Understanding how information flows into and out of Gitmo Muira McCammon is a doctoral student at the Annenberg School for Communication. She is also working toward a master’s degree from Penn Law. Understanding how information flows into and out of Gitmo Annenberg doctoral student Muira McCammon studies the intersection of technology, law, and military policy. She’s on the quest to understand how people and data move through the Guantánamo Bay detention center.
Justified and unjustified movie violence evoke different brain responses Justified and unjustified movie violence evoke different brain responses In a new study, researchers at Penn find that scenes of unjustified and justified violence in movies activate different parts of the adolescent brain.
Side Gigs for Good Marc Schmidt, a biology professor in the School of Arts and Sciences, started Waffles for Tourette to raise money for research. (Image: Eric Sucar) Side Gigs for Good After putting in a full, impactful day at work at Penn, some faculty and staff fill their spare hours with endeavors that make a difference.
Talking the Deadspin debacle, the future of digital news, and more Talking the Deadspin debacle, the future of digital news, and more Victor Pickard, an associate professor at the Annenberg School for Communication, chats with Penn Today about how the recent happenings at the sports blog are reminiscent of a worsening journalism crisis in the U.S.
Syrian journalist details dangers, challenges covering her country As part of a weeklong Writer at Risk residency, Syrian journalist Zaina Ehraim (center) spoke with NPR’s Middle East correspondent Deborah Amos (right) and Saudi journalist Safa Al Ahmad (left) at the Perry World House. (Image: Andrew Cui) Syrian journalist details dangers, challenges covering her country During four public discussions last week as part of a “Writer at Risk” residency, Syrian journalist Zaina Erhaim described in detail the dangers she faced covering armed conflicts while in her country.
Syrian journalist to speak in Penn’s ‘Writer at Risk’ weeklong visiting fellow program Syrian journalist Zaina Erhaim, now living in exile in the United Kingdom, is visiting Penn through the Writer at Risk program. Syrian journalist to speak in Penn’s ‘Writer at Risk’ weeklong visiting fellow program Syrian journalist Zaina Erhaim will visit Penn to discuss the armed conflict in Syria, the importance of an independent press, and the challenges of working in war-torn areas for female journalists.
The 2016 election did not increase political polarization The 2016 election did not increase political polarization A new study by Annenber’s Yphtach Lelkes indicates that America is politically polarized, but the findings show no statistical difference between the levels of partisanship in 2014 and 2017.
Digging deep with Parker Jones Digging deep with Parker Jones The junior on the volleyball team chats about her responsibilities as an outside hitter, her interest in Penn, the joy of beach volleyball, and coaching the freshman team while she was in high school.
A simple intervention enduringly reduces anti-Muslim sentiment Emile Bruneau, director of the Peace and Conflict Neuroscience Lab at the University of Pennsylvania’s Annenberg School for Communication and the lead scientist for Boston-based Beyond Conflict Innovation Lab. A simple intervention enduringly reduces anti-Muslim sentiment Research from the Annenberg School for Communication found that calling out the hypocrisy of collective blame—holding an entire group that’s not our own responsible for acts of a single person—significantly lessened hostile sentiments toward that group.
Signaling the trustworthiness of science Signaling the trustworthiness of science Public confidence in science has remained high and stable for years. But recent decades have seen incidents of scientific fraud and misconduct, failure to replicate key findings, and growth in the number of retractions—all of which may affect trust in science.