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New Center to Focus on Information Networks and Democracy

Directed by Sandra González-Bailón and co-directed by Yphtach Lelkes, the Center for Information Networks and Democracy will analyze the benefits and risks of digital technologies for political and civic engagement.

• Political Communication
• Technology & Society

Kathleen Hall Jamieson Elected to AAAS Board of Directors

She will serve a four-year term on the board of the world's largest general scientific society and publisher of the Science family of journals.

Barbie Zelizer Awarded Doctor Honoris Causa by Universidade Católica Portuguesa

Professor Zelizer was presented with the degree by D. Manuel Clemente, Cardinal Patriarch of Lisbon and Chancellor of Universidade Católica Portuguesa.

Desmond Upton Patton Appointed to Public Responsibility in Medicine and Research Board of Directors

Public Responsibility in Medicine and Research ( PRIM&R) has announced the appointment of Brian and Randi Schwartz University Professor Desmond...

• Health Communication

John L. Jackson, Jr. Named Penn’s Next Provost

The Annenberg School for Communication's fifth dean, Jackson will take on the new role effective July 1, 2023.

With Media Today’s 8th Edition, Prof. Joseph Turow Charts Media’s Rapid Evolution

Published in September, the new edition of Turow’s classic textbook covers COVID, Spotify, and Netflix.

• Culture & Media
• Global Communication
• Media Institutions
• Technology & Society

Faculty Video: Juan Llamas-Rodriguez

Meet Assistant Professor Juan Llamas-Rodriguez, who studies the platforms and infrastructure of global communication.

• Culture & Media
• Global Communication
• Technology & Society

Annenberg and Penn Medicine Researchers Receive $3 Million NIH Grant To Reduce Racial and Ethnic Disparities in HIV Care

Over the next 5 years, the team will explore methods to address structural racism and discrimination in HIV clinics across Philadelphia.

• Health Communication

Professor Barbie Zelizer on Mikhail Gorbachev’s Legacy

Professor Barbie Zelizer shares her thoughts on Gorbachev’s impact on the Soviet Union and the world

• Global Communication

The Dean Has Left the Building: Michael Delli Carpini Heads into Retirement

Delli Carpini reflects back on his 19-year tenure at Annenberg and looks to the future.

• Political Communication