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Faculty News

Barbie Zelizer Named Inaugural Peabody Fellow

Fellows with The Media Center will focus on connecting Peabody award-winners with the storytellers of the future.

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Faculty News

Q&A With Dr. Desmond Patton

Dr. Desmond Patton tells us about how he uses social media to study inner city violence and what sparked his interest in the work.

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News

Open Letter to Our Undergraduates from the Annenberg School Community

We condemn acts of racism and hate, and express our solidarity with students affected by them.

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News

National Academy of Sciences President Marcia McNutt Delivers 2016 Annenberg Lecture

McNutt discussed best practices in science communication and how they have shifted over time.

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Research

Pope’s Encyclical Did Not Raise Broad Public Concern Over Climate Change

Study finds little overall change in concern among Catholics and non-Catholics.

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Graduate Student News

Sandra Ristovska Receives Outstanding Dissertation Award from National Communication Association

The award honors Ristovska's doctoral dissertation, "Human Rights Through the Lens."

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Call for Submissions

Call for Abstracts: ICA Preconference on Varieties of Publics and Counterpublics

This preconference aims to reinvigorate scholarly debates about publics and public spheres and their implications for democratic politics.

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Graduate Student News

The Annenberg School Welcomes 11 New Doctoral Students

Meet the accomplished incoming students in the 2016 doctoral cohort.

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Research

Want To Exercise More? Get Yourself Some Competition.

In a new study, competition proved a far stronger motivation for exercise than friendly support.

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Alumni

Aymar Jean Christian (Ph.D. ’12) Launches Web Series “Two Queens in a Kitchen” To Showcase LGBTQ Artists of Color

The series features artists, LGBTQ identifying individuals, and people of color discussing important social issues while making a healthy snack.