Fourth- and fifth-graders argued for whether the United States should elect its president through the Electoral College at a contest sponsored by the Rendell Center for Civics and Civic Engagement.
APPC General News
Andrew Rosenthal Joins APPC as Professional in Residence
New York Times op-ed columnist Andrew Rosenthal has joined the Annenberg Public Policy Center for the 2017 spring semester as a professional in residence. He'll be writing a memoir about his life in journalism.
Rendell Center Names Finalists for Citizenship Challenge Essay Contest
Rendell Center co-founder Gov. Ed Rendell announced the 4th and 5th grade finalists in the Lenfest Citizenship Challenge essay contest, this year on whether to eliminate or keep the Electoral College.
National Academy of Sciences President Marcia McNutt Delivers 2016 Annenberg Lecture
How do science communicators most effectively present research to multiple audiences interested in different aspects of it? Such questions provided the framework of the 2016 Annenberg Lecture delivered by Marcia McNutt, president of the National Academy of Sciences.
AAPSS Conference on ‘Rural-Urban Interface’ Convenes at Policy Center
Social science scholars gathered at the Annenberg Public Policy Center for a two-day conference co-sponsored by the American Academy of Political and Social Science to explore "the new rural-urban interface."
Former DHS Secretaries Renew Call to Streamline Oversight of Homeland Security
The three former Homeland Security secretaries called for Congress to streamline oversight of the Department of Homeland Security as "a matter of critical importance to national security on which there is broad bipartisan agreement."
Vice President Joe Biden Tours Annenberg Public Policy Center
Vice President Joe Biden toured the Annenberg Public Policy Center on Monday and met with some of the policy center's postdoctoral fellows in the Science of Science Communication.
William K. Hallman and Dominique Brossard Join APPC as Visiting Scholars
Dominique Brossard, from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and William K. Hallman, from Rutgers University, have joined APPC as visiting scholars in the Science of Science Communication.
Jamieson Speaks on Communicating in a Polarized Environment
APPC director Kathleen Hall Jamieson addressed the annual meeting of the Midwestern Legislative Conference, in Milwaukee, on "Effective Communication in a Polarized Environment."
APPC Goes to Austin: Researchers Present Papers at AAPOR Conference
APPC researchers, postdoctoral fellows and scholars presented papers at the 71st annual conference of the American Association for Public Opinion Research, in Austin, Texas.