The mission to get Pennsylvanians online Image: ronstik for Adobe Stock The mission to get Pennsylvanians online The Pennsylvania Broadband Research Institute, a collaboration between Penn and Penn State, looks for ways to bridge the digital divide in the state—and the rest of the nation.
FactCheck.org and the fight against misinformation Eugene Kiely is the director of FactCheck.org, which Kathleen Hall Jamieson co-founded in 2003. nocred FactCheck.org and the fight against misinformation Across two decades, the Annenberg Public Policy Center project expanded by adding scientific fact checking, translating content into Spanish, and addressing viral social media misinformation.
Targeted anti-smoking messages for LGBTQ+ young women Image: iStock/serikbaib Targeted anti-smoking messages for LGBTQ+ young women In an effort to understand how to reduce smoking among LGBQT+ young women, Professor Andy Tan and colleagues tested tailored anti-smoking campaigns.
When young people seem to make threats on social media, do they mean it? Image: iStock/dragana991 When young people seem to make threats on social media, do they mean it? A new app from SAFELab helps teachers, police, and journalists interpret social media posts by BIPOC youth and understand which threats may be real.
Exploring the role of science communication in democracy Vanessa Schipani provides an op-ed writing tutorial during her Science Communication in Democracy course. Exploring the role of science communication in democracy Philosophy Ph.D. student Vanessa Schipani taught the SNF Paideia course Science Communication in Democracy, based on her dissertation research.
The 2023 Provost/Netter Center Faculty-Community Partnership Award From left to right: Ira Harkavy, Paulette Branson, Andy Tan, and John L. Jackson Jr. (Image: Tarah Paul) The 2023 Provost/Netter Center Faculty-Community Partnership Award Andy Tan, an associate professor at the Annenberg School for Communication, and community partners Cross-Grade Sports and OurSpace were honored for their work in the West Philadelphia community.
Many believe suicide rates increase in December. Research shows it’s the opposite. Here’s why Penn In the News Yahoo! Life Many believe suicide rates increase in December. Research shows it’s the opposite. Here’s why A study conducted by the Annenberg Public Policy Center found that the winter holiday months typically have lower daily suicide rates than the rest of the year, with December showing the lowest incidences of suicides of the year. Suicides don’t actually spike in winter Penn In the News Time 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. Flu surges in the Southeast Penn In the News The Hill 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. Sharing the stories of community media makers in Philadelphia Portraits from the “Telling Our Stories” project. (Image: Kyle Cassidy/courtesy of the Annenberg School for Communication) Sharing the stories of community media makers in Philadelphia Doctoral candidate Antoine Haywood is documenting the work and lives of Black, Indigenous, and people of color media makers in Philadelphia. Load More
Suicides don’t actually spike in winter Penn In the News Time 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. Flu surges in the Southeast Penn In the News The Hill 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. Sharing the stories of community media makers in Philadelphia Portraits from the “Telling Our Stories” project. (Image: Kyle Cassidy/courtesy of the Annenberg School for Communication) Sharing the stories of community media makers in Philadelphia Doctoral candidate Antoine Haywood is documenting the work and lives of Black, Indigenous, and people of color media makers in Philadelphia. Load More
Flu surges in the Southeast Penn In the News The Hill 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. Sharing the stories of community media makers in Philadelphia Portraits from the “Telling Our Stories” project. (Image: Kyle Cassidy/courtesy of the Annenberg School for Communication) Sharing the stories of community media makers in Philadelphia Doctoral candidate Antoine Haywood is documenting the work and lives of Black, Indigenous, and people of color media makers in Philadelphia.
Sharing the stories of community media makers in Philadelphia Portraits from the “Telling Our Stories” project. (Image: Kyle Cassidy/courtesy of the Annenberg School for Communication) Sharing the stories of community media makers in Philadelphia Doctoral candidate Antoine Haywood is documenting the work and lives of Black, Indigenous, and people of color media makers in Philadelphia.