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Want To Succeed in Academia? Build a Network Beyond Your Co-Authors
Lluís Danús, Sandra González-Bailón, and colleagues analyzed the ‘thank you’ notes in 129,750 political science journal articles and found that informal connections between authors were more predictive of higher productivity and impact than formal connections.
Annenberg Scholars Awarded Information and Democracy Research Grants from the Penn Center for Media, Technology, and Democracy
Sixteen members of the Annenberg community received support for information and democracy research projects.
A New Study Uncovers How Information Spread on Facebook in the Lead up to and After the 2020 Election
Professor Sandra González-Bailón and colleagues analyzed the spread of over one billion Facebook posts to reveal how information flowed on the social network.
A Comm Major’s Journey from Pop Culture to Free Speech to Networked Technology and Beyond
Anika Gururaj (C’24) followed her intellectual curiosity throughout her time at Penn, and will soon be off to Harvard Law School.
Putting the Spotlight on the Gender Gaps in Digital Spaces
Prof. Sandra González-Bailón co-edited a new journal issue quantifying the extent to which gender bias occurs and is perpetuated online and in digital media.
Annenberg Faculty and Alumni Lead Efforts To Understand How Facebook and Instagram Impact Democratic Processes
With unprecedented data access from Meta, five Annenberg faculty and alumni are on a years-long quest to understand how Facebook and Instagram impact voters.
First Findings from US 2020 Facebook & Instagram Election Study Released
Unprecedented research by Prof. Sandra González-Bailón and colleagues reveals the influence of Facebook's algorithms on political news exposure.
New Chair to Honor Professor Emeritus Carolyn Marvin
Computational social scientist Sandra González-Bailón will be known as the Carolyn Marvin Professor of Communication.
Communication Networks Scholar Sandra González-Bailón Promoted to Full Professor
González-Bailón was also recently named director of the new Center for Information Networks and Democracy.
New Center to Focus on Information Networks and Democracy
Directed by Sandra González-Bailón and co-directed by Yphtach Lelkes, the Center for Information Networks and Democracy will analyze the benefits and risks of digital technologies for political and civic engagement.
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