Younger drivers subject to mandatory driver education and Graduated Driver Licensing restrictions were less likely to crash than those licensed at 18 who were exempt from these requirements.
Press Releases
The Great and Powerful Dr. Oz? Alternative Health Media Consumption and Vaccine Views
After Dr. Mehmet Oz endorsed the MMR vaccine on “The Dr. Oz Show,” significantly more people in a segment of his audience regarded the MMR and flu vaccine as low-risk.
Jamieson Addresses President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology
At a meeting of PCAST, APPC director Kathleen Hall Jamieson proposed four ways the government could improve communication on consequential health and science issues.
Dolores Albarracín Elected Fellow of American Academy of Political and Social Science
PIK Professor Dolores Albarracín, director of APPC's Science of Science Communication Division, is the AAPSS's 2022 Harold Lasswell Fellow.
Resources for Women’s History Month on Annenberg Classroom
Annenberg Classroom offers resources for Women's History Month on the 14th and 19th Amendments and the Supreme Court case Ledbetter v. Goodyear.
Belief in Vaccination Misinformation Predicts Attitudes Toward Vaccinating Children
New survey shows 93% of U.S. adults who are vaccinated and boosted against Covid-19 say they would be likely to recommend vaccinating children 5-11.
Annenberg Classroom Presents Films to Watch for Black History Month
Annenberg Classroom presents movies for Black History Month, including the story of how a worker's personal-injury suit led to a landmark Supreme Court case on jury selection.
Kathleen Hall Jamieson Named to the 2021 Class of AAAS Fellows
APPC Director Kathleen Hall Jamieson was among the Penn scholars named this year as AAAS fellows by the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Confidence Declines in CDC and Dr. Anthony Fauci
Americans’ confidence in the CDC and in Dr. Anthony Fauci declined in January with drops both among groups of Democrats/Democratic-leaning independents and Republicans/Republican-leaning independents, according to January survey data.
13 Recommendations to Close the Guantánamo Bay Detention Facility
On the 20th anniversary of the arrival of the first detainees at the U.S. prison in Cuba, Penn's Center for Ethics and the Rule of Law issued recommendations on how to close Guantánamo.