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Jemmott and Tan on Philly Team Awarded $1.4 Million NIH Grant to Expand COVID-19 Outreach

The team includes researchers from the Annenberg School, Penn Nursing, Penn Medicine, the City of Philadelphia Department of Public Health, and Philly Counts.

• Health Communication

Juan Castrillón Named Inaugural Seldes Fellow

The fellowship is named in honor of the Annenberg School's founding dean, Gilbert Seldes.

• Culture & Media

Lauren Bridges Receives 2021-22 Graduate Student Fellowship for Teaching Excellence

The fellowship is designed to help graduate students develop as teachers.

Center on Digital Culture and Society Announces Two New Postdoctoral Fellows

Dasol Kim and Woori Han will join the Annenberg School this fall.

• Culture & Media

The Center for Media at Risk Welcomes Its 2021-2022 Postdoctoral Fellows

Chaz Barracks and Perry Johnson will join the Annenberg School in the fall.

• Culture & Media

The Center for Advanced Research in Global Communication Welcomes Three New Postdoctoral Fellows

Woori Han, Ali Karimi, and Ayesha Omer will join the Annenberg School in the fall.

• Global Communication

2021 Undergraduate Communication Major Award Winners

Seven students were recognized for their outstanding achievements with awards from the Annenberg School.

Darin Johnson Wins Penn Prize for Excellence in Teaching

Johnson was nominated by undergraduate students for this award.

Andrews and Haywood Named Presidential Ph.D. Fellows

Doctoral students Mary E. Andrews and Antoine Haywood are recipients of the new Penn Presidential Ph.D. Fellowship, which includes three years of funding.

• Culture & Media
• Health Communication
• Media Institutions

COVID-19 Conspiracy Beliefs Increased among Users of Conservative and Social Media

These increases in conspiracy beliefs were associated with less mask wearing and decreased intentions to get a vaccine.

• Health Communication
• Political Communication