An interdisciplinary research team at APPC and Penn ran an “intervention tournament” to test strategies and learn the most effective ways for motivating people to act on climate change.

New research by APPC scholars finds that people tend to share news that they find relevant to themselves or to people they know.

The National Constitution Center and the Center for Civic Education have been named recipients of the 2025 Leonore Annenberg Institute for Civics Award.

Political science Professor Matt Levendusky, who directs APPC's Institutions of Democracy division, and Africana Studies Professor Marcia Chatelain are 2025 Guggenheim Fellows.

A paper by APPC and Penn psychologists suggests that harm reduction interventions for substance use increase the public's trust in local government.

Researchers at Penn and other institutions developed SCIMaP, an interactive map to show the impact that cuts to federal funding for scientific research would have at national, state, and county levels.

The film "The First Amendment: New York Times v. Sullivan," on the landmark 1964 Supreme Court case, has been named a finalist for an ABA Silver Gavel Award.

An APPC-led study finds that people generally opt to offer flattering feedback to make others feel good about themselves, unless the stranger is unlikable.

Dolores Albarracín was honored with the BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award for her research into behavior change and persuasive messaging.

A paper reviewing APPC research during the pandemic finds a "conspiracy mindset" was a major factor in resistance to Covid vaccination.