Annenberg Public Policy Center

When measles struck, a surge of parents stepped up to vaccinate their children

According to a poll from the Annenberg Public Policy Center, 83% of Americans say that the benefits of the MMR vaccine for children outweigh any potential or perceived risk.

‘Marie Antoinette,’ ‘private jet’: Michelle Wu, Josh Kraft trade barbs as Boston mayor’s race gets off to a fiery start

Kathleen Hall Jamieson of the Annenberg Public Policy Center says that substantive engagement is a good starting place for an election, since candidates can’t differentiate themselves without attacking their opponents.

Americans say benefits of MMR vaccine for children outweigh risks by nearly 5-1

While many Americans know how measles can spread, most cannot accurately estimate the prevalence of complications associated with measles such as hospitalization or the risks it presents during pregnancy, according to the latest Annenberg Science and Public Health survey, which was conducted by Penn’s Annenberg Public Policy Center.

What behavioral strategies motivate environmental action?

A collaborative study from researchers affiliated with the Annenberg School for Communication, Annenberg Public Policy Center, and School of Arts & Sciences tested 17 strategies in an “intervention tournament.”

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The public has less trust in all three branches of the federal government

A new survey from the Annenberg Public Policy Center finds that American adults support judicial and legislative checks on presidential power.

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Voters fear competence more than bungling from Trump

A poll by the Annenberg Public Policy Center found bipartisan support for the power of the courts to restrain presidential power.

Convergence and consensus

Kathleen Hall Jamieson of the Annenberg Public Policy Center says that claims of convergent evidence honor science’s norms of critique and correction by inviting discussion of the extent of existing knowledge and the multiple ways in which it was developed.

I tried 10 different drinks to help me sleep and this is the best one

Matt Levendusky of the School of Arts & Sciences discusses a recent survey from the Annenberg Public Policy Center which shows that most Americans support the role of the courts and Congress as checks on presidential power.

Trump administration pulls $300M in health funding from Virginia

Postdoc Alyssa Sinclair of the Annenberg School for Communication says that Virginia universities will likely need to institute budget adjustments to make up cuts to federal health funding.

Do ‘harm reduction’ interventions for substance use lower or raise trust in government?

“Harm reduction” interventions for substance use such as needle exchange programs and methadone distribution aim to reduce the adverse effects of substance use, rather than punish or prevent it, and have repeatedly shown to lower the risk of overdoses, mortality, and drug-related crime. But in many communities in rural America, there is a stigma attached to these approaches.

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