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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.
Researchers Use Augmented Reality to Encourage Pediatric Vaccination In Philadelphia
Researchers at Penn, including the co-directors of the Annenberg Extended Reality Lab, worked with members of the West Philadelphia community to co-create AR health campaigns about pediatric vaccination.
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.
In New Podcast Series, Annenberg Scholars Examine Election Politics
The first season of “Annenberg Conversations” will explore the cutting-edge research on media and communication that shape our world.
New Study Reveals Democrats and Republicans Vastly Underestimate the Diversity of Each Other’s Views
A new study by Annenberg researchers has found that Democrats and Republicans consistently underestimate the diversity of views within each party on hot-button issues like immigration and abortion.
What to Know About the Current Avian Influenza Outbreak
Kathleen Hall Jamieson of the Annenberg Public Policy Center and Louise Moncla and Aliza Simeone of Penn Vet share helpful information for the public.
A New Study Shows How the Brain Processes Partisan Information
Researchers from Annenberg, Columbia University, UC Berkeley, and Dartmouth College used fMRI data to explore how partisan messaging is processed in the brain.
The Wayfinder: Jessa Lingel Creates Community and Belonging on Campus
As the new director of the Program in Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies and the Center for Research in Feminist, Queer, and Transgender Studies, Annenberg Professor Jessa Lingel creates community and belonging on campus.
Penn Students Get Convention Access in Extraordinary Political Times
Undergrads who attended the Republican or Democratic convention this summer are breaking down their experiences during the "Conventions, Debates, and Campaigns" course taught by Annenberg lecturers David Eisenhower, Marjorie Margolies, and Craig Snyder.
Studying Wikipedia Browsing Habits To Learn How People Learn
A collaborative team of researchers, including Annenberg Professor David Lydon-Staley, analyzed the information-seeking styles of more than 480,000 people and found that gender and education inequality track different types of knowledge exploration.
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