Delivering the Annenberg Lecture, Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Ressa discussed being the target of online attacks and what it will take to ensure that truth prevails.
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Dolores Albarracín Named an Editor of Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
Penn PIK Professor Dolores Albarracín, Director of APPC's Science of Science Communication Division, was named an editor of the Journal of Personality & Social Psychology.
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.
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.
Jamieson Named to NAS Strategic Council for Research Excellence, Integrity, and Trust
APPC Director Kathleen Hall Jamieson has been named to a new National Academy of Sciences' council that will explore challenges "to the integrity and health of the research enterprise."
Dolores Albarracín Appointed Penn PIK Professor, to Lead APPC Division
Social psychologist Dolores Albarracín, appointed as Penn's 28th Penn Integrates Knowledge University Professor, will direct APPC's Science Communication Division.
Annenberg Public Policy Center Honors Former Secretary of State George P. Shultz
The APPC community mourns the passing of statesman George P. Shultz, who delivered an Annenberg lecture, took part in Sunnylands retreats, and was a friend of the Annenbergs.
Kathleen Hall Jamieson Awarded National Academy of Sciences’ Public Welfare Medal
APPC director Kathleen Hall Jamieson was awarded the 2020 Public Welfare Medal from the National Academy of Sciences during a virtual ceremony.
FactCheck.org Adds Veteran Journalists to Boost 2020 Campaign Coverage
FactCheck.org has brought on two experienced journalists to increase its 2020 campaign coverage, especially in swing states, and intensify efforts to debunk online deception.