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By Heather Galindo and Heather Mannix Published July 23, 2015 Title: A Briefing Debrief: Scientist Tales From A Day On The Hill Categories: Interviews, Policy Tags: briefings, connecting, conversation, government, informing, know your audience, meetings, navigating, networks, oceans, opportunities, outreach, policymakers, practice, presentation, so what? This pos...

The Michigan Meeting for Academic Engagement in Public and Political Discourse brought scholars, practitioners, and communicators to the University of Michigan from May 13 – 15 to discuss why and how scientific scholarship should contribute to issues of public importance. Instigated by Andrew Hoffman, a 2008 Leopold Leadership Fellow, the meeting inspired and sti...

By Liz Neeley Published April 25, 2015 Title: Assembling (Science) Networks Online Categories: Communication, Science Tags: connecting, culture, social media, Twitter, community, conversation, Liz Neeley “People never ask whether birds are good or bad because they fly in flocks,” I say, while a murmuration of starlings whirls on the screen behind me. I pause, ...

By Heather Galindo Published April 14, 2015 Title: Extra! Extra! Read All About It! Categories: Media, Communication Tags: context, frames, informing, journalists, Message Box, So What?, social media, tools, training, Twitter Whether for a scientific paper or a news article, titles and headlines have a pretty tough job. They need to grab your attention and make y...

By Liz Neeley Published March 31, 2015 Title: 5 Steps For Integrating #SciComm Into STEM Graduate Education Categories: About COMPASS, Leadership Tags: collaboration, community, culture, evaluation, facilitation, GradSciComm, graduate school, more resources, tools, trainings, workshops, Liz Neeley Last month, an article in The Atlantic stated, “Beginning this...

We’ve said it before: scientists have a lot to contribute to policy discussions.  Policymakers welcome candid, cutting-edge information, and you really are the best one to share your research because you have the passion, the knowledge, and the expertise.  Our blog has lots of tips for what to do once you’re in the room with a policymaker – from under...