Posts in: Preparing Science Leaders

“Anybody who's trying to bring some information to a decision is probably on some level communicating about risk, because the decision's going to get made and there are going to be tradeoffs. Helping the person making the decision or the group making the decision understand those tradeoffs, to me, is part of risk communication.” - Sarah Sunu As science communi...

For 20 years, COMPASS has invested in supporting scientists to become agents of change. As climate change accelerates, the challenges facing the ocean require bold scientific leadership to advance solutions that are equitable, inclusive, and just. Our new Leaders for Sea Change program will build a dynamic network ready to co-create solutions with local communities...

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...

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...

Talking about yourself and your science can be hard. Where to start? For many of our workshop participants, it’s like embarking on an adventure out of their comfort zones and into uncharted territory. As a facilitator, I like to guide and accompany participants as they venture into new, as-yet-to-be-explored terrain in communicating their science. Each workshop i...

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...