40% of U.S.-affiliated Nobel Prize winners in the sciences (physics, chemistry and medicine) between 2000 and 2023 were immigrants. axios.com/2025/03/31/us-…

"Black female scientists received the lowest ratings in both warmth and competence ... dropping further when introducing a story about a White patient." Depressing findings from one of the more unusual research-practice partnerships I've been part of ... nature.com/articles/s4159…

Honored to have played a small part in selecting these two extremely deserving recipients as chair of UW's Committee on Honorary Degrees ...

"LSC was the nation’s first department of agricultural journalism ... now we are the first to launch a PhD program in science communication." The end of an era in UW-Madison LSC. Huge thanks to dominique brossard for positioning LSC at the very top of our field ... ecals.cals.wisc.edu/2025/04/28/qa-…

📢How does #social #media shape #inequalities in #science #knowledge? ✨We (dominique brossard, dietram a. scheufele, MikeXenos, Todd Newman) examined this across platforms, issues, knowledge types, and demographic groups. Check out our new pub in Social Media+Society here:🔗👇 doi.org/10.1177/205630…

We have an open teaching position in "Scientific Writing" at @uw-lsc.bsky.social. Join a great group of students, staff, and faculty in the best #scicomm program in the world. ;-) jobs.wisc.edu/jobs/teaching-… #science #writing #journalism

Palantir threatened to call police on a WIRED reporter and kicked out other journalists from a recent defense conference following reports of the data analytics firm's work with the Trump administration. wired.com/story/palantir…

"America’s blueprint for democracy was its most successful export." With deep appreciation for the thoughtful (and difficult) question posed by The AAPSS to its 2024 fellows, my attempt at an answer: aapss.org/fellows-corner…

Excited to see the PNASNews colloquium issue for the 5th National Academies "Reimagining #SciComm" colloquium finally being live. #openaccess pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pn…

"Scientists must compete in an attention economy in which they are just one of many voices, and in which ... algorithms now serve as ... gatekeeper." Is #scicomm becoming its own wicked problem? Our latest thinking #openaccess in PNASNews. pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pn…

HR is excited to announce they have ‘Extra Training!’

"[I]t is also entirely possible ... that we’ll continue to knowingly march towards an internet where drawing the line between what is and isn’t real is not profitable “at scale.” Brilliant piece by 404 Media's Emanuel Maiberg on #AI, #misinformation, and #democracy. #scicomm

Is this still a satirical account?

"'[U]niversities ... failed to innovate their own designs to meet the changing needs of society." Most elite universities are ill-prepared for the corrosive amalgam of #AI, societal #polarization, and their own academic echo chambers. #highered #scicomm issues.org/universities-r…

Conscientiousness will separate those who just survive from those who thrive in the 21st century. We can each decide which half of that divide we fall on — but ironically that will take some dedication. Here’s my article in full: ft.com/content/5cd77e…

Grateful to One-U Responsible AI Initiative for allowing me to spend time with them this fall. And looking forward to conversations and collaborations with University of Utah colleagues about innovating responsibly in this deeply disruptive space. #AI #scicomm #scipol

Public research universities and institutions have been innovating to expand their engagement with the public and support collaborations across sectors. Join us on August 28 for a session on supporting public engagement with #science: buff.ly/iErIofH

“Have you ever pretended to hold more progressive views than you truly endorse to succeed socially or academically? An astounding 88 percent said yes.” #highered thehill.com/opinion/educat…

One of the many reasons for flying Delta, even when getting stranded in DTW for the night. #DL2244 #SLC #DTW

Here's the map of phone policies by state, as the school year starts. Red is best (full day); Orange is class-time only, which is much less effective. Gold is that local schools must develop a policy, any policy. apnews.com/article/school…