In the largest quantitative synthesis to date, The Warren Center for Network & Data Sciences affiliate Dolores Albarracin and her team dig through years of research on the science behind behavior change to determine the best ways to promote changes in behavior. penntoday.upenn.edu/news/penn-asc-…

The COVID pandemic exposed critical deficiencies in public health communication. What were the challenges in the US, and what did we learn? Dolores Albarracin Daphna Oyserman Norbert Schwarz on health communication and behavioral change:

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In the lead-up to #ICA24 we are featuring Top Papers from CSaB. Today's post features graduate student Nidah Mohammed 's paper looking at the association between daily positive emotion dynamics and flourishing: commscience.org/ica-2024-top-p… We hope you're as excited about ICA as we are!

Congratulations Prof Low!!! Those are the qualities that describe you too!

Gasp! 😮 Advance copies have arrived! 🥰

Journalists, if you want a galley, DM me.
Everyone else, pre-order please! bit.ly/GetItRight-pre…

WHAT IF WE GET IT RIGHT? is coming to you September 17th. 4 month countdown…! 🚀

In our weekly lab meetings, we’ve introduced fidget toys, which have been shown to improve focus and attention. They also help us stay off our devices💻. Tell us about your favorite fidget toy in the reply section!

Congrats to Prof. Prof Michael E. Mann of @Penn_EES on his election as a fellow of the The Royal Society, the national academy of sciences in the United Kingdom. Read the full announcement: bit.ly/3UL8rRb PennCSSM @Penn 👏 👏

Read Neil Lewis, Jr., PhD at The Brookings Institution today.

“One of the primary lessons I have learned […] doing, and studying, engaged research is that if we as academics do the work to take care of the people, the people will do their part to take care of us.”

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UPDATE 🎉

For the first time since 1957, and after a long 6 years, the annual exit survey required of all US PhDs *WILL* ask voluntary sexual orientation and gender identity questions. Policymakers can now understand and address LGBTQ+ disparities in STEM, for decades to come 🏳️‍🌈

📢 Dr. Eva Telzer and I are looking for a postdoc for a joint project in our Developmental Social Neuroscience Lab and CASL labs UNC Psych & Neuro. The study combines theories and methods in developmental neuroscience, social affective neuroscience, and health behavior 1/n

Today was our last lab meeting of the semester. We reflected on our lab structure and activities, going old school with sticky notes on a white board. We also shared our visions for the summer. We look forward to reading groups, working outdoors, skills shares, and more!

There are so many secondhand, vintage, and thrift stores in Philly to check out! Our favorites are Philly AIDS Thrift, Buffalo Exchange, the Second Mile Center, Retrospect Vintage, Raxx Vintage Emporium, and Casa Vida. Let us know if you have any recommendations.

Hiring a postdoc Cornell Jeb E. Brooks School of Public Policy to work w/me to engage w/communities & policy processes. This is a great position for anyone (1) still looking for a position for next year (2) who cares about making research relevant to real people & communities. Apply! academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/27543

Celebrating the 3rd anniversary of publishing HOW TO CHANGE today, which incredibly became a National & International Bestseller + was translated into >20 languages. Thanks to all who made this happen - particularly to the readers who embraced this book!
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Our first monthly book recommendation is from our lab director, Emily! This memoir follows Maria Ressa’s life story and career as a Filipino journalist. She explores the link between social media and authoritarianism, allowing us to recognize dangers to our freedom.

'Teaching climate change communication, from the classroom to a conference of journalists' | Great piece in #PennToday by Erica Moser (Erica Moser) about our Penn/Annenberg School/PennSAS course this semester (w/ a shout-out for @SEJorg #SEJ2024 ): penntoday.upenn.edu/news/penn-sas-…