By Kelly Zenkewich and Aerin Jacob, Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative When it comes to science communication, don’t underestimate the power of cap...

by Sarah Sunu The Heartwired to Love the Ocean Messaging Guide was released last year, and is the result of a multi-year collaboration to improve communicati...

By Amanda Stanley, with Karen McLeod For 20 years, COMPASS has been a pioneer in the effort to bring science into public conversation. We’ve trained thousand...

By Amanda Stanley, COMPASS Executive Director For COMPASS, 2020 marks 20 years of supporting scientists to engage effectively and navigate conversations and ...

We’re excited to announce that COMPASS will be providing travel fellowships for 15 journalists from across North America to attend the North American Congres...

By COMPASS One of the most exciting and impactful aspects of our work is bringing people together. That’s why we’re so excited to share the 15 outstanding sc...

By Amanda Stanley & Sarah Sunu It’s hard to believe that 2020 is just around the corner! It’s going to be a significant year for COMPASS— we'll be celebratin...

By Dr. Amanda Stanley, Executive Director of COMPASS, and Dr. Laura Lindenfeld, Executive Director of the Alan Alda Center for Communicating Science Fall ha...

Two years ago, we released the Message Box Workbook, a comprehensive walk-through of one of our core tools. Our goal was to increase access to science commun...

Dr. Carlos M. De León-Rodríguez recently completed an Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE) post-doctoral fellowship with the Centers for Dis...

COMPASS is excited to announce that applications are open for the second cohort of the Scientist Sentinels: Civic Engagement and Leadership Program. This 9-m...

By Priya Shukla This summer, COMPASS welcomed Priya Shukla, PhD student at the University of California, Davis, as our Policy Engagement Fellow. Priya is an ...

By Dr. Natalya Gallo Dr. Natalya Gallo is a postdoctoral scholar at Scripps Institution of Oceanography and a 2017 Switzer Fellow. We first met Natalya when ...

by Lori Arguelles, COMPASS Director of Policy Engagement June is just around the corner, which means that it’s almost time for Capitol Hill Ocean Week (CHOW)...

By Dr. Amanda Stanley, Executive Director of COMPASS, and Dr. Laura Lindenfeld, Executive Director of the Alan Alda Center for Communicating Science When you...

By Amanda Stanley I’m thrilled to announce that Lori Arguelles is joining us as our new Director of Policy Engagement in Washington, D.C. Lori will build on ...

COMPASS is excited to announce that, for the first time, we’ll be offering science communication workshops for individuals in Seattle, WA and Washington, D.C...