Penn announces five 2021 Thouron Scholars Penn announces its 2021 Thouron Scholars. From left, top: senior Emily Davis, senior Carson Eckhard, and 2019 graduate Ben Friedman. Bottom: senior Lauren Kleidermacher and senior Beau Staso. Penn announces five 2021 Thouron Scholars Four seniors and a 2019 graduate have received a Thouron Award to pursue graduate studies in the United Kingdom. Each scholarship winner receives tuition for as long as two years, as well as travel and living stipends, to earn a graduate degree there.
Florence Madenga’s specialty weds journalism, censorship, and internet shutdowns in Africa Florence Madenga’s specialty weds journalism, censorship, and internet shutdowns in Africa The doctoral student at the Annenberg School for Communication is investigating how satire journalism and humor news are less likely to be censored by the state in her home country of Zimbabwe.
A conversation with Stacey Abrams Stacey Abrams and Ben Jealous during their virtual talk at Penn. A conversation with Stacey Abrams The Georgia politician sat down with Ben Jealous, visiting scholar and former NAACP leader, to discuss topics from gerrymandering to romance novels in a virtual discussion.
Annenberg researchers use data science skills for social justice Annenberg researchers use data science skills for social justice Data scientists at the Annenberg School for Communication are working with the Amistad Law Project to create an open access dashboard of data that can aid efforts to help the incarcerated communiy.
When the message matters, use science to craft it Jessica Fishman, director of the Message Effects Lab, is a faculty research associate with appointments at the Annenberg School for Communication and in the Department of Psychiatry at the Perelman School of Medicine. (Image: Courtesy of Annenberg School for Communication) When the message matters, use science to craft it An interdisciplinary initiative called the Message Effects Lab aims to understand, tap into, and develop communication around what motivates specific behaviors for specific populations. Its first projects center around COVID-19 testing and vaccines.
More thoughts on the state of American democracy More thoughts on the state of American democracy In part two of this series, five Penn experts offer their insights on public health, election legitimacy, student loan debt, and more.
Five questions about the new White House press secretary Jennifer Psaki is the first White House press secretary for the Biden Administration. Five questions about the new White House press secretary In a Q&A, Barbie Zelizer of the Annenberg School for Communication discusses Jennifer Psaki’s first weeks on the job, plus what a shift back to a traditional press briefing means for journalism during the Biden presidency.
Dissecting chaos: An interdisciplinary look at the attack on the U.S. Capitol Dissecting chaos: An interdisciplinary look at the attack on the U.S. Capitol Faculty from five schools at the University took part in a virtual panel discussion to unpack the policies, messages, and conditions that led to the events of Jan. 6.
Arab Spring, 10 years later Protesters in Aden, Al Mansoora during the Arab Spring 2011 calling for the secession of South Yemen from the North. (Image: Almahra) Arab Spring, 10 years later A virtual panel at the Middle East Center looked at the legacy and long-term impact of the 2011 uprisings and how the region has been redefined by them.
Researchers measure different types of curiosity studying ‘hunters and busybodies’ Curiosity styles as knowledge networks where each node is a Wikipedia page and the paths between nodes represent the similarity between pages. “The hunter” style is characterized by high clustering and low overall path length, while “the busybody” style is characterized by low clustering and high overall path length. (Image: Melissa Pappas) Researchers measure different types of curiosity studying ‘hunters and busybodies’ A multidisciplinary study has found a way to readily quantify the information-seeking associated with curiosity and explore mechanisms underlying information-seeking.