Annenberg Public Policy Center

Suicides don’t actually spike in winter

A report by Dan Romer of the Annenberg Public Policy Center offers new evidence that winter holidays play no role in suicide.

Over a third of Americans worry about getting the flu, RSV, or COVID-19

American adults are worried they or loved ones will succumb to the ‘tripledemic’ illnesses in the next three months, according to a new health survey from the Annenberg Public Policy Center.

Flu surges in the Southeast

A survey from the Annenberg Public Policy Center found that more than a third of people are concerned about either themselves or one of their family members contracting either the flu, COVID-19, or RSV.

Correction is courageous

A study by Kathleen Hall Jamieson of the Annenberg Public Policy Center and colleagues suggests that public trust of a system for correcting errors in the scientific record would go a long way to building trust across ideologies.

Vaccine confidence falls as belief in health misinformation grows

A new survey from the Annenberg Public Policy Center finds that finds that the number of Americans who think vaccines approved for use in the United States are safe dropped to 71% from 77%.

Vaccine trust plunges in U.S., with misinformation drowning out truth: survey

A survey by Kathleen Hall Jamieson of the Annenberg Public Policy Center and colleagues finds that American trust in vaccines has fallen significantly in just a few years, even with more fact-checking and pleas from doctors in response to viral misinformation.

Pandemic-era misinformation erodes confidence in all vaccines, Penn researchers find in new survey

A survey by Kathleen Hall Jamieson of the Annenberg Public Policy Center and colleagues finds that a steady flow of misinformation about COVID-19 and its vaccinations has weakened public confidence in long-established vaccines.

Jill Biden helps debut modern version of “Schoolhouse Rock”

A 2022 survey from the Annenberg Public Policy Center found that less than half of U.S. adults could name all three branches of government.

A virtual dashboard showing driving hazards ahead.

Virtual driving assessment predicts risk of crashing for newly licensed teen drivers

New research from Penn’s Annenberg Public Policy Center measures data from driving assessment tools to identify which skill deficits put young new drivers at higher risk for crashes.

A sunset over Los Angeles in a heat advisory.

Experiencing record-breaking heat days affects perception of weather trends

New research from Penn’s Annenberg Public Policy Center finds that for residents in areas with record-breaking heat, the perception that the weather is getting hotter increases.

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