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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...

By Heather Galindo Published March 9, 2015 Title: Packing It All In Categories: Communication Tags: audience, presentations, Heather Galindo Before I started traveling more often for work, I used to pack for trips by thinking about all of the things I wanted to bring with me…and then stuffing as much as possible into my allowed luggage. Who knows, I just might n...

By Heather Galindo Published December 9, 2014 Title: Taking Meetings From Painful To Productive Categories: How To Tags: facilitating, listening, Heather Galindo From one-hour conference calls to multiple-day workshops, meetings are all too often considered a necessary evil. Although bringing people together can be critical for building consensus or tackling prob...

By Liz Neeley Published November 13, 2014 Title: Maximizing Moritz Et Al: On Publication & Promotion Categories: Interviews, Media, Science Tags: coaching, context, fire, framing, journalists, Message Box, navigating, press release, relevance, story, writing Max Moritz is the lead author on the invited review Learning to Coexist with Wildfire, published last Thur...

Elections mark the end of the campaign ads and the beginning of a term’s policymaking cycle. Newly (re)elected policymakers (and their staff) are setting their agendas for the next year and beyond. Whether you are building new relationships, or strengthening old ones, it's an ideal time to present yourself as a resource who can help them navigate the science on t...

Washington D.C. often gets a reputation for being opaque, with lots of rules and unspoken customs for how things are done.  It’s true that D.C. has its own culture, and Capitol Hill especially can feel like its own world. My experience is that there are many dedicated staff on Capitol Hill who want to understand the best science available and how it can help the...