Dolores Albarracín receives Career Award from Society for Personality and Social Psychology Dolores Albarracín receives Career Award from Society for Personality and Social Psychology The Penn Integrates Knowledge Professor at the Annenberg School for Communication and director of the Annenberg Public Policy Center’s Communication Science division has been honored with the 2025 Career Contribution Award from the Society for Personality and Social Psychology for her contributions to social psychology.
Civics education struggles, even as government and politics saturate daily life Penn In the News The New York Times Civics education struggles, even as government and politics saturate daily life Kathleen Hall Jamieson of the Annenberg Public Policy Center comments on the effect of federal educational priorities on curriculum decisions. Despite escalating anti-vaccine rhetoric, most Americans support vaccine mandates, surveys find Penn In the News Philadelphia Inquirer Despite escalating anti-vaccine rhetoric, most Americans support vaccine mandates, surveys find Kathleen Hall Jamieson of the Annenberg Public Policy Center comments on vaccine mandates. Americans’ knowledge of civics increases Image: Paul Chinn/San Francisco Chronicle via AP Images Americans’ knowledge of civics increases The 2025 Annenberg Constitution Day Civics Survey, released annually to celebrate Constitution Day on Sept. 17, finds that Americans are more knowledgeable this year in answering basic civics questions. 2 min. read Americans’ knowledge of civics increases, Annenberg survey finds Penn In the News Associated Press Americans’ knowledge of civics increases, Annenberg survey finds The Annenberg Public Policy Center’s annual civics survey finds that Americans are more knowledgeable this year in answering basic civics questions, with remarks from Kathleen Hall Jamieson. Rise in gun violence in top U.S. movies parallels growth in gun homicides among young people Rise in gun violence in top U.S. movies parallels growth in gun homicides among young people Research from Penn’s Annenberg Public Policy Center have examined the potential imitative effect of firearm use in entertainment media as a factor in the rise of their use in youth homicides in the U.S. 2 min. read The business of balance Penn In the News Columbia Journalism Review The business of balance Kathleen Hall Jamieson of the Annenberg Public Policy Center discusses news sources and biases. The way people search the internet can fuel echo chambers Penn In the News Scientific American The way people search the internet can fuel echo chambers Kathleen Hall Jamieson of the Annenberg Public Policy Center comments on research on search questions strengthening opinion echo chambers. Public knowledge high on smoking and alcohol risks during pregnancy Public knowledge high on smoking and alcohol risks during pregnancy A new Annenberg Public Policy Center health survey finds that most people are uncertain about which vaccinations are safe and recommended for pregnant people by medical professionals and what the appropriate pregnancy weight gain is for a healthy person. AI used for real-time selection of actionable messages for government and public health campaigns AI used for real-time selection of actionable messages for government and public health campaigns A new study by APPC scholars suggests that artificial intelligence can facilitate theory- and evidence-based public health message selection. 1 min. read Load More
Despite escalating anti-vaccine rhetoric, most Americans support vaccine mandates, surveys find Penn In the News Philadelphia Inquirer Despite escalating anti-vaccine rhetoric, most Americans support vaccine mandates, surveys find Kathleen Hall Jamieson of the Annenberg Public Policy Center comments on vaccine mandates. Americans’ knowledge of civics increases Image: Paul Chinn/San Francisco Chronicle via AP Images Americans’ knowledge of civics increases The 2025 Annenberg Constitution Day Civics Survey, released annually to celebrate Constitution Day on Sept. 17, finds that Americans are more knowledgeable this year in answering basic civics questions. 2 min. read Americans’ knowledge of civics increases, Annenberg survey finds Penn In the News Associated Press Americans’ knowledge of civics increases, Annenberg survey finds The Annenberg Public Policy Center’s annual civics survey finds that Americans are more knowledgeable this year in answering basic civics questions, with remarks from Kathleen Hall Jamieson. Rise in gun violence in top U.S. movies parallels growth in gun homicides among young people Rise in gun violence in top U.S. movies parallels growth in gun homicides among young people Research from Penn’s Annenberg Public Policy Center have examined the potential imitative effect of firearm use in entertainment media as a factor in the rise of their use in youth homicides in the U.S. 2 min. read The business of balance Penn In the News Columbia Journalism Review The business of balance Kathleen Hall Jamieson of the Annenberg Public Policy Center discusses news sources and biases. The way people search the internet can fuel echo chambers Penn In the News Scientific American The way people search the internet can fuel echo chambers Kathleen Hall Jamieson of the Annenberg Public Policy Center comments on research on search questions strengthening opinion echo chambers. Public knowledge high on smoking and alcohol risks during pregnancy Public knowledge high on smoking and alcohol risks during pregnancy A new Annenberg Public Policy Center health survey finds that most people are uncertain about which vaccinations are safe and recommended for pregnant people by medical professionals and what the appropriate pregnancy weight gain is for a healthy person. AI used for real-time selection of actionable messages for government and public health campaigns AI used for real-time selection of actionable messages for government and public health campaigns A new study by APPC scholars suggests that artificial intelligence can facilitate theory- and evidence-based public health message selection. 1 min. read Load More
Americans’ knowledge of civics increases Image: Paul Chinn/San Francisco Chronicle via AP Images Americans’ knowledge of civics increases The 2025 Annenberg Constitution Day Civics Survey, released annually to celebrate Constitution Day on Sept. 17, finds that Americans are more knowledgeable this year in answering basic civics questions. 2 min. read
Americans’ knowledge of civics increases, Annenberg survey finds Penn In the News Associated Press Americans’ knowledge of civics increases, Annenberg survey finds The Annenberg Public Policy Center’s annual civics survey finds that Americans are more knowledgeable this year in answering basic civics questions, with remarks from Kathleen Hall Jamieson. Rise in gun violence in top U.S. movies parallels growth in gun homicides among young people Rise in gun violence in top U.S. movies parallels growth in gun homicides among young people Research from Penn’s Annenberg Public Policy Center have examined the potential imitative effect of firearm use in entertainment media as a factor in the rise of their use in youth homicides in the U.S. 2 min. read The business of balance Penn In the News Columbia Journalism Review The business of balance Kathleen Hall Jamieson of the Annenberg Public Policy Center discusses news sources and biases. The way people search the internet can fuel echo chambers Penn In the News Scientific American The way people search the internet can fuel echo chambers Kathleen Hall Jamieson of the Annenberg Public Policy Center comments on research on search questions strengthening opinion echo chambers. Public knowledge high on smoking and alcohol risks during pregnancy Public knowledge high on smoking and alcohol risks during pregnancy A new Annenberg Public Policy Center health survey finds that most people are uncertain about which vaccinations are safe and recommended for pregnant people by medical professionals and what the appropriate pregnancy weight gain is for a healthy person. AI used for real-time selection of actionable messages for government and public health campaigns AI used for real-time selection of actionable messages for government and public health campaigns A new study by APPC scholars suggests that artificial intelligence can facilitate theory- and evidence-based public health message selection. 1 min. read Load More
Rise in gun violence in top U.S. movies parallels growth in gun homicides among young people Rise in gun violence in top U.S. movies parallels growth in gun homicides among young people Research from Penn’s Annenberg Public Policy Center have examined the potential imitative effect of firearm use in entertainment media as a factor in the rise of their use in youth homicides in the U.S. 2 min. read
The business of balance Penn In the News Columbia Journalism Review The business of balance Kathleen Hall Jamieson of the Annenberg Public Policy Center discusses news sources and biases. The way people search the internet can fuel echo chambers Penn In the News Scientific American The way people search the internet can fuel echo chambers Kathleen Hall Jamieson of the Annenberg Public Policy Center comments on research on search questions strengthening opinion echo chambers. Public knowledge high on smoking and alcohol risks during pregnancy Public knowledge high on smoking and alcohol risks during pregnancy A new Annenberg Public Policy Center health survey finds that most people are uncertain about which vaccinations are safe and recommended for pregnant people by medical professionals and what the appropriate pregnancy weight gain is for a healthy person. AI used for real-time selection of actionable messages for government and public health campaigns AI used for real-time selection of actionable messages for government and public health campaigns A new study by APPC scholars suggests that artificial intelligence can facilitate theory- and evidence-based public health message selection. 1 min. read Load More
The way people search the internet can fuel echo chambers Penn In the News Scientific American The way people search the internet can fuel echo chambers Kathleen Hall Jamieson of the Annenberg Public Policy Center comments on research on search questions strengthening opinion echo chambers. Public knowledge high on smoking and alcohol risks during pregnancy Public knowledge high on smoking and alcohol risks during pregnancy A new Annenberg Public Policy Center health survey finds that most people are uncertain about which vaccinations are safe and recommended for pregnant people by medical professionals and what the appropriate pregnancy weight gain is for a healthy person. AI used for real-time selection of actionable messages for government and public health campaigns AI used for real-time selection of actionable messages for government and public health campaigns A new study by APPC scholars suggests that artificial intelligence can facilitate theory- and evidence-based public health message selection. 1 min. read
Public knowledge high on smoking and alcohol risks during pregnancy Public knowledge high on smoking and alcohol risks during pregnancy A new Annenberg Public Policy Center health survey finds that most people are uncertain about which vaccinations are safe and recommended for pregnant people by medical professionals and what the appropriate pregnancy weight gain is for a healthy person.
AI used for real-time selection of actionable messages for government and public health campaigns AI used for real-time selection of actionable messages for government and public health campaigns A new study by APPC scholars suggests that artificial intelligence can facilitate theory- and evidence-based public health message selection. 1 min. read