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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.
What Can Be Done to Prevent and Resist Image-based Abuse?
A virtual symposium held by Annenberg’s Center for Media at Risk and the Cyber Civil Rights Initiative brought together experts from around the world to share findings, ideas, and solidarity.
Brief Intervention Increased Physical Activity in African American Men Living with HIV
Participants improved both their aerobic and muscle strengthening activities, which could help them live longer and more active lives.
Emphasizing Short-Term Effects Can Help Prevent and Reduce Youth Smoking
A recent study by Annenberg researchers finds that anti-tobacco campaigns focused on tangible, short-term consequences are a promising way to prevent young people from smoking and encouraging them to quit.
What Big Data Reveals About Online Extremism
Homa Hosseinmardi and her colleagues at Penn’s Computational Social Science Lab studied browsing data from 300,000 Americans to gain insights into how online radicalization occurs — and to help develop solutions.
CARGC Press Releases CARGC Paper 16 by Toni Walker
The Center for Advanced Research in Global Communication at the Annenberg School for Communication is proud to present CARGC Paper...
Clinician Peer Networks Remove Race and Gender Bias
A University of Pennsylvania study published today in Nature Communications offers striking evidence that network science can be used to...
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.
Believability in the Wake of #MeToo
What does it take to be believed? Professor Sarah Banet-Weiser analyzes representations of sexual violence survivorship in recent TV shows to explore how and why believing women remains a contentious cultural battle.
Two Multilingual Films by Juan Castrillón Premiere Virtually
Rehavi (Timekeepers) and Kiraiñia (Long Flutes), directed by Juan Castrillón, are showcased on The Screening Room, an open-access film series.
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