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Announcements
Register Now for Virtual Message Box Workshop on July 8th
Even though we’ve provided strategic science communication training to over 8,000 scientists in the past twenty years, we know that there are many more people who’d like to have that experience, but haven’t yet been able to. That’s why we’re thrilled to share that we’re opening registration for a virtual Message Box workshop on Thursday, July 8th (with ...
Scientific Synthesis
Pathways to Engagement: Guest Review
Intersectionality and Mission Clarity are Key for SciComm Training Organizations
Across science communication training organizations, we routinely emphasize two things: Know your audience and know your goal. In this way, the scientists and researchers we train can better prepare for successful, positive engagements with others.
A recent paper, “Bridging Sci...
Leadership Programs
Meet the 2021 Wilburforce Leaders in Conservation Science
COMPASS and Wilburforce Foundation are thrilled to announce the 2021 cohort of Wilburforce Leaders in Conservation Science! This year-long program prepares scientists for meaningful change within themselves, their communities, and society. From the Arctic to northern Mexico, these twenty conservation scientists will support one another to bring their whole selves t...
Leadership in Action
To be young, vocal, and nonconforming
It is routinely said that the head wearing the crown is uneasy, heavy. While I do not think Shakespeare had my curly Afro in mind, I know its meaning well. The weight of this crown regularly threatens to drown me. My trajectory to becoming an emergent leader in STEM fighting for change has been nothing short of amazing. My timing may be one of the luckier ones beca...
Stories
Parenting in STEM Post-COVID
Dr. Gretchen Goldman is the research director of the Center for Science and Democracy at the Union of Concerned Scientists. She holds a PhD and MS in environmental engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology and a BS in atmospheric science from Cornell University. She is also a mother of two young boys. On this year’s Women’s History Month, we would li...