News

Exploring Research With Real World Impact

Undergraduates Seyoon Chun and Kyle Grgecic spent the summer contributing to research about tobacco use in the LGBTQ community at Annenberg's Health Communication & Equity Lab.

• Health Communication

A Major NIH Grant Will Help Researchers Study Messaging About Risks of Tobacco Products

The NIH and FDA have awarded $9.6 million to Annenberg School for Communication researchers to study health communication messaging about varying risks of tobacco products.

• Health Communication

The Center for Advanced Research in Global Communication Welcomes Three Visiting Scholars

Adrienne Shaw, Samina Mishra, and Sneha Gore Mehendale will join the center in the fall.

• Global Communication

A New Tool Shows Few Elected Officials Spend Their Time Creating Conflict and It’s a Problem for Democracy

Americans of both parties are increasingly concerned about democratic backsliding and a loss of trust in our institutions. For the...

• Science Communication

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.

• Technology & Society

The Politics of Entertainment Media: How "The Apprentice" Helped Trump in 2016

A new study by APPC's Shawn Patterson Jr. and Annenberg alum Eunji Kim found that the image Donald Trump cultivated on the popular reality show increased his vote share in the 2016 Republican primary.

• Political Communication

Kathleen Hall Jamieson Named to CDC Advisory Group on Communications

Director of the Annenberg Public Policy Center Kathleen Hall Jamieson has been named to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention working group on communications.

• Health Communication

Q&A With David Eisenhower on Biden’s Decision To Bow Out

Eisenhower, professor at the Annenberg School and grandson of the former president, offers his take on Biden’s announcement, Vice President Harris’ next step, and the upcoming Democratic National Convention.

• Political Communication

Study Reveals Impact of Concern About Misinformation on Americans’ Media Consumption Habits

A new study from Annenberg researchers evaluates whether perceiving misinformation as a threat influences how partisan Americans’ media consumption is.

Annenberg Public Policy Center Report Finds ‘Withering of Public Confidence in the Courts’

A new APPC report found that Americans’ trust and confidence in the judicial branch has fallen 25% over the last two decades.

• Political Communication