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National Academy of Medicine elects five new members from Penn 
Top row, from left to right: Kurt Thomas Barnhart, Christopher B. Forrest, and Susan L. Furth. Bottom row, left to right: Desmond Upton Patton and Robert H. Vonderheide.

Top row, from left to right: Kurt Thomas Barnhart, Christopher B. Forrest, and Susan L. Furth. Bottom row, left to right: Desmond Upton Patton and Robert H. Vonderheide.

(Images: Courtesy of Penn Medicine; Desmond Patton image by Eric Sucar)

National Academy of Medicine elects five new members from Penn 

Kurt T. Barnhart, Christopher B. Forrest, Susan L. Furth, Desmond Upton Patton, and Robert H. Vonderheide are among 100 new Academy members elected this year, one of the highest honors in health and medicine.
Helping Philadelphia high school students communicate health research
Brittany Zulkiewicz teaches at a blackboard in a high school classroom.

Brittany Zulkiewicz discusses group dynamics and the process of working together.

(Image: Thandi Lyew)

Helping Philadelphia high school students communicate health research

Annenberg School doctoral students Thandi Lyew and Brittany Zulkiewicz worked with local teens through a Penn Graduate Community-Engaged Research Fellowship.

From Annenberg School for Communication

Shifting the climate narrative
The sky glows yellow and purple after a strong summer storm in Philly.

On Sept. 12, PBS, WHYY, and the Penn Center for Science, Sustainability and the Media are set to gather a group of community leaders, journalists, science communicators, and scientists to explore the role of storytelling in climate change education.

(Image: iStock / Luke Chen)

  • Q&A

    • Shifting the climate narrative

    In a Q&A with Penn Today, Michael Mann of the Penn Center for Science, Sustainability, and the Media shares his views on the role of storytelling in the fight against climate change.
    How social media platforms lean left or right, and its users follow
    Illustration of CEO standing with people with social media icons for heads rushing toward them.

    Image: iStock/Feodora Chiosea

    How social media platforms lean left or right, and its users follow

    Brendan Mahoney, a doctoral candidate at the Annenberg School for Communication, examines the ways we communicate online and the corporations that host those conversations.

    From Annenberg School for Communication

    Desmond Patton and the science of being human
    Desmond Patton stands with arms crossed in front of a window, which mirrors his image

    “Open-mindedness never stops, that growth in terms of becoming open never stops and cannot stop. That has become a critical value that I hold, that that this learning is never over,” Patton says.

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    Desmond Patton and the science of being human

    Penn Integrates Knowledge University professor Desmond Upton Patton discusses his research in social media and violence, finding an interdisciplinary career in social work, communication, data science, and psychiatry, and why his open-mindedness never stops.

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    To reduce medical errors, connect doctors with other doctors
    Four doctors at a table, one gestures to an open laptop.

    Image: Adobe stock/Kirsten Davis

    To reduce medical errors, connect doctors with other doctors

    A new study from Annenberg’s Damon Centola uncovers how information-sharing networks can improve medical care.

    From Annenberg School for Communication

    Nudge Cartography: Building a map to navigate behavioral research
    Linnea Gandhi working on a white board

    (On homepage) Gandhi also shares her lessons from industry with the students she teaches in her summer lab course. It equips the students with hands-on experience in applied behavioral science and experimentation, where small teams are paired with external organizations.

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    Nudge Cartography: Building a map to navigate behavioral research

    Ph.D. candidate Linnea Gandhi of the Wharton School and research assistant Anoushka Kiyawat discuss the development of their team’s innovative research tool.
    First findings from U.S. 2020 Facebook and Instagram election study
    Hands holding a smartphone open to Facebook in front of a laptop open to Facebook.

    Image: Adobe stock/Thaspol

    First findings from U.S. 2020 Facebook and Instagram election study

    Research by Annenberg School for Communication professor Sandra González-Bailón and colleagues reveals the influence of Facebook’s algorithms on political news exposure.

    From Annenberg School for Communication