Awareness of the link between drinking alcohol and elevated cancer risk remains unchanged since February 2025, even though the alcohol-cancer connection has been omitted from the latest U.S. dietary guidelines.
Michael Rozansky
Director of Communications, APPC
Michael Rozansky has worked as an editor, writer and reporter for 30 years. Before joining the Annenberg Public Policy Center as director of communications, he spent more than 20 years at the Philadelphia Inquirer, most recently supervising its arts and entertainment coverage. He has reported on the arts, media, business, politics, national and regulatory issues. Rozansky also developed and taught a class at Temple University on the history and practice of celebrity journalism. He received a bachelor’s degree in English and American literature from Brown University and a master’s degree in journalism from Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism.
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."
Scholars Focus on Credit, Accountability, and Transparency in Scientific Authorship Guidelines
Responsible authorship is based on the principles of transparency, credit, and accountability, according to a new paper from a team of researchers and scholars in a working group of the National Academies' Strategic Council.
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.
CDC Urges ‘Shared Decision-Making’ on Some Childhood Vaccines; Many Unclear About What That Means
The CDC has urged the use of shared decision-making between parents and health providers for some childhood vaccines, but many don't know what that is, Annenberg surveys show.
As Measles Cases Rise, Views of MMR Vaccine Safety and Effectiveness and Willingness to Recommend It Drop
A new APPC survey finds a small but significant drop in public willingness to recommend the MMR vaccine to someone in their household.
New White Paper Analyzes U.S. Vaccine Safety Monitoring System and Suggests Improvements
In an APPC white paper, biostatistician and Penn Professor Jeffrey Morris analyzes the U.S. vaccine safety monitoring system and offers ways to improve VAERS and other components.
Guide for Parents of Adolescents With Autism Published by Oxford
Oxford University Press has published "If Your Adolescent Has Autism," a resource to help parents and other caregivers of teens with autism navigate the transition to adulthood.
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.
Americans More Likely to Accept Guidance from AMA than CDC on Vaccine Safety
By a 2-1 margin, Americans are more likely to accept guidance on vaccine safety from the American Medical Association (AMA) than the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), an Annenberg survey finds.