Science communication
Wednesday, January 28, 2026
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When Biotechnology Goes “Wild": Stakeholder Engagement for Emerging Environmental Biotechnologies
Speaker: Jason Delborne, Assistant Professor at UW-Madison's La Follette School of Public Affairs
12:05-12:55 p.m.
1420 Microbial Sciences
Wednesday, February 4, 2026
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Public Understanding of the Search for Extraterrestrial Life
Virtual Speaker: Brianne Suldovsky, Associate Professor, Department of Communication, Portland State University
12:05-12:55 p.m.
1420 Microbial Sciences
Wednesday, February 11, 2026
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Data-driven Messaging Strategies to Grow the Farmers' Market Customer Base
Speaker: Bret Shaw– Professor, Department of Life Sciences Communication, UW-Madison
12:05-12:55 p.m.
1420 Microbial Sciences
Wednesday, February 25, 2026
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Dire Wolves, Dodos, and Dinosaurs: Media Messages and Public Perceptions of De-Extinction
Virtual Speaker: Paul Brewer – Professor, Department of Communication, University of Delaware
12:05-12:55 p.m.
1420 Microbial Sciences
Wednesday, March 4, 2026
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Seeing Risk: Visual Science Communication and Ice Safety in a Changing Climate
Speaker: Nan Li – Associate Professor, Department of Life Sciences Communication, UW-Madison
12:05-12:55 p.m.
1420 Microbial Sciences
Wednesday, March 18, 2026
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Climate Journalism in an Era of AI Slop
Speaker: Jill Hopke – Associate Professor, Department of Journalism, DePaul University
12:05-12:55 p.m.
1420 Microbial Sciences