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Center for Information Networks and Democracy Workshop: Political and Information Networks

In 2024, CIND brought together a stellar group of interdisciplinary scholars to discuss research on information networks and their political impact.

New Postdoctoral Fellow to Join CDCS

Lucy March will join the Center on Digital Culture and Society in Fall 2024.

Teaching Climate Change Communication, From the Classroom to a Conference of Journalists

Michael Mann and Kathleen Hall Jamieson are co-teaching the Climate Change and Communication course this spring, tied to the Society of Environmental Journalists annual conference, held this year at Penn.

• Science Communication

The Annenberg Public Policy Center Hosts Society of Environmental Journalists Conference at Penn

In April, APPC hosted the annual conference of the Society of Environmental Journalists.

A New Class Has Students Use AI To Do Their Homework

Lecturer Matt O’Donnell’s course “Talking with AI: Computational and Communication Approaches” encourages undergraduates to play with AI.

• Technology & Society

Azsaneé Truss Receives Penn Prize for Excellence in Teaching

Truss, who was a teaching fellow for two Communication courses in 2023, was nominated for the award by University of Pennsylvania students.

• Culture & Media

Thirteen Communication Majors Present Senior Honors Theses

Their subjects span topics covering legislative speechcraft to the effects of killer shark movies on environmental attitudes.

Dolores Albarracín Elected Into American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Albarracín is being honored for her contributions to the psychological sciences.

• Science Communication

Annenberg Public Policy Center Celebrates 30 Years of Research and Engagement That Matter

For three decades, the Annenberg Public Policy Center has addressed the role of communication in politics, science, health care, civics, and more.

• Political Communication

Three Annenberg Doctoral Candidates Awarded 2024 Sachs Program Grants

Azsaneé Truss, Cienna Davis, and Melissa B. Skolnick-Noguera were all awarded funding for creative projects from the Sachs Program for Arts Innovation.

• Culture & Media