Posts in: Bridging Communities

St. Paul African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church has flooded twice in the last decade: in 2011 from Hurricane Irene and in 2018 from Hurricane Florence. While the church rebuilt both times from flood insurance payouts, Minister Gerald Godette is counting the days until another supercharged hurricane sends waters up the Pamlico and into their sanctuary. Yet, with fe...

Practice is core to our work. Our trainings revolve around hands-on exercises and feedback in a supportive setting, and are unique in that the practice and feedback comes from trusted partners from other fields, such as journalism, policy, and community leadership. These experts work closely with scientists in small groups and one-on-one as they practice communicat...

It’s hard to believe, but summer is getting started in the Northern Hemisphere, and that means it’s almost time for the fifth International Marine Conservation Congress! This year, it takes place in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia. Communication is usually an important theme at this conference, and I’m really excited for COMPASS to be a part of it, and offer oppor...

This weekend COMPASS heads to Canada for the 2018 North American Congress for Conservation Biology (NACCB) in Toronto. We’ve been working for many months with the conference organizers to bring opportunities to share science within a wider societal context through the design of the opening plenary and activities throughout the week bringing scientists and journal...

Ashley Ahearn is an award-winning environment reporter at KUOW, and regularly shares her insight and expertise with researchers through COMPASS workshops. Ashley’s new national podcast terrestrial, developed in partnership with NPR Story Lab and KUOW in Seattle, weaves together stories around the choices we make in a changing world, like the psychological toll of...

This fall I received an invitation to attend the Branscomb Forum on Environmental Justice, Science, and Democracy. My first thought was “I’m too busy to travel to another meeting….” I was questioned by a friend, “do you even work on democracy and social justice, I thought you did science communication?” I could easily have justified not attending this...