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Dolores Albarracín Elected to 2023 Class of AAAS Fellows

Albarracín is being recognized for her contributions to social psychology, public health, and science communication.

• Health Communication

Julia Ticona Awarded National Endowment for the Humanities Grant to Study Generative AI

Ticona and Caitlin Petre of Rutgers University will explore how generative artificial intelligence tools affect those working in creative and cultural fields.

• Culture & Media

Professor Andy Tan and Community Partners Receive 2023 Provost/Netter Center Faculty-Community Partnership Award

Tan and community partners Cross-Grade Sports and OurSpace were honored for their collaborative work in the West Philadelphia community.

• Health Communication

Desmond Upton Patton Elected to the National Academy of Medicine

Patton is among 100 new Academy members elected this year, one of the highest honors in health and medicine.

• Health Communication

Juan Llamas-Rodriguez Named Associate Director of CARGC

Llamas-Rodriguez will help develop one of the center’s core research themes, "Mobile Borders: Media, Migration & Diasporas."

• Global Communication

Professor Emily Falk Named Vice Dean of the Annenberg School for Communication

In this newly-created role, Falk will help to foster and showcase the school’s research.

Desmond Patton and the Science of Being Human

Patton discusses his research in social media and violence, finding an interdisciplinary career in social work, communication, data science, and psychiatry, and why his open-mindedness never stops.

• Culture & Media
• Technology & Society

Desmond Upton Patton Announced as New Obama Foundation United States Leader

Patton is among the first cohort of 100 emerging changemakers selected to participate in the Obama Foundation’s Leaders USA program.

New Chair to Honor Professor Emeritus Carolyn Marvin

Computational social scientist Sandra González-Bailón will be known as the Carolyn Marvin Professor of Communication.

• Political Communication
• Technology & Society

Duncan Watts Elected to the National Academy of Sciences

Watts was one of four distinguished scholars from Penn recognized for their innovative contributions to original research.