News

Jemmott Receives Grant to Study HIV/AIDS among Youth in Botswana

The researchers will conduct focus groups, consult with community advisory boards, and pilot an intervention program.

• Global Communication
• Health Communication

New Study Develops Intervention to Increase Healthy Behavior among South African Adolescents

The intervention improved healthy eating and amount of exercise, with effects lasting at least 4.5 years.

• Global Communication
• Health Communication

Undergraduates Hold Simulated Press Conference on Palestinian-Israeli Conflict

Lecturer Etyan Gilboa facilitated the event to give students an inside look at the work of diplomats and journalists.

Communication Majors Present 2019 Senior Honors Theses

Their subjects span the field of Communication, from secondhand smoking to diva worship to presidential rhetoric.

Media, Inequality, and Change Center Hosts Launch Symposium

The MIC Center brings together academics and activists to address social issues.

• Media Institutions
• Technology & Society

Dinner at Dr. Litty’s: Comm Majors Get to Know Faculty and Each Other

Felicity "Dr. Litty" Paxton hopes the dinner series will foster meaningful relationships.

CAMRA Hosts 7th Annual Screening Scholarship Media Festival

This year's theme was “Rendering Matters of Concern and the Present Histories.”

• Culture & Media

Mutz Wins 2019 AAPOR Book Award

The award recognizes books that have influenced our understanding of public opinion or survey methodology.

• Political Communication

Undergraduate Research Project Awarded Penn’s Shah Family Prize

Hadeel Saab (C’20) and Anna Waldzinska (C’20) are researching how to increase voter turnout.

• Political Communication

CAMRA Receives $250,000 Grant from Mellon Foundation

The grant will support CAMRA’s undergraduate mentorship program.