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From Myspace to GeoCities: Communication Scholars Investigate the Dead Platforms That Have Shaped Digital Culture

Annenberg researchers Muira McCammon and Jessa Lingel collected research on dead-and-dying digital platforms for a recent issue of Internet Histories

• Culture & Media
• Technology & Society

Annenberg Conversations to Focus on Public Service in a Time of Polarization in 2022-2023 Academic Year

This year's Annenberg Conversations event series will focus on civic engagement during turbulent times.

• Political Communication

Devo Probol Named 2022 Presidential Ph.D. Fellow

Annenberg School doctoral student Devo Probol is a recipient of the Penn Presidential Ph.D. Fellowship, which includes three years of funding.

How Media Coverage Comparing Politics to Sports Shapes Political Attitudes

Alex Tolkin, a joint doctoral student in political science and communication, studies how media coverage that compares politics to sports shapes political attitudes and general worldviews.

• Culture & Media
• Political Communication

Public Knowledge of Monkeypox Increases But Over 1 in 4 Unlikely to Get Vaccinated if Exposed

The public’s knowledge about monkeypox has increased rapidly in recent weeks though misconceptions and uncertainty persist.

• Health Communication

Americans’ Civics Knowledge Drops on First Amendment and Branches of Government

After two years of considerable improvement, Americans’ knowledge of some basic facts about their government has fallen.

• Political Communication

Annenberg Faculty on Queen Elizabeth II's Passing

In Penn Today, Professor Aswin Punathambekar and postdoctoral fellow Katerina Girginova give their thoughts on Queen Elizabeth II's legacy and discuss her death as a historical event.

• Culture & Media
• Global Communication

The Annenberg School Welcomes 15 New Ph.D. Students

The 2022 cohort of doctoral students has a wide range of research interests, including perfectionism, political behavior, social movements, and more.

New Annenberg Virtual Reality ColLABorative Brings Immersive Technologies to Academic Research

The lab supports critical and interdisciplinary exploration and theory building around virtual, augmented, and mixed reality technologies.

• Technology & Society

Professor Barbie Zelizer on Mikhail Gorbachev’s Legacy

Professor Barbie Zelizer shares her thoughts on Gorbachev’s impact on the Soviet Union and the world

• Global Communication