Dolores Albarracín appointed Penn Integrates Knowledge University Professor Penn Integrates Knowledge Professor Dolores Albarracín is the Alexandra Heyman Nash University Professor, director of the Social Action Lab at the Annenberg School for Communication, and the director of the Science of Science Communication Division at the Annenberg Public Policy Center.(Image: Courtesy of the School of Arts & Sciences) Dolores Albarracín appointed Penn Integrates Knowledge University Professor Albarracín will be the Alexandra Heyman Nash University Professor, with joint appointments in the Annenberg School for Communication and the Department of Family and Community Health in the School of Nursing.
Having a strong life purpose eases the loneliness of COVID-19 isolation Having a strong life purpose eases the loneliness of COVID-19 isolation Those who felt their life was guided by meaningful values or goals were more willing to engage in COVID-19 protective behaviors.
The multilayered challenges of broadband expansion The multilayered challenges of broadband expansion Penn professors identify the challenges ahead for expanding broadband access to people who need it, in areas both rural and urban.
Correcting misperceptions about—and increasing empathy for—migrants Participants’ erroneous beliefs about immigrants impacted their views on immigration policy and caused them to view immigrants with less empathy and to dehumanize them more. (Image: Max Bohme/Unsplash) Correcting misperceptions about—and increasing empathy for—migrants Americans dramatically overestimate the number of migrants affiliated with gangs and children being trafficked.
Partisan politics and the opioid epidemic: A social media analysis Partisan politics and the opioid epidemic: A social media analysis Researchers at Penn Medicine explored how partisanship might affect legislative progress on the opioid epidemic by analyzing the content of state legislators’ opioid-related social media posts over time.
How news coverage affects public trust in science How news coverage affects public trust in science News media reports about scientific failures that do not recognize the self-correcting nature of science can damage public perceptions of trust and confidence in scientific work.
From facts to fake news: How information gets distorted From facts to fake news: How information gets distorted Wharton’s Shiri Melumad on how news becomes increasingly biased when it’s repeatedly retold.
2021 cohort of Postdoctoral Fellows for Academic Diversity named The Office of the Vice Provost for Research announces the 2021 cohort of Penn’s Postdoctoral Fellows for Academic Diversity, the largest in the program’s history thus far. This fellowship program is designed to help postdocs advance their careers while enriching the community of scholars here at Penn. 2021 cohort of Postdoctoral Fellows for Academic Diversity named The competitive program, managed by Office of the Vice Provost for Research, is designed to support early career researchers and scholars while enriching the Penn community.
AP says it is reviewing social media policies after firing Penn In the News Associated Press AP says it is reviewing social media policies after firing Kathleen Hall Jamieson of the Annenberg Public Policy Center weighed in on the Associated Press’s employee social media guidelines after a journalist was fired from the organization. “I want to live in a world where people who are employed know what the rules are and what the boundaries are, and they are extraordinarily clear,” Jamieson said. Biden vowed to ‘follow the science,’ but left many out with sudden mask guidance Penn In the News The Washington Post Biden vowed to ‘follow the science,’ but left many out with sudden mask guidance PIK Professor Ezekiel Emanuel commented on the CDC’s revised mask and social distancing guidelines. “It wasn’t well done,” he said. “Slowing this down would have been the prudent thing to improve the communication and ensure that all the considerations that were needed on such a momentous decision were in fact taken into account and that the administration had answers for the very, very obvious potential scenarios.” Load More
Biden vowed to ‘follow the science,’ but left many out with sudden mask guidance Penn In the News The Washington Post Biden vowed to ‘follow the science,’ but left many out with sudden mask guidance PIK Professor Ezekiel Emanuel commented on the CDC’s revised mask and social distancing guidelines. “It wasn’t well done,” he said. “Slowing this down would have been the prudent thing to improve the communication and ensure that all the considerations that were needed on such a momentous decision were in fact taken into account and that the administration had answers for the very, very obvious potential scenarios.”