Oxford University Press has published the third edition of "Treating and Preventing Adolescent Mental Health Disorders," a project of the APPC-led Adolescent Mental Health Initiative.
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FactCheck.org Wins Webby People’s Voice Award in News & Politics
FactCheck.org, a project of APPC, has won the popular-vote People's Voice Award as best news and politics site at the 30th Annual Webby Awards.
FactCheck.org Nominated for 30th Annual Webby Awards in News & Politics
FactCheck.org has been nominated in the 30th Annual Webby Awards for best news and politics website or mobile site.
APPC Researchers Explain Why Scientists Should Study ‘Teensplaining’
In a letter to Nature, APPC research director Dan Romer and former postdoc Ivy Defoe discuss the phenomenon that has been labeled "teensplaining."
Matthew Levendusky Named Joint Professor of Communication and Political Science
APPC celebrates political scientist Matthew Levendusky's joint appointment to the Annenberg School for Communication in addition to the Department of Political Science.
Paper Offers Framework for Assessing Trustworthiness of Scientific Research
A multidisciplinary group of scholars has proposed a systems-level framework offering seven measures for evaluating the trustworthiness of research findings.
Claims about Autism, Inflation, and Ukraine Lead FactCheck.org’s Whoppers of 2025
FactCheck.org released its list of the top falsehoods in American politics of 2025, featuring claims about health, the economy, the war in Ukraine, and more.
New HIV Mapping Tool Helps Public Health Workers Track and Predict HIV Outbreaks
Researchers from Penn's Social Action Lab, including PIK Professor Dolores Albarracín, have created a tool to help public health workers predict HIV outbreaks.
Brain Activity Reveals What Makes Persuasive Messages Stick
A study by the Communication Neuroscience Lab and others finds that activity in brain regions associated with reward and social processing can predict messages' effectiveness.
Brooks Jackson Prize, Part of Walter Cronkite Awards, Honors KSL-TV
The Brooks Jackson Prize for Fact-Checking was awarded to Salt Lake City station KSL-TV at this year's Walter Cronkite Awards in partnership with APPC.
Jamieson Delivers AAAS Carey Lecture on Preempting Misconceptions About Science
Kathleen Hall Jamieson delivered the American Association for the Advancement of Science's Carey Lecture at its annual Forum on Science and Technology Policy.