The Center on Representative Government has been named the recipient of APPC's 2026 Leonore Annenberg Institute for Civics Award for a proposal to create civic education materials for youth groups.
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Annenberg Health and Science Survey Wins AAPOR’s Policy Impact Award
The policy center's ASAPH survey has won the American Association for Public Opinion Research’s 2026 Policy Impact Award.
FactCheck.org Wins National Headliner Award for Reporting on Government
FactCheck.org received a National Headliner Award in government and political beat reporting for a series on how Project 2025 was implemented across the U.S. government.
Jamieson Honored for Outstanding Work in Prevention and Public Health
The Association for Prevention Teaching and Research honored Kathleen Hall Jamieson for outstanding service in public health and educating the public about disease prevention.
FactCheck.org Wins Webby People’s Voice Award in News & Politics
FactCheck.org, a project of APPC, has won the popular-vote People's Voice Award as best news and politics site at the 30th Annual Webby Awards.
FactCheck.org Nominated for 30th Annual Webby Awards in News & Politics
FactCheck.org has been nominated in the 30th Annual Webby Awards for best news and politics website or mobile site.
APPC Researchers Explain Why Scientists Should Study ‘Teensplaining’
In a letter to Nature, APPC research director Dan Romer and former postdoc Ivy Defoe discuss the phenomenon that has been labeled "teensplaining."
Matthew Levendusky Named Joint Professor of Communication and Political Science
APPC celebrates political scientist Matthew Levendusky's joint appointment to the Annenberg School for Communication in addition to the Department of Political Science.
Paper Offers Framework for Assessing Trustworthiness of Scientific Research
A multidisciplinary group of scholars has proposed a systems-level framework offering seven measures for evaluating the trustworthiness of research findings.
Claims about Autism, Inflation, and Ukraine Lead FactCheck.org’s Whoppers of 2025
FactCheck.org released its list of the top falsehoods in American politics of 2025, featuring claims about health, the economy, the war in Ukraine, and more.
New HIV Mapping Tool Helps Public Health Workers Track and Predict HIV Outbreaks
Researchers from Penn's Social Action Lab, including PIK Professor Dolores Albarracín, have created a tool to help public health workers predict HIV outbreaks.