Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania
A premier communication policy center, The Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania was founded in 1993 and created FactCheck.org in 2003. By conducting and disseminating research, staging conferences and hosting policy discussions, its scholars have addressed the role of communication in politics, science, adolescent behavior, child development, health care, suicide prevention, civics, and mental health, among other important areas. The center’s researchers have drafted materials that have helped policy makers, journalists, scholars, constituent groups and the general public better understand the role that media play in their lives and the life of the nation.
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Seeing Is Believing: Visual Models Help Scientists Combat mRNA Vaccine Myths
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Administration Is Weakening US Research Capacity and Endangering Americans, Nation’s Leading Scientists Warn
About 1,900 scientists warn that actions being taken by the current administration will slow scientific advances and harm AmericansPage 1 of 1





