FactCheck.org provided daily coverage of the Democratic and Republican National Conventions, and announced a partnership with NBCUniversal Owned Television Stations to develop fact-checking videos.
Rendell Center Hosts Institute for Teachers on the Election and Presidency
More than three dozen middle-school and high school teachers from across the country gathered in Philadelphia for the 2016 Constitutional Scholars Institute organized by the Rendell Center for Civics & Civic Engagement.
Most Americans Have Not Done Anything to Protect Against Zika
Although most Americans are familiar with news reports about Zika virus, more than three-quarters of them say they haven’t done anything in the last three months to protect themselves from getting infected, a new APPC survey found.
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."
Americans Support GMO Food Labels But Don’t Know Much About Safety of GM Foods
There's widespread support for labeling genetically modified foods, as required in a new bill President Obama is expected to sign. But most Americans don't know that scientists have found no substantiated evidence to show that genetically modified foods are unsafe.
Scheufele to Present Keynote Address at Conservation Biology Congress
APPC visiting scholar Dietram A. Scheufele will deliver the opening keynote address, on communicating science in a polarized environment, at the North American Congress for Conservation Biology in Madison, Wis.