Health

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

Director of the Communication Neuroscience Lab and APPC's Climate Communication Division, ASC Professor Emily Falk discusses her book, "What We Value: The Neuroscience of Choice & Change."

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.

Public awareness of the link between drinking alcohol and an elevated risk of cancer has grown since last fall, according to an Annenberg Public Policy Center survey.

An APPC survey finds that, despite potential bird flu contamination, many Americans do not know that raw milk poses greater health risks than pasteurized milk.

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

Despite the increased risk of injury and death, over a third of gun owners do not store all their firearms in a locked location, an APPC survey finds.

APPC and CHOP's Vaccine Education Center produced a video showing why it is virtually impossible for foreign DNA fragments to damage our own DNA.

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