Matthew Levendusky on civics, partisan politics, and teaching public opinion Matthew Levendusky is a professor at the Annenberg School for Communication and in the Department of Political Science in the School of Arts & Sciences.(Image: Courtesy of Annenberg School for Communication) Matthew Levendusky on civics, partisan politics, and teaching public opinion Matthew Levendusky has been named a joint professor at the Annenberg School for Communication and in the Department of Political Science in the School of Arts & Sciences. 2 min. read
Awards and accolades for Penn faculty and graduate students nocred Awards and accolades for Penn faculty and graduate students A roundup of the latest awards for various faculty members and graduate students at Annenberg, Wharton, Penn Nursing, SP2, and Penn Engineering. 2 min. read
Transforming community health and social connections in rural areas of the US In 2024, members of the Social Action Lab toured rural areas in Appalachia to hear from nonprofit groups and others who help people with opioid use disorder move toward recovery.(Image: Courtesy of the Social Action Lab) Transforming community health and social connections in rural areas of the US Dolores Albarracín, the Amy Gutmann Penn Integrates Knowledge University Professor, has long studied how to curb disease and improve health. 2 min. read
100 years of television Image: Thom Lang via Getty Images 100 years of television Annenberg faculty reflect on the history of television and the social, political, and technological changes its viewers experienced through the medium. 2 min. read
Awards and accolades for Penn faculty nocred Awards and accolades for Penn faculty A roundup of the latest awards for various faculty members in the School of Arts & Sciences, Penn Carey Law, Annenberg School for Communication, and the School of Engineering and Applied Science. 2 min. read
Framework for assessing trustworthiness of scientific research Framework for assessing trustworthiness of scientific research The systems-level framework for evaluating the trustworthiness of research findings is published by a group of researchers, including Annenberg Public Policy Center director Kathleen Hall Jamieson. 2 min. read
What makes an AI livestreamer seem real? What makes an AI livestreamer seem real? New research from Penn’s Annenberg School for Communication examines 15 months of livestreams from AI livestreamer Neuro-sama and proposes a new framework of what makes AI feel authentic.
New report unpacks the crises facing American journalism and offers solutions Image: RiverNorthPhotography via Getty Images New report unpacks the crises facing American journalism and offers solutions A report co-authored by Annenberg School for Communication professor Victor Pickard traces the erosion of the free press in the United States over the past two decades. 2 min. read
An inside look at the history of television nocred An inside look at the history of television Materials in the Annenberg School for Communication Library Archives include thousands of TV scripts, the first issue of TV Guide, and interviews about the early days of HBO—which help to chronicle TV’s 100-year story. 3 min. read
Seven things to know about ‘Common Sense’ nocred Seven things to know about ‘Common Sense’ Penn experts share insights into Thomas Paine’s influential written work, 250 years after its publication. 4 min. read