohio State University Associate Professor Graham Dixon will be presenting on "The Challenge of Addressing Pluralistic Ignorance: Vaccination as a Case Study" at LSC's #scicomm colloquium
Join us in person or follow along on X at #UWLSC700
Learn more at: lsc.wisc.edu/2025/01/17/l...
Join us in person or follow along on X at #UWLSC700
Learn more at: lsc.wisc.edu/2025/01/17/l...
This week, UW-Madison iSchool Assistant Professor Jacob Thebault-Spieker will be presenting on "Online Communities, Information Gaps, Content Ecosystems and AI" at LSC's spring #scicomm colloquium. #UWLSC700
Learn more at: lsc.wisc.edu/2025/01/17/l...
Learn more at: lsc.wisc.edu/2025/01/17/l...
March 3, 2025 at 7:37 PM
This week, UW-Madison iSchool Assistant Professor Jacob Thebault-Spieker will be presenting on "Online Communities, Information Gaps, Content Ecosystems and AI" at LSC's spring #scicomm colloquium. #UWLSC700
Learn more at: lsc.wisc.edu/2025/01/17/l...
Learn more at: lsc.wisc.edu/2025/01/17/l...
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"Science" doesn't discover new medicines, develop new diagnostic tools, or save lives
Scientists do that
Decades of taxpayer support for biomedical scientists have returned countless discoveries to the American People
What does that funding mean to those scientists?
morgridge.org/story/the-am...
Scientists do that
Decades of taxpayer support for biomedical scientists have returned countless discoveries to the American People
What does that funding mean to those scientists?
morgridge.org/story/the-am...
The American investment in research is about people - Morgridge Institute for Research
Early-career scientists are essential to the Morgridge mission, and the majority have some level of competitive support from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Here, early-career researchers sha...
morgridge.org
February 20, 2025 at 10:05 PM
"Science" doesn't discover new medicines, develop new diagnostic tools, or save lives
Scientists do that
Decades of taxpayer support for biomedical scientists have returned countless discoveries to the American People
What does that funding mean to those scientists?
morgridge.org/story/the-am...
Scientists do that
Decades of taxpayer support for biomedical scientists have returned countless discoveries to the American People
What does that funding mean to those scientists?
morgridge.org/story/the-am...
This week, University of Utah Assistant Professor @freiling.bsky.social will be presenting on "Generative AI, Social Media Algorithms, & Misinformation" at LSC's #scicomm Colloquium.
Join us in person or follow along on X at #UWLSC700
Learn more at: lsc.wisc.edu/2025/01/17/l...
Join us in person or follow along on X at #UWLSC700
Learn more at: lsc.wisc.edu/2025/01/17/l...
February 24, 2025 at 4:48 PM
This week, University of Utah Assistant Professor @freiling.bsky.social will be presenting on "Generative AI, Social Media Algorithms, & Misinformation" at LSC's #scicomm Colloquium.
Join us in person or follow along on X at #UWLSC700
Learn more at: lsc.wisc.edu/2025/01/17/l...
Join us in person or follow along on X at #UWLSC700
Learn more at: lsc.wisc.edu/2025/01/17/l...
This week, Indiana University Assistant Professor Jessica Eise will be presenting on "Colombian Coffee Farmers in the Face of Climate Risks: Tailored Communication to Support Adaptation" at LSC's #scicomm Colloquium.
Learn more at: lsc.wisc.edu/2025/01/17/l...
Learn more at: lsc.wisc.edu/2025/01/17/l...
February 17, 2025 at 3:59 PM
This week, Indiana University Assistant Professor Jessica Eise will be presenting on "Colombian Coffee Farmers in the Face of Climate Risks: Tailored Communication to Support Adaptation" at LSC's #scicomm Colloquium.
Learn more at: lsc.wisc.edu/2025/01/17/l...
Learn more at: lsc.wisc.edu/2025/01/17/l...
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I am so proud of this report. It was a career highlight to be part of the #SciPEP (Science Public Engagement Partnership) leadership team. Some of folks who are featured: Sara Yeo, Carrie Funk, @johnbesley.bsky.social, @toddnew.bsky.social, @moefeliu.bsky.social.
What are best practices for communicating discovery science? With @DOEScience, our SciPEP partnership investigated the answer to this question, resulting in "Insights and Practical Considerations for Basic Science.” cms.kavlifoundation.org/uploads/Comm... #SciComm #SciEngage #SciPEP
February 2, 2025 at 3:19 AM
I am so proud of this report. It was a career highlight to be part of the #SciPEP (Science Public Engagement Partnership) leadership team. Some of folks who are featured: Sara Yeo, Carrie Funk, @johnbesley.bsky.social, @toddnew.bsky.social, @moefeliu.bsky.social.
Missed this week's colloquium? You can find a full recording at the link below! #UWLSC700
youtu.be/Hhc2kJvl4OA?...
youtu.be/Hhc2kJvl4OA?...
February 13, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Missed this week's colloquium? You can find a full recording at the link below! #UWLSC700
youtu.be/Hhc2kJvl4OA?...
youtu.be/Hhc2kJvl4OA?...
Communities across Wisconsin are continuing to debate removing fluoride from local water supplies. LSC's @brossard.bsky.social comments on this evolving situation in recent reporting from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
Read more at: www.jsonline.com/story/news/2...
Read more at: www.jsonline.com/story/news/2...
More Wisconsin communities rejecting fluoride in water. Health groups say fears unfounded.
One concern is that people are too young to remember how bad dental health was before fluoride was added to public water supplies.
www.jsonline.com
February 13, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Communities across Wisconsin are continuing to debate removing fluoride from local water supplies. LSC's @brossard.bsky.social comments on this evolving situation in recent reporting from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
Read more at: www.jsonline.com/story/news/2...
Read more at: www.jsonline.com/story/news/2...