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Research

Creating Mental Space From Alcohol Triggers Could Help College Students Drink Less Frequently

A new study found that prompting college students to take a step back when they encounter alcohol can reduce how often they drink.

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News

Annenberg and Temple Host the Association of Internet Researchers in Philadelphia

Annenberg faculty, students, and alumni helped plan the 2023 conference, where they also shared their research.

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Research

Annenberg Faculty and Alumni Lead Efforts To Understand How Facebook and Instagram Impact Democratic Processes

With unprecedented data access from Meta, five Annenberg faculty and alumni are on a years-long quest to understand how Facebook and Instagram impact voters.

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Research

Forums, Dial-Up, and Satire: 1990s Internet in the Global South

A conference held at Annenberg explored “the long 1990s,” a period of media transformation sparked by something called the internet.

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Call for Submissions

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 2024-2025 postdoctoral fellowship.

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Research

Brain Signals Can Predict How Often a News Article Is Shared Online

A new study from the Communication Neuroscience Lab finds that, even across cultures, neural models can reliably predict whether an article is popular on Facebook.

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Research

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.

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Graduate Student News

Kallahan Brown Named 2023 Presidential Ph.D. Fellow

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

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Research

Annenberg Virtual Reality ColLABorative and Penn Nursing Awarded Hillman Grant To Study Virtual Reality and Loneliness

Hemodialysis is a life-saving treatment for people experiencing end stage kidney disease. Treatments are typically three times a week and...

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Research

Experiencing Record-Breaking Heat Days Affects Perception of Weather Trends

A new study by Professor Dolores Albarracín and Postdoctoral Fellow Timothy Hyde finds that living in an area with record-breaking heat effectively increases perceptions that the weather is getting hotter.