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Kathleen Hall Jamieson Receives 2022 Mitofsky Award
Professor and APPC Director honored for her pioneering work on fact checking and research into political deception and misinformation in America
Climate Scientist Michael E. Mann Leads Annenberg Seminar on Climate Action
Climate scientist Michael E. Mann led a panel discussion on “Urgency, Agency, and Climate Action: The Role of Communication” for the spring 2022 Annenberg Seminar, which was hosted jointly by the Annenberg Public Policy Center (APPC) and the Annenberg School for Communication (ASC).
How Storytelling Can Motivate Us to Help Others
A new study finds that personal stories – instead of cold facts – make people want to help keep others safe.
Vaccines: Philosophical, moral beliefs tied to religion determine acceptance
A longitudinal study conducted pre-COVID-19 considered Americans' attitudes toward vaccines for the flu, measles, HPV, and others.
New COVID-19 roadmap: Four takeaways
A new report lays out a dozen priorities for the federal government to tackle in the next 12 months. The aim: to help guide the U.S. to the pandemic’s ‘next normal.’
Climate Scientist Michael Mann to Join Penn Faculty
Michael E. Mann will be joining the School of Arts & Sciences, with a secondary appointment in the Annenberg School.
New Institute Seeks A Remedy for Medical Misinformation
The Penn Medical Communication Research Institute brings together interdisciplinary researchers with a mission to improve medical communication and health literacy.
A novel theory on how conspiracy theories take shape
In a new book, Dolores Albarracín, Kathleen Hall Jamieson, and colleagues show that two factors—the conservative media and societal fear and anxiety—have driven recent widespread conspiracies, from Pizzagate to those around COVID-19 vaccines.
The Role of Trust and Knowledge in Overcoming Vaccination Hesitancy
A new study finds willingness to be vaccinated against Covid-19 is anchored in factors such as trust in health authorities, knowledge about vaccination in general, flu vaccination history, and patterns of media reliance.
Mandates Likely Work to Increase Vaccine Uptake
Rather than causing a backlash, vaccination requirements will succeed at getting more people inoculated, according to research from PIK Professor Dolores Albarracín and colleagues at Penn.
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