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Sarah J. Jackson, Duncan Watts awarded 2020 Andrew Carnegie Fellowships
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2020 Carnegie Fellows Sarah Jackson and Duncan Watts.

Sarah J. Jackson, Duncan Watts awarded 2020 Andrew Carnegie Fellowships

The program supports high-caliber scholarly research in the humanities and social sciences that addresses important and enduring issues confronting our society.

Ashton Yount , Julie Sloane , Michele W. Berger

Kathleen Hall Jamieson, Carl June elected to National Academy of Sciences
Two people side by side in different images. In the one on the left, the person stands in an office and a blue suit, hands crossed low in front. In the one on the right is a person in a tie and white coat that reads, "Carl H. June, M.D. Abramson Cancer Center"

Kathleen Hall Jamieson and Carl June are among more than 140 new members elected to the National Academy of Sciences. (Image: Eric Sucar (L) and Courtesy of Penn Medicine)

Kathleen Hall Jamieson, Carl June elected to National Academy of Sciences

The researchers, from the Annenberg Public Policy Center and the Perelman School of Medicine, join a class of honored scholars recognized for their unique and ongoing contributions to original research.

Michele W. Berger , Michael Rozansky , John Infanti

Do liberals make moral connections through pop culture?
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Do liberals make moral connections through pop culture?

When people are trying to communicate complicated ideas that hinge on morality, argues Megan Genovese, they turn to pop culture as a point of commonality in the absence of a Christian theological framework.

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Journalists brave danger to report on coronavirus
A reporter and a cameraman wear protective clothing and masks while reporting on the coronavirus from the field.

Journalists brave danger to report on coronavirus

Barbie Zelizer, director of the Center for Media at Risk at the Annenberg School for Communication, says there are four types of dangers journalists are facing while reporting on COVID-19.
A Q&A with Ben Jealous, former NAACP head turned tech investor
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Ben Jealous, former head of the NAACP, is a visiting scholar in the Annenberg School for Communication, the School of Social Policy & Practice, and Wharton. He is teaching a class on social innovation, part of SP2’s Nonprofit Leadership program.

A Q&A with Ben Jealous, former NAACP head turned tech investor

The visiting scholar discusses the social innovation class he is teaching, plus why it’s key to focus on local civil rights victories and the need to take a long view of history.

Michele W. Berger

What craigslist can teach us about Web 2.0
A person standing in a library stack, with shelves of books on either side. Jessa Lingel, an assistant professor at the Annenberg School for Communication.

What craigslist can teach us about Web 2.0

In a new book, Annenberg’s Jessa Lingel views modern online life through the lens of a site that hasn’t changed much in look or feel since it began 25 years ago.

Michele W. Berger , Julie Sloane

What is your risk from smoking? Your network knows
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What is your risk from smoking? Your network knows

A new study from researchers at the Annenberg School for Communication found that most people—smokers and nonsmokers alike—were nowhere near accurate in their answers to questions about the health effects of smoking.

Penn Today Staff