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Co-Edited by Professor González-Bailón, New Book Features Work By Annenberg Faculty and Alumni

Scholars across the social and technological sciences provide guidance on conducting research in the digital era.

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Understanding How Information Flows Into and Out of Gitmo

Doctoral student Muira McCammon studies the intersection of technology, law, and military policy.

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Network Dynamics Scholar Damon Centola Promoted to Full Professor

He is radically changing the way we understand longstanding sociological and communication issues.

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Exploring Cryptocurrency and Blockchain in Iceland

A virtual reality film, photo series, and soundscape document the effect the industry is having on natural resources and people.

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Call for Submissions: Social Media, Algorithms, News, and Public Engagements in the Asia-Pacific and Beyond

Submissions should examine social media and algorithms in connection to the changing practices in news production and circulation.

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Brevity is the Soul of Twitter: 280-Character Limit Makes Twitter More Civil

Professor Yphtach Lelkes analyzed tweets from before and after Twitter implemented the increased character limit.

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Ticona and Collaborators Awarded $2.5 Million NSF Grant

They will explore worker wages, pricing transparency, and the meaning of access to digital work for marginalized communities.

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Cell-Mostly Internet Users Place Privacy Burden on Themselves

Participants lacked understanding of how near-constant mobile internet use potentially compounds other inequalities in their lives.

Kim Studies Health Misinformation on Social Media

Kim’s research is supported by a $10,000 grant from the Waterhouse Family Institute at Villanova University.

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New Center to Focus on Digital Culture and Society

Led by Professor Guobin Yang, the new center will consider the merger of the digital and the physical.