Congratulations to doctoral candidate Azsaneé Truss on being awarded the Penn Prize for Excellence in Teaching! Learn more: bit.ly/3QsYs1t

Explore the oral histories of three distinguished Communication scholars - Charles R. Wright, Klaus Krippendorff, and Monroe Price: bit.ly/48ujAuo

LDI Fellow Dolores Albarracín (Dolores Albarracin) and colleagues assessed U.S. communication efforts during COVID-19 and offered 17 recommendations for conveying health messages and science more effectively in the future.

So glad to see Dr. Andy SL Tan and Dr. David Lydon-Staley's collaboration on #healthcommunication research in Penn Today! penntoday.upenn.edu/news/asc-colla… Annenberg School Philly CEAL

Thrilled and honored to join this distinguished community, and grateful to my mentors, collaborators, and especially my students, who have taught me so much along the way.

tldr: if policymakers are serious about ending the digital divide, they need to invest in publicly-owned internet infrastructure.

Annenberg School MIC Center

Our first paper spotlight features work by Dani Cosme, PhD on information sharing. Swipe to learn more.

Article: doi.org/10.1037/xge000…

'Gun violence is arguably the no. 1 cause of death for American children and teenagers. So why isn't it part of our conversations about how smartphones and technology impact young people?' - Dr.Desmond Upton Patton in
Newsweek: bit.ly/3y0EW6l

New piece with David Elliot Berman in Tech Policy Press about how the impending end of the American Connectivity Program calls for a radical rethink of US internet policy.
techpolicy.press/america-discon…

There is a lot of debate over the impact social media has on kids. So why aren’t we talking about the role it plays in the #1 cause of death for children and teens? check out my new op-ed in Newsweek: newsweek.com/there-one-majo…

Students in a new Comm class are putting AI to the test. Learn more about their experiences chatting with bots and generating images: bit.ly/4dglvXb

Check out my recent publication which examines the use of graffiti on university campuses during the Hong Kong anti-extradition bill protest. Available open access MCS Journal

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What we're up to at the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, Attitudes & Social Cognition: apa.org/pubs/highlight… Penn Society for Personality and Social Psychology APA Journals SESP PennMindCORE Annenberg School APPC Penn UIUC Psychology Department

During the Penn Nursing Albert M. Greenfield Memorial lecture, Prof. Dr.Desmond Upton Patton and @columbia Prof. Dr. Courtney D. Cogburn explored how social media and AI might spark joy and foster well-being: bit.ly/3PD3kRg

🚨New pub in Political Communication 📓🚨Beyond algorithmic amplification, I identified two influence pathways addressing how YouTube algorithms redirect users away from news in the latest study w/Tian Yang . More details🧵
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A huge congratulations to The Warren Center for Network & Data Sciences faculty affiliate Dolores Albarracin for being elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences, an honorary society and independent research center. She is one of 250 new members elected in 2024! penntoday.upenn.edu/news/five-penn…

I will be in conversation with artist Gina Siepel at “To Understand A Tree” at APPC Penn on Thurs Apr 25 at 12 noon PennCSSM The Museum for Art in Wood #EarthWeek
Register here (remote option available): web.sas.upenn.edu/pcssm/calendar…

Brava to AT, Melissa Beatriz SN and Cienna Davis! Great arts projects on their way!

🐕 🐕 🐕 Have you heard? Therapy dogs are coming back to the Libraries—and they're bringing some friends! Join us May 3 for this semester's DeStress Fest, featuring therapy dogs and goats, tarot readings, crafts, and more. library.upenn.edu/events/de-stre…

Congratulations to Prof. Dolores Albarracin on her election to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (@americanacad), one of the nation’s most prestigious honorary societies! She is being honored for her many contributions to the psychological sciences: bit.ly/4aPEdmW