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The mission to get Pennsylvanians online
Telecommunication tower with cellular antennas.

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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.

From Annenberg School for Communication

FactCheck.org and the fight against misinformation
Eugene Kiely and Kathleen Hall Jamieson.

Eugene Kiely is the director of FactCheck.org, which Kathleen Hall Jamieson co-founded in 2003.

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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
A teen’s hand holding a cigarette.

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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.

From Annenberg School for Communication

When young people seem to make threats on social media, do they mean it?
A distressed teen with a smartphone.

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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.

From Annenberg School for Communication

Exploring the role of science communication in democracy
Vanessa Schipani teaches class.

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
Ira Harkavy, Paulette Branson, Andy Tan, and John L. Jackson Jr. pose together at an award ceremony. Branson and Tan both hold plaques.

From left to right: Ira Harkavy, Paulette Branson, Andy Tan, and John L. Jackson Jr. 

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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.

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Flu surges in the Southeast

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
A grid of six people taking part in the Telling Our Stories project.

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.

From Annenberg School for Communication