Carpe Diem: Two Opportunities for Scientists to Help Shape Federal Policy
Academic researchers are keen to make their science relevant and to get it into the hands of those who can use it, like policymakers. But it is often hard for scientists to identify the right time and...
View ArticleScientists and the Changing Media Landscape, Part 2
In order to bridge dissimilar cultures and have effective dialogue, you have to know who you’re talking to. At COMPASS, we often talk about the similarities between scientists and journalists – for...
View ArticleBuilding Infrastructures to Support Scientist Engagement
Last week, the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) Roundtable on the “Public Interfaces of the Life Sciences” (which I have the huge honor of serving on), convened a workshop to explore “The Sustainable...
View ArticleLessons from Leopold (Part I)
As a scientist with an ever-growing list of responsibilities, you want to invest your time wisely in any activity you take on. Even as time becomes an increasingly valuable commodity, many of you...
View ArticleBalancing Act: Finding a Place for Policy Engagement
Academics are hearing the message loud and clear that society needs what they have to offer. In Nicholas Kristof’s recent provocative column, “Professors, We Need You!,” he admonishes professors not to...
View ArticleTop Ten Tip-lists for Sharing Your Science
Almost fifteen years ago I joined two of COMPASS’ cofounders – Jane Lubchenco and Vikki Spruill – at the Packard Foundation to share about the need for a science communication organization and what our...
View ArticleWhy is the Why Difficult for Scientists?
Being a scientist is more than a job – it’s a way of thinking, a way of living, a way of interacting with the world. For some of you, it is the best job in the world! Our passion is clearly important,...
View ArticleWhy Do You Do What You Do?
Solving mysteries? Stellar colleagues? Saving the world? Last week, I wrote about why the why can be hard for scientists. This week, I offer perspectives from scientist colleagues on their whys. All...
View ArticleThe Agony of the Ask
The elections yesterday mark the end of the campaign ads and the beginning of this term’s policymaking cycle. Newly (re)elected policymakers (and their staff) are setting their agendas for the next...
View ArticleMaximizing Moritz et al: On Publication & Promotion
Max Moritz is the lead author on the invited review Learning to Coexist with Wildfire, published last Thursday in Nature. With its synthesis of wildfire science and management from three continents,...
View ArticleTides Of Change: A Capitol Hill Briefing On How Oceans Are Changing And How...
On June 28th, 2016, COMPASS will be supporting scientists to discuss their knowledge of the impacts of ocean change on fisheries and the communities that depend on them with policymakers on Capitol...
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