Climate scientist Michael Mann led the panel "Urgency, Agency, and Climate Action: The Role of Communication" for the spring Annenberg Seminar.
Science of Science Communication
The Great and Powerful Dr. Oz? Alternative Health Media Consumption and Vaccine Views
After Dr. Mehmet Oz endorsed the MMR vaccine on “The Dr. Oz Show,” significantly more people in a segment of his audience regarded the MMR and flu vaccine as low-risk.
Jamieson Addresses President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology
At a meeting of PCAST, APPC director Kathleen Hall Jamieson proposed four ways the government could improve communication on consequential health and science issues.
Belief in Vaccination Misinformation Predicts Attitudes Toward Vaccinating Children
New survey shows 93% of U.S. adults who are vaccinated and boosted against Covid-19 say they would be likely to recommend vaccinating children 5-11.
Kathleen Hall Jamieson Named to the 2021 Class of AAAS Fellows
APPC Director Kathleen Hall Jamieson was among the Penn scholars named this year as AAAS fellows by the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Confidence Declines in CDC and Dr. Anthony Fauci
Americans’ confidence in the CDC and in Dr. Anthony Fauci declined in January with drops both among groups of Democrats/Democratic-leaning independents and Republicans/Republican-leaning independents, according to January survey data.
The Role of Trust and Knowledge in Overcoming Vaccination Hesitancy
New research in PNAS led by policy center researchers finds that trust and knowledge have larger roles than Covid-specific factors in overcoming vaccination hesitancy.