Associate Director, Communications
Jonathan Wilson

Jonathan Wilson is the Associate Director of Communications at FAS. Prior to his arrival at FAS, Jonathan spent nearly 14 years on the airwaves of D.C.’s public radio station, WAMU 88.5, first as a reporter, and then as the afternoon and evening host, covering a wide range of topics including stories on education, politics, transportation and environmental policy. Before that he spent time as a local television reporter in Fort Wayne, Indiana and Little Rock, Arkansas. Jonathan holds a Masters degree from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University, and an undergraduate degree in American Literature from Middlebury College. An Arlington County native, he lives there now with his wife and two children. He loves tea, crosswords and books of all kinds.

publications
Science Policy
Blog
Cultural Burning: How Age-Old Practices Are Reshaping Wildfire Policy

The Wildland Fire Mitigation and Management Commission called for input from diverse stakeholders and FAS, along with partners Conservation X Labs (CXL), COMPASS, and the California Council on Science and Technology (CCST), answered the call. Recruiting participants from academia, the private sector, national labs, and other nonprofits, the Wildland Fire Policy Accelerator produced 24 ideas […]

06.05.23 | 8 min read
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Science Policy
Press release
FAS Unveils 23 Actionable Recommendations for Improving Wildland Fire Policy

FAS unveils 23 actionable recommendations aimed at improving woodland fire policy

04.19.23 | 2 min read
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Social Innovation
Press release
ALI Releases Statement on the President’s FY2024

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Alliance for Learning Innovation (ALI) applauds the increases proposed for education research and development (R&D) and innovation in the President’s budget request. These include the $870.9 million proposed for the Institute of Education Sciences (IES), including $75 million for a National Center for Advanced Development in Education (NCADE), the $405 million […]

03.15.23 | 2 min read
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Science Policy
Press release
FAS Statement on President Biden’s FY2024 Budget Proposal

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Federation of American Scientists CEO Dan Correa released the following statement on President Joe Biden’s 2024 budget proposal: “We’re pleased to see the Administration continuing its support for critical investments in science and technology. These investments are vital for achieving national goals  like excelling in AI and the bioeconomy, managing wildfire risks, […]

03.10.23 | 1 min read
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Science Policy
Blog
(Mathematically) Predicting the Future with Professional Forecaster Philipp Schoenegger

Philipp Schoenegger is a professional forecaster – not the weather kind. Here’s how he uses data science to predict future events.

03.03.23 | 6 min read
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Science Policy
Blog
Empowering First Generation Scientists with Gabriel Reyes

For many students in the U.S. a career in science is out of reach. Too often young people interested in science never get the chance to pursue their dreams simply because they come from low-income families or live in parts of the country where opportunities to engage in scientific research are limited. This leads to […]

02.06.23 | 8 min read
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Science Policy
Blog
Prepping for the CLIMATE TIPPING POINTS TOURNAMENT with Metaculus’ Gaia Dempsey

The concept of forecasting is pretty familiar to anyone who’s flipped on their local news to get a sense of the week’s weather. But the broader science of forecasting, which is being applied to policy-relevant topics such as epidemiology, energy, technology progress, and many more topics  – – has never been in a more exciting […]

01.17.23 | 6 min read
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