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A New Study Uncovers How Information Spread on Facebook in the Lead up to and After the 2020 Election

Professor Sandra González-Bailón and colleagues analyzed the spread of over one billion Facebook posts to reveal how information flowed on the social network.

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

Applications are due by January 10, 2025.

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How Fanfiction Communities in China Cope With Censorship

In a new paper, doctoral student Ran Wang explores what happened to Chinese fanfiction communities after a wave of increased government censorship in early 2020.

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Two Penn Leaders Named to New National Science and Technology Task Force

APPC Director Kathleen Hall Jamieson and School of Nursing Dean Antonia M. Villarruel are among 60 people named to a task force to produce a Vision for American Science and Technology.

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Thomonique Moore Named 2024 Presidential Ph.D. Fellow

Annenberg School doctoral student Thomonique Moore is a recipient of the Penn Presidential Ph.D. Fellowship, which includes three years of funding.

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University of Pennsylvania launches Penn Center on Media, Technology, and Democracy

The Center will bring together six Schools at Penn with $10 million in support from Knight Foundation and the University.

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Professors Sarah Jackson and Desmond Patton Awarded NSF Grant To Create Cross-Institutional Program Supporting STEM Researchers From Underrepresented Backgrounds

A partnership between Penn, Northwestern University, and New York University aims to provide more opportunities for historically underrepresented researchers conducting critical technology research.

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MIC Center Receives Grants To Study AI, Big Tech, and Digital Equity

The MIC Center continues to research the relationship between technology and democracy.

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Alumni

Selling the American People: Q&A with Lee McGuigan (Ph.D. '18)

In his debut book, the UNC Hussman assistant professor delves into how data-driven marketing is entrenched in the daily interactions of people, products, and public spheres.

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What Public Discourse Gets Wrong About Misinformation Online

A new study from the Computational Social Science Lab shows that while online misinformation exists, it isn’t as pervasive as pundits and the press suggest.