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Meta-analysis pinpoints global vaccination intervention strategies
A young child getting a vaccine.

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Meta-analysis pinpoints global vaccination intervention strategies

After considering seven types of vaccine intervention strategies, Penn researchers have found that interventions are associated with an estimated 50% higher chance of vaccination than control conditions with no intervention.

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Report finds ‘withering of public confidence in the courts’
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Report finds ‘withering of public confidence in the courts’

A new APPC report found that Americans’ trust and confidence in the judicial branch has fallen 25% over the last two decades.

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Q&A with David Eisenhower on Biden’s decision to bow out
President Joe Biden walks down the Air Force One staircase at sunset.

President Joe Biden exits Air Force One at sunset, May 1, 2022, at Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland. Biden dropped out of the 2024 race for the White House on July 21, ending his bid for reelection following a disastrous debate with Donald Trump that raised doubts about his fitness for office just four months before the election.

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Q&A with David Eisenhower on Biden’s decision to bow out

Eisenhower, professor at the Annenberg School and grandson of the former president, offers his take on Biden’s announcement, Vice President Harris’ next step, and the upcoming Democratic National Convention.

Kristen de Groot

Study: Public trust in courts erodes to lowest levels in 20 years
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Study: Public trust in courts erodes to lowest levels in 20 years

A report by Shawn Patterson Jr. of the Annenberg Public Policy Center and colleagues draws on 20 years of surveys to show how trust in the courts has quickly and precipitously declined.

Reporting on the president’s acuity: It’s harder than it looks
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Reporting on the president’s acuity: It’s harder than it looks

Kathleen Hall Jamieson of the Annenberg Public Policy Center says that the press didn’t bring enough media attention to the issue of Ronald Reagan’s mental health.

Public health beliefs predict support for climate action
Person holding phone checking air pollution levels outside wearing a mask.

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Public health beliefs predict support for climate action

New research from the Annenberg Public Policy Center examines the relationship between health-related beliefs about climate change and support for climate policy proposals.

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Social media use is associated with more frequent vaccination
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Social media use is associated with more frequent vaccination

Researchers from the Annenberg Public Policy Center found that more social media use actually correlates with more vaccination, but the reasons differ between Democrats and Republicans.

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FDA Study finds infectious H5N1 bird flu virus in 14% of raw milk samples
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FDA Study finds infectious H5N1 bird flu virus in 14% of raw milk samples

Patrick E. Jamieson of the Annenberg Public Policy Center says it is important that anyone planning to consume raw milk be aware that doing so can make you sick and that pasteurization reduces the risk of milk-borne illnesses.

Five takeaways from the Biden-Trump debate
The back of a man wearing a white cowboy hat near an American flag can be seen in front of a television showing the first 2024 presidential debate between Biden and Trump.

Roger Strassburg watches the presidential debate between President Joe Biden and Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump at a debate watch party Thursday, June 27, 2024, in Scottsdale, Arizona.

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Five takeaways from the Biden-Trump debate

Kathleen Hall Jamieson, director of the Annenberg Public Policy Center, discusses the Annenberg Debate Reform Working Group along with some thoughts on last week’s presidential debate.

Kristen de Groot