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LGBTQ Teens Nearly Twice As Likely To Vape Marijuana As Their Peers

High schoolers who identify as LGBTQ are at greater risk of vaping cannabis than their heterosexual peers, according to research from Professor Andy Tan and colleagues.

• Health Communication

Aging on Screen and on the Page: Changing Depictions of Older People in the Media

A conference held at Annenberg took a deep dive into how gender, age, and aging are portrayed in the media, and the implications for society.

• Culture & Media

What Is Deepfake Porn and Why Is It Thriving in the Age of AI?

With rapid advances in AI, the public is increasingly aware that what you see on your screen may not be...

• Technology & Society

Fighting for Gender Equality Within the New Media Landscape

Professor of Communication Sarah Banet-Weiser helps the next generation transform the media landscape to be more inclusive.

• Culture & Media

‘My body belongs to me???’

Students in Sarah Banet-Weiser’s Annenberg course on Gender and the Media make zines responding to messaging and consumer products.

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

Health Communication Scholar Andy Tan Receives Tenure and Looks Ahead

In reaching this milestone, Andy Tan, Ph.D., M.P.H., M.B.A., M.B.B.S., takes stock of his years at Annenberg and discusses his ongoing work.

• Health Communication

The Importance of Protecting Privacy in a Post-Roe World

Professor Jessa Lingel says privacy watchdogs are warning Americans who seek abortions that authorities may use their digital data against them.

• Culture & Media
• Health Communication
• Technology & Society

Survey: 1 in 5 Americans Fear Getting Monkeypox but Many Know Little About It

As Covid-19 cases surge across the United States dominated by a highly transmissible subvariant and worry about Covid persists, some in the public have begun to voice concern about the new health threat of monkeypox, according to a new Annenberg Public Policy Center national survey.

• Health Communication

Global Media Scholar Juan Llamas-Rodriguez to Join Annenberg Faculty

Llamas-Rodriguez's research interests include media representations of the U.S./Mexico border and the proliferation of media content that transcends borders.

• Culture & Media
• Global Communication