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Youth Voter Turnout: Annenberg Expert Unpacks the Issue

Voting in an election helps shape the government to work on their behalf. However, the majority of U.S. youth don’t vote regularly.

• Political Communication

Brain Activity Reveals What Makes Persuasive Messages Stick

A new study by the Communication Neuroscience Lab and colleagues reveals that activity in brain regions associated with reward and social processing can predict the effectiveness of messages.

• Technology & Society

How Tobacco Retail Exposure Impacts Smoking Behavior

Penn researchers have found that smokers report higher levels of craving and smoked more cigarettes on days when their exposure to tobacco retail is higher.

• Health Communication

Open Philanthropy Awards $336K to Map the Impact of Scientific Funding Cuts

The interdisciplinary team that developed an interactive, data-driven map to communicate the economic impact of sweeping cuts to federal funding for scientific and medical research recently received a $336,000 award from Open Philanthropy to sustain and expand their project.

• Science Communication

What Behavioral Strategies Motivate Environmental Action?

A collaborative study from researchers affiliated with the Annenberg School for Communication, Annenberg Public Policy Center, and School of Arts & Sciences tested 17 strategies in an ‘intervention tournament.’

• Health Communication
• Science Communication

How To Get People To Share Trustworthy Information Online

As people increasingly use social media to receive news and information, the surge of false, inaccurate, and misleading information online...

• Health Communication
• Technology & Society

What We Value: The Neuroscience of Choice and Change

Vice Dean Emily Falk's first book provides a window into the impacts of the brain’s value, self-relevance, and social relevance systems.

Data-Driven, Interactive Map Shows Local Economic Impact of Cuts to Federal Funding for Health Research

Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Maryland show that proposed NIH funding cuts lead to an estimated $16 billion in economic loss and 68,000 jobs lost nationwide.

• Science Communication

Annenberg Postdoctoral Fellows Share Research Across Disciplines

The School’s recent postdoctoral fellows colloquium highlighted research through dynamic discussions.

More Than a Year in as Annenberg Dean, Sarah Banet-Weiser Focuses on Care and Collaboration

Drawing on her background as a scholar of gender in media and founder of the Center for Collaborative Communication, she is supporting community members as they drive communication research around democracy, climate, health, and more.