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Trump Jr. hails ‘new cultural movement’ as athletes imitate ‘Trump dance’
Newsweek

Trump Jr. hails ‘new cultural movement’ as athletes imitate ‘Trump dance’

Kathleen Hall Jamieson of the Annenberg Public Policy Center says that Donald Trump’s support among fans of mixed martial arts is evidence of how he’s tapped into segments of the electorate ordinarily neglected by politicians.

Democrats and Republicans vastly underestimate the diversity of each other’s views
The U.S. Capitol.

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Democrats and Republicans vastly underestimate the diversity of each other’s views

A new study from the Annenberg School for Communication finds that Democrats and Republicans consistently underestimate the diversity of views within each party on hot-button issues like immigration and abortion.

From Annenberg School for Communication

Trust in science hasn’t fully recovered from pandemic controversies
The Washington Post

Trust in science hasn’t fully recovered from pandemic controversies

Kathleen Hall Jamieson of the Annenberg Public Policy Center says that Republican lawmakers engaged in a sustained attack on a sector of science during and after the pandemic.

Donald Trump, evangelicals and the 2024 MAGA coalition
Newsweek

Donald Trump, evangelicals and the 2024 MAGA coalition

Shawn Patterson Jr. of the Annenberg Public Policy Center says that Donald Trump was largely an apolitical figure in 2016 with a wide array of celebrity relationships, donations to candidates of both parties, and a career in New York real estate.

Omnia podcast: Democracy and Decision 2024
Rendering of the White House with tree roots growing underground beneath the foundation.

Illustration: Nick Matej

Omnia podcast: Democracy and Decision 2024

The new season of Penn’s School of Arts & Sciences podcast examines the state of U.S. democracy in the context of the upcoming presidential election.

From Omnia

The wayfinder: Jessa Lingel creates community and belonging on campus
Jessa Lingel stands in front of a black screen, her head cocked to the side. In the foreground (blurred) are a student's head and water bottle.

“I see my role as a faculty member as helping other people navigate within this structure,” Lingel says. 

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The wayfinder: Jessa Lingel creates community and belonging on campus

As the new director of the Program in Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies and the Center for Research in Feminist, Queer, and Transgender Studies, Jessa Lingel creates community and belonging on campus.

Kristina García

Explaining polarization between and within political parties
A drawing of two people shouting at each other from castle turrets, which are placed on top of silhouetted heads. Ladders are on the side of each head, and in the background are clouds, sky, and plant fronds.

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Explaining polarization between and within political parties

Annenberg associate professor Yphtach Lelkes, co-director of the Polarization Research Lab, discusses political polarization that occurs between parties and also within each party.

From Annenberg School for Communication

How a rave with Bill Nye and Quavo turned out droves of early voters at City Hall
Philadelphia Inquirer

How a rave with Bill Nye and Quavo turned out droves of early voters at City Hall

Kathleen Hall Jamieson of the Annenberg Public Policy Center says that some celebrities aren’t helpful to political candidates because their followers are already engaged and have already made up their minds.