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Nan Li

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Classes with Nan Li

LSC 350

Visualizing Science and Technology

3 credits

Explores principles of design, perception, and cognition in visualizing science for mass media through lectures and written critique.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 3.81 GPA, 89.8% A/AB (n=88 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.39 GPA, 63.8% A/AB (n=94 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.86 GPA, 94.2% A/AB (n=52 letter grades). Includes jointly taught sections.

Nan Li

historical GPA · grades

Fall 2022–Fall 2025
LSC 625

Risk Communication

3 credits

RISK COMMUNICATION examines risk as a central concept in communication using interdisciplinary literature from fields like psychology, sociology, and formal risk analysis.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 3.83 GPA, 95.0% A/AB (n=20 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.79 GPA, 92.3% A/AB (n=26 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.73 GPA, 89.3% A/AB (n=28 letter grades). Includes jointly taught sections.

Nan Li

historical GPA · grades

Fall 2022–Spring 2026
LSC 700

Colloquium in Life Sciences Communication

1 credits

A graduate colloquium exposing students to UW faculty working on communication issues in science, health technology, and related fields through weekly interdisciplinary speakers.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Nan Li

No recorded grade history

LSC 990

Research

1–12 credits

Independent research course for preparing a graduate thesis in science communication under faculty supervision.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Michael XenosSedona Chinn+6 more

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Recorded teaching history

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TermCourseTitle
Spring 2027LSC 289Honors Independent Study
Spring 2027LSC 299Independent Study
Spring 2027LSC 350Visualizing Science and Technology
Spring 2027LSC 625Risk Communication
Spring 2027LSC 682Senior Honors Thesis
Spring 2027LSC 699Special Problems
Spring 2027LSC 700Colloquium in Life Sciences Communication
Spring 2027LSC 990Research
Spring 2027LSC 999Independent Research
Fall 2026LSC 289Honors Independent Study
Fall 2026LSC 299Independent Study
Fall 2026LSC 681Senior Honors Thesis
Fall 2026LSC 682Senior Honors Thesis
Fall 2026LSC 699Special Problems
Fall 2026LSC 990Research
Fall 2026LSC 999Independent Research

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