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Poster sessions at Water@UW Symposium re: how people search for info online about #PFAS in drinking water and how to control #AIS once present to inform content development and outreach on these topics

Congratulations Scott Hershberger on graduating with M.S. from UW-Madison LSC. Have really enjoyed our work together with Division of Extension Natural Resources Institute, and I look forward to watching your bright future unfold. Photo with Scott’s advisor Todd Newman. Perfect day to celebrate graduation!

Helping Hmong garden team at Olbrich Gardens to plant new plot and set up exhibit to honor the cultural, historical and spiritual significance of the ‘Plain of Jars’ UNESCO site in Laos to compliment the Hmong herb garden.

June issue of UW-Madison Nelson Institute The Commons online magazine features our work to create effective outreach to protect UW-Madison Arboretum from #stormwater impacts. Great partnership including UW–Madison CALS UW-Madison LSC Division of Extension Natural Resources Institute

Creating video for UW–Madison Division of Extension & UW–Madison initiative to support #hmong farmers in Wisconsin

Bagging Winnebago seed corn to prevent cranes from eating it at UW-Madison Arboretum Indigenous Garden as part of Rural Partnership Initiative grant representing UW–Madison CALS Division of Extension Natural Resources Institute UW–Madison Division of Extension

Serving up Hmong Chicken soup to attendees at Hmong Garden and Culture Celebration at Olbrich Botanical Gardens with #Hmong herbs grown onsite. The soup is traditionally used medicinally for new moms for healing after giving birth.

New study funded by USDA Ag Mktg Service used Facebook to compare what ads are most effective to expand # of maple syrup producers in WI reaching over 300K people. Authors from Division of Extension Natural Resources Institute UW–Madison CALS UW-Madison LSC UW–Madison Statistics. Access here: lnkd.in/gjTiJEKE

Presenting research at #SAF2024 conducted with Division of Extension Natural Resources Institute colleagues Scott Hershberger, @GorbyKnoot and others about a Facebook message test encouraging Wisconsinites to learn about making maple syrup. Link to recent article in JAFSCD here: lnkd.in/gjTiJEKE

Great #NAISMA2024 conference sharing research about outreach to optimise prevention and management of #AIS with t_campy from Wisconsin Sea Grant and Luke from UW-Madison Nelson Institute, also representing Division of Extension Natural Resources Institute UW-Madison LSC UW–Madison CALS. Coauthors = Todd Newman and Gavin Dehnert

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!

Participating in training led by tribal partners about honoring data sovereignty and requirements for conducting research for UW–Madison CALS and UW–Madison Division of Extension team members contributing to USDA-funded efforts to support food sovereignty in Wisconsin and Great Lakes region.

Wonderful experience working with UW–Madison CALS Honors Student, Mia Homan, presenting her results at the UW-Madison Sustainability Sustainability Symposium. Her research focused on interviewing experts at UW-Madison re: sources of #PFAS in WI rural drinking water to improve outreach.

Representing UW–Madison CALS and UW-Madison LSC with fellow UW–Madison Division of Extension Specialist Mark Renz from UW Plant and Agroecosystem Sciences at Upper Midwest Invasive Species Conference, bringing multidisciplinary perspectives to the management of aquatic and terrestrial invasive species.

Co-presenting with UW–Madison Division of Extension colleagues at Extension All Colleague Conference about how to use geo-targeting strategies with Facebook ads to grow audience of Hmong farmers to provide educational resources from Extension, UW–Madison CALS and partners.

Great opportunity for grad students interested in science communication and agriculture….

Great episode… it was a pleasure to be interviewed about some of the unintended consequences of fear-based #AIS prevention messaging on decision-making about approaches to aquatic plant management.

New story about our national survey characterizing farmers market attendance in the U.S. - published in JAFSCD with co-authors Laura Witzling and Darlene Wolnik from the Farmers Market Coalition.

Soliciting feedback at InTents Conference in San Diego from farmers market managers about a communications toolkit being developed in partnership with the Farmers Market Coalition. Thank you Cheryl Shea for being a great graduate assistant!

THIS WEEK, Dr. Laura Witzling (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/lsc…