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‘One of the highlights of my life’
Delli Carpini sits on bright red chair in Annenberg School lobby
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    • ‘One of the highlights of my life’

    As his time as dean of the Annenberg School comes to a close, Michael X. Delli Carpini reflects on the impact he hopes he’s had.

    Lauren Hertzler

    A new, virtual tool in the very real fight against opioid overdoses
    Students holding up cardboard virtual reality reader devices.

    Students in the Penn School of Nursing test out a virtual reality training for administering the drug Narcan in the event of an opioid overdose. Results from this experiment led researchers to conclude that such simulation sessions could be as effective for training health care providers on the topic as in-person simulation training sessions.

    A new, virtual tool in the very real fight against opioid overdoses

    Researchers from Penn Nursing and the Annenberg School have found that an immersive Narcan training video is as effective as in-person simulation trainings.

    Michele W. Berger

    Social scientists trade academic silos for shared work space
    Coren Apicella and Corey Cusimano standing to the side as Geoff Goodwin speaks at a podium.

    Penn psychologists Coren Apicella and Geoffrey Goodwin (at podium) co-direct the new Social and Behavioral Sciences Initiative, part of mindCORE. Corey Cusimano (center), a grad student in Goodwin’s lab, will also participate. Cusimano studies the ways in which people hold others responsible for their attitudes. (Photo: Yevgeniy Olkhov)

    Social scientists trade academic silos for shared work space

    Faculty and grad students in the new Social and Behavioral Sciences Initiative have access to two state-of-the-art labs, grants, and a collaborative environment aimed at creating a vibrant research community.

    Michele W. Berger

    GovLabPHL embeds academic research into city government
    Mayor Kenney shakes hands with Daniel Hopkins on stage at Perry World House

    At Penn’s Perry World House, Mayor James F. Kenney hands a citation to Dan Hopkins from the School of Arts and Sciences for his service to the city, as a token of appreciation for the work he’s done through the Philadelphia Behavior Science Initiative.

    GovLabPHL embeds academic research into city government

    As a part of the Philadelphia Behavioral Science Initiative, Penn faculty members connect with the City of Philadelphia to use innovative research data to inform more effective programs and policies.
    Political intimidation, at-risk media, and the future of journalism
    Barbie Zelizer, director of the Center for Media at Risk

    Barbie Zelizer, the Raymond Williams Professor of Communication at the Annenberg School for Communication, is also the director of the Center for Media at Risk.

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  • Q&A

    • Political intimidation, at-risk media, and the future of journalism

    In the wake of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s death, Barbie Zelizer, director of the Center for Media at Risk, discusses how journalists and other digital media practitioners can better prepare for working in today’s climate and why, for that to happen, the media culture needs to shift.

    Michele W. Berger

    An informative study of information
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    An informative study of information

    A new report from The Lenfest Institue and the Annenberg School for Communications that studied how Philadelphia residents receive and seek information outlines seven ways publishers and the media outlets can best reach residents.

    Penn Today Staff

    Leading the subconscious to accept healthy encouragement
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    Leading the subconscious to accept healthy encouragement

    A study from the Annenberg School for Communication shows that individual's are more receptive to making healthy life choices when motivation stems from others, not the self.

    Penn Today Staff