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International Call for Applications: Postdoctoral Fellowship, Center for Advanced Research in Global Communication

The Center for Advanced Research in Global Communication is now accepting applications for a 2025-2026 postdoctoral fellowship. Applications are due by February 1, 2025.

• Global Communication

In the Annual Annenberg Lecture, Former CDC Director Rochelle Walensky Explores the Complexities of Communicating Public Health Information

Walensky, director of the CDC from January 2021 to June 2023, discussed communicating health information during the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic.

• Health Communication

Call for Applications: Postdoctoral Researcher - Media, Inequality & Change Center

Applications are due by January 10, 2025.

• Technology & Society

Why is Hollywood So Obsessed with Con Women?

Sarah Banet-Weiser and Kathryn Claire Higgins examine how the shows “Inventing Anna” and “The Dropout” reflect a post #MeToo society.

• Culture & Media

Suicide Rate Is Low During the Holidays, but the Holiday-Suicide Myth Persists

In a new study, the Annenberg Public Policy Center examines how media organizations disseminated the suicide-holiday myth in 2023-24 and how this influenced public opinion.

• Health Communication

“Community for Rigor” Initiative Raises the Bar in Scientific Rigor Through Interdisciplinary Collaboration

Professor Damon Centola is a scientific advisor for the Community for Rigor project, which creates educational materials to teach core concepts in scientific rigor.

• Science Communication

Annenberg Presentations at NCA 2024

The National Communication Association held its 110th annual convention in New Orleans.

Research in Brief: Effects of Anti-Smoking Messages on Young Adult LGBTQ+ Women Who Smoke

A new study led by doctoral candidate Brittany Zulkiewicz examined the effectiveness of anti-smoking messages tailored for the LGBTQ+ community.

• Health Communication

Victor Pickard Named to University of Washington Department of Communication Alumni Hall of Fame

Professor Pickard received his M.A. from the university in 2003 and was selected for his professional achievements and service.

Is ‘Bypassing’ a Better Way to Battle Misinformation?

A new paper by Annenberg Professor Dolores Albarracín and research associate Javier Granados Samayoa finds that, in certain situations, "bypassing" misinformation is more effective than correcting it.

• Science Communication