science communication

Background Stories is an infodesign consultancy founded in 2012 that translates complex sustainability information into visual stories for non-expert audiences. Based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, it works with organizations with a social and environmental focus, using a research-based approach and collaborative process to communicate technical subject matter graphically.

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Bug Lessons specializes in large-scale national training and evaluation projects, bringing expertise in entomology, pest management, and science communication. The company helps organizations create impactful training programs, solve technical challenges, and deliver results, with expertise in bed bugs, mosquitoes, insecticide resistance, surface disinfection, fumigation, and urban pest management.

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Cathy Angell Communications provides science communication training and coaching for scientists, engineers, and government teams who need to explain complex science and data clearly to non-technical audiences. Owner Cathy Angell, M.Ed., has taught more than 4,500 scientists, government officials, and educators. Trainings cover science communication to non-scientists, communicating with decision-makers, grant proposals, online meetings, and conference presentations, plus on-demand classes through the Cathy Angell Training Academy. Federally designated as

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Creative Resource Strategies, LLC is a natural resource consulting firm founded in 2002 and based in Salem, Oregon. It provides strategic planning, facilitation, and communication expertise to address natural resource and conservation issues, serving consortiums, local governments, nonprofits, federal and state agencies, and universities. It is certified as a Women Business Enterprise and Oregon Small Business Enterprise.

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Dataspire provides dynamic professional learning to help K-12 science, social studies, and math educators build confidence in teaching and learning data literacy. Based in Princeton, NJ, it works with educators and school districts throughout the United States, offering in-school trainings, virtual trainings, coaching and consulting, and classroom-ready resources. It also conducts process and outcome evaluations of STEM programming, specializing in process evaluation.

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Day's Edge Productions is an award-winning nonfiction production company based in San Diego, CA, specializing in documentaries about science, nature, conservation, history, culture, and adventure. Founded in 2012 by biologists Neil Losin and Nate Dappen, the team of PhD-trained scientists and award-winning filmmakers has produced more than 10 hours of broadcast TV, educational films, and web-based films.

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For Science Sake, led by founder Amy E. Hays, helps organizations and professionals turn science into strategies, programs, and communication that make a real impact on land, water, and people. With a focus on rangelands, grasslands, grazing systems, and water, the firm offers science communication, speaking engagements, grant writing, custom workshops, facilitation and strategic planning, and program design and evaluation.

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