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Promoting cross-campus collaborations in health research
Paterson and Mason

Yvonne Paterson of Penn Medicine and Penn Nursing (left) and Nicola Mason of Penn Vet (right) conduct cancer research that has advanced care for both dogs and people. (Photo: Peggy Peterson)

Promoting cross-campus collaborations in health research

The One Health Communications Group is a collaboration that brings together several schools and centers to develop groundbreaking health research in a cross-disciplinary and innovative environment.

Jacob Williamson-Rea

Tipping point for large-scale social change? Just 25 percent
Damon Centola in front of a blackboard.

Damon Centola is a professor in the Annenberg School for Communication and the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences and director of the Network Dynamics Group.

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Tipping point for large-scale social change? Just 25 percent

How many people need to take a stand before a behavior is no longer seen as normal? According to research from Annenberg’s Damon Centola, there’s now a quantifiable answer: roughly 25 percent.

Michele W. Berger , Julie Sloane

Political leanings dictate feelings about surveillance of low-income populations
Joseph Turow, a researcher in the Annenberg School for Communication at Penn.

Joseph Turow, a researcher in the Annenberg School for Communication at Penn.

Political leanings dictate feelings about surveillance of low-income populations

New research led by Annenberg’s Joseph Turow reveals that political party and orientation matter when it comes to how Americans feel about everyday surveillance of low-income populations.

Michele W. Berger

Fear of losing status, not economic hardship, drove voters in 2016
five people standing behind curtains at a polling place.

Fear of losing status, not economic hardship, drove voters in 2016

Research from Annenberg's Diana Mutz challenges the discourse surrounding voter motivation in the 2016 election: Fears of economic insecurity did not drive voters to the voting booth in support of Donald Trump, as public sentiment has believed.

Q&A with Barbie Zelizer
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Q&A with Barbie Zelizer

Members of the media are unable to do their jobs due to creeping authoritarianism or totalitarian rule. The Center for Media at Risk hopes to bring together scholars and journalists to strategize about what can be done to resist it.

Jacquie Posey