Welcome to the Cornell Risk Communication Research Group (RCRG). The RCRG consists of faculty, students, staff and collaborators who conduct research in the areas of environmental, health, risk and science communication. Our collaborators include representatives from the Departments of Communication, Entomology, Earth & Atmospheric Sciences, Veterinary Medicine and others.

 

COMM 285: Communication in Life Sciences

SPRING SEMESTER. Instructor: Bruce Lewenstein (e-mail).

Environmental problems, public health issues, scientific research--in each of these areas, communication plays a fundamental role. From the mass media to individual conversations, from technical journals to textbooks, from lab notes to the web, communication helps define social issues and research findings. This course examines the institutional and intellectual contexts, processes, and practical constraints on communication in the life sciences.