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Bray Beltrán grew up valuing community health and well-being, and in his career, he has always gone above and beyond to center community impact. But it was only in the last few years that Bray really identified that as his purpose. Growing up in a muggy coastal town in Colombia, Bray talks about how he felt that he and his family didn’t have much. But he explai...

For 20 years, COMPASS has been a pioneer in the effort to bring science into public conversation. We’ve trained thousands of scientists, and provided the strategy and connections to make real change possible. We know that individuals power the programs, strategies, and networks working to create a future that protects the well being of both people and nature. Ove...

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 science leaders comprising the second cohort of the Scientist Sentinels: Civic Engagement & Leadership Program. COMPASS's Assistant Director of Policy Engagement Heather Mannix and Deputy Director Karen McLeod will ...

We are thrilled to announce the scientists who will be part of the Scientist Sentinels: Civic Engagement & Leadership program! The goal of this new program is to build a network of empowered, mutually supportive leaders who are working to advance the role of science in society, inspire their peers, and support evidence-based decision making at the local level a...

At last week’s Sackler Colloquium at the National Academy of Sciences, while absorbing the latest research on the science of science communication, I pondered how rapidly the world is changing - and how much COMPASS trainings have also changed to address the urgent challenges of today. COMPASS workshops teach communication tools: the simple but powerful Messag...

The Vega Fellowship started in 2011, after Dr. Daniel Conley, Lund University professor of biogeochemistry in Sweden, decided to find a way to bring more science communication training to his part of the world. Daniel collaborated with Nancy Baron to build a network of researchers with the skills and knowledge to share their science to improve conditions in the Bal...