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 ⬇️
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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
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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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...
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...
This week, LSC's @kaipingchen.bsky.social will be presenting on "Auditing Equity in Large Language Models: Insights from dialogue and image classification tasks" at our Spring #scicomm Colloquium. Join us in person or follow along on X at #UWLSC700
Learn more at: lsc.wisc.edu/2025/01/17/l...
Learn more at: lsc.wisc.edu/2025/01/17/l...
February 10, 2025 at 3:32 PM
This week, LSC's @kaipingchen.bsky.social will be presenting on "Auditing Equity in Large Language Models: Insights from dialogue and image classification tasks" at our Spring #scicomm Colloquium. Join us in person or follow along on X at #UWLSC700
Learn more at: lsc.wisc.edu/2025/01/17/l...
Learn more at: lsc.wisc.edu/2025/01/17/l...
Next week, science photographer and researcher Felice Frankel will be presenting on "More than Pretty Pictures" 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...
Learn more at: lsc.wisc.edu/2025/01/17/l...
January 30, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Next week, science photographer and researcher Felice Frankel will be presenting on "More than Pretty Pictures" 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...
Learn more at: lsc.wisc.edu/2025/01/17/l...
🎉 Congratulations to LSC Alumni Tara Yang for receiving a Forward Award from the Wisconsin Alumni Association!
Interested in learning more about Tara and her work? You can read more at: lsc.wisc.edu/2024/11/05/q...
Photos provided by WAA, photographer: Andy Manis
Interested in learning more about Tara and her work? You can read more at: lsc.wisc.edu/2024/11/05/q...
Photos provided by WAA, photographer: Andy Manis
November 5, 2024 at 10:18 PM
🎉 Congratulations to LSC Alumni Tara Yang for receiving a Forward Award from the Wisconsin Alumni Association!
Interested in learning more about Tara and her work? You can read more at: lsc.wisc.edu/2024/11/05/q...
Photos provided by WAA, photographer: Andy Manis
Interested in learning more about Tara and her work? You can read more at: lsc.wisc.edu/2024/11/05/q...
Photos provided by WAA, photographer: Andy Manis
Interested in learning more about LSC's graduate programs? Join us Thursday, November 14th via zoom to chat about the application process, curriculum, student life and much more. Scan the code below to register today!
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October 28, 2024 at 5:21 PM
Interested in learning more about LSC's graduate programs? Join us Thursday, November 14th via zoom to chat about the application process, curriculum, student life and much more. Scan the code below to register today!
#scicomm #gradschool #info
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Want to learn more about LSC and network with your fellow badgers? Join us Wed, October 23rd from 12-1pm in 135 Hiram Smith Hall for free pizza and an opportunity to talk with faculty and current students about the LSC major.
No registration required, we hope to see you there!
No registration required, we hope to see you there!
October 9, 2024 at 4:32 PM
Want to learn more about LSC and network with your fellow badgers? Join us Wed, October 23rd from 12-1pm in 135 Hiram Smith Hall for free pizza and an opportunity to talk with faculty and current students about the LSC major.
No registration required, we hope to see you there!
No registration required, we hope to see you there!
Tonight at 5:30, LSC alumni and co-founder of the KeyTV Network Lenoria Addison will be presenting at the Wisconsin Entrepreneurs Showcase. Learn more and register at: d2p.wisc.edu/wisconsin-en...
September 25, 2024 at 1:22 PM
Tonight at 5:30, LSC alumni and co-founder of the KeyTV Network Lenoria Addison will be presenting at the Wisconsin Entrepreneurs Showcase. Learn more and register at: d2p.wisc.edu/wisconsin-en...
Next week, Rita Allen Foundation President and CEO Elizabeth Christopherson will be presenting on "Philanthropy as a Catalyst: Towards a Future Where Science is Civic!" at LSC's #Scicomm Colloquium.
Learn more at: lsc.wisc.edu/2024/01/24/l...
Learn more at: lsc.wisc.edu/2024/01/24/l...
April 19, 2024 at 4:11 PM
Next week, Rita Allen Foundation President and CEO Elizabeth Christopherson will be presenting on "Philanthropy as a Catalyst: Towards a Future Where Science is Civic!" at LSC's #Scicomm Colloquium.
Learn more at: lsc.wisc.edu/2024/01/24/l...
Learn more at: lsc.wisc.edu/2024/01/24/l...
Join us next week to hear from Ohio State University associate professor Jingbo Meng speak on “Using AI Chatbots for Supportive Communication in Health Contexts” at LSC's #scicomm colloquium. Join us in person or follow along on X at #UWLSC700
Learn more at: lsc.wisc.edu/2024/01/24/l...
Learn more at: lsc.wisc.edu/2024/01/24/l...
April 5, 2024 at 4:30 PM
Join us next week to hear from Ohio State University associate professor Jingbo Meng speak on “Using AI Chatbots for Supportive Communication in Health Contexts” at LSC's #scicomm colloquium. Join us in person or follow along on X at #UWLSC700
Learn more at: lsc.wisc.edu/2024/01/24/l...
Learn more at: lsc.wisc.edu/2024/01/24/l...
Come explore Hiram Smith Hall Friday, April 5th, to celebrate #UW175 ! Hiram Smith Hall will be open from 9:00am-3:00pm for visitors to explore the historic home of the the countries leading science communication program.
Learn more at: 175.wisc.edu/events/hiram...
Learn more at: 175.wisc.edu/events/hiram...
April 3, 2024 at 2:30 PM
Come explore Hiram Smith Hall Friday, April 5th, to celebrate #UW175 ! Hiram Smith Hall will be open from 9:00am-3:00pm for visitors to explore the historic home of the the countries leading science communication program.
Learn more at: 175.wisc.edu/events/hiram...
Learn more at: 175.wisc.edu/events/hiram...
Join us Wed, April 3rd to hear UW-Madison Communication Arts professor Jenell Johnson speak on "What Does 'Life' Do?" at LSC's Spring #SciComm Colloquium. Join us in person or follow along on X at #UWLSC700
Learn more at: lsc.wisc.edu/2024/01/24/l...
Learn more at: lsc.wisc.edu/2024/01/24/l...
March 29, 2024 at 1:21 PM
Join us Wed, April 3rd to hear UW-Madison Communication Arts professor Jenell Johnson speak on "What Does 'Life' Do?" at LSC's Spring #SciComm Colloquium. Join us in person or follow along on X at #UWLSC700
Learn more at: lsc.wisc.edu/2024/01/24/l...
Learn more at: lsc.wisc.edu/2024/01/24/l...
Next week, LSC Postdoc Mikhaila Calice
will be speaking on local energy transition in Wisconsin at the Holtz Center's lunch seminar series. Stop by virtually or in person to chat about community engagement, climate resilience and local energy management. Learn more at: sts.wisc.edu/event/the-lo...
will be speaking on local energy transition in Wisconsin at the Holtz Center's lunch seminar series. Stop by virtually or in person to chat about community engagement, climate resilience and local energy management. Learn more at: sts.wisc.edu/event/the-lo...
March 28, 2024 at 6:56 PM
Next week, LSC Postdoc Mikhaila Calice
will be speaking on local energy transition in Wisconsin at the Holtz Center's lunch seminar series. Stop by virtually or in person to chat about community engagement, climate resilience and local energy management. Learn more at: sts.wisc.edu/event/the-lo...
will be speaking on local energy transition in Wisconsin at the Holtz Center's lunch seminar series. Stop by virtually or in person to chat about community engagement, climate resilience and local energy management. Learn more at: sts.wisc.edu/event/the-lo...
We are excited to welcome Johns Hopkins associate professor Adam Seth Levine to talk on "Policymakers Unmet Desire for Science" at LSC's Science Communication Colloquium. Join us Wed March 6th to hear more about science communication and public policy.
Learn more at: lsc.wisc.edu/2024/01/24/l...
Learn more at: lsc.wisc.edu/2024/01/24/l...
March 1, 2024 at 3:39 PM
We are excited to welcome Johns Hopkins associate professor Adam Seth Levine to talk on "Policymakers Unmet Desire for Science" at LSC's Science Communication Colloquium. Join us Wed March 6th to hear more about science communication and public policy.
Learn more at: lsc.wisc.edu/2024/01/24/l...
Learn more at: lsc.wisc.edu/2024/01/24/l...
Join us Wed Feb 28th at LSC's #scicomm colloquium to hear University of Illinois Assistant Professor Mariah Wellman speak on "Sharing With Authority: Social Media Influencers, Credibility and the Wellness Industry".
Learn more at: lsc.wisc.edu/2024/01/24/l...
#UWLSC700
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#UWLSC700
February 23, 2024 at 4:26 PM
Join us Wed Feb 28th at LSC's #scicomm colloquium to hear University of Illinois Assistant Professor Mariah Wellman speak on "Sharing With Authority: Social Media Influencers, Credibility and the Wellness Industry".
Learn more at: lsc.wisc.edu/2024/01/24/l...
#UWLSC700
Learn more at: lsc.wisc.edu/2024/01/24/l...
#UWLSC700