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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...
Stories
Being a Mom in STEM
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...
Bridging Communities
The Landscape of Inclusive SciComm
Science can have the greatest impact in the world when scientists work in partnership with community leaders and policymakers - and those partnerships require effective, inclusive science communication. But what characterizes inclusive science communication, and who is practicing it?
Hosted by the University of Rhode Island’s Metcalf Institute and organized ...