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Come join us on the beautiful Penn campus in West Philadelphia! See the opening below for a deputy director:
Deputy Director Opening, Annenberg Public Policy Center. Ideal for somebody passionate about organizing a research agenda and contributing to policy efforts. lnkd.in/eZF3wBeh
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The survey also finds that the public is more confident it is getting trustworthy information on the health effects of fluoride in drinking water from the ADA than from RFK Jr.
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Trump’s Push to Make Daylight Saving Time Permanent factcheck.org/2026/06/trumps…
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Trump Misrepresents Climate Change Scenarios factcheck.org/2026/06/trump-…
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Stopping Fraud Won’t ‘Save’ Social Security, Create ‘Balanced Budget,’ as Trump Suggests factcheck.org/2026/06/stoppi…
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A Timeline of RFK Jr.’s Mixed Messaging on the Measles Vaccine factcheck.org/2026/05/a-time…
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Nine out of ten U.S. adults know that how well a person takes care of their health before pregnancy can affect their infant's health. This number has increased four percentage points from 2025. Read more here: bit.ly/43eOI0W.
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Over 4 out of 5 (84%) U.S. adults know that smoking during pregnancy increases the risk of birth defects. But only 58% know that smoking around a baby can increase the child's risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS). Read more: bit.ly/43eOI0W.
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Although 68% of Americans know that a vaccine against HPV exists, most are either unsure or incorrectly think there are vaccines against a number of other STIs, including genital herpes, gonorrhea, syphilis, chlamydia, HIV, and Zika. Read more here: bit.ly/4usetGU.
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Only 35% of Americans know that mpox can be sexually transmitted -- that number drops to 13% for Zika virus. Read more here: bit.ly/4usetGU.
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“The relative lack of partisan polarization on AI is particularly striking in this political moment,” said APPC's Institutions of Democracy Chair Matt Levendusky. “[T]he public is waiting to see what politicians will do." Read more here: bit.ly/4uaBwGk.
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🎉Congratulations to our esteemed friends at @APPCPenn on winning the 2026 @AAPOR Policy Impact Award. ➡️The award recognizes the policy center’s Annenberg Science and Public Health survey (ASAPH), a nationally representative, probability-based panel study that was launched by APPC’s Annenberg Health and Risk Communication Institute (AHRCI) in April 2021 and is now in its 29th wave: annenbergpublicpolicycenter.…
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A survey fielded by the Annenberg Public Policy Center’s Institutions of Democracy found that many Americans are pessimistic about the expected impact of artificial intelligence. Read more here: bit.ly/4uaBwGk.
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