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Do Harm Reduction Interventions for Substance Use Lower or Raise Trust in Government?

A new study by researchers at the Annenberg Public Policy Center and the Social Action Lab explored the relationship between harm reduction policies and citizens’ beliefs about the government in rural U.S. Appalachian and Midwestern counties.

• Health Communication

People Select Feedback to Flatter Others, Except When They Dislike Them

New research by Social Action Lab research associate Xi Shen and PIK Professor Dolores Albarracín found that people generally want to make other people feel good about themselves — unless they dislike that person.

‘I Will Vote’: Using Future-Oriented Frames to Motivate Voters

A new study showed that exposure to “I Will Vote” stickers significantly enhanced people’s attitudes toward voting, as opposed to “I Voted” and “I Will Vote” stickers.

• Political Communication

Dolores Albarracín Honored With BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award

Dolores Albarracín, the Alexandra Heyman Nash University Professor at the University of Pennsylvania and director of the Communication Science Division...

Coverage of Civilian Casualties in Allied Countries Boosts Support for U.S. Involvement

A new paper by researchers at the Annenberg School finds that media coverage of civilian casualties in world conflicts increases public support for U.S. involvement, but only when the casualties are civilians from an ally, not an adversary, country.

• Culture & Media
• Media Institutions

Is ‘Bypassing’ a Better Way to Battle Misinformation?

A new paper by Annenberg Professor Dolores Albarracín and research associate Javier Granados Samayoa finds that, in certain situations, "bypassing" misinformation is more effective than correcting it.

• Science 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 Furthers Research Through Educational Collaborations

Annenberg’s growing number of collaborations within Penn and with other institutions around the world is pushing the boundaries for research and education.

Largest Quantitative Synthesis to Date Reveals What Predicts Human Behavior and How to Change It

Prof. Dolores Albarracín and her team dug through years of research on the science behind behavior change to determine the best ways to promote changes in behavior.

• Health Communication
• Science Communication

Dolores Albarracín Elected Into American Academy of Arts and Sciences

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

• Science Communication