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Political and Computational Researcher Deen Freelon to Join Annenberg School Faculty 

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By Julie Sloane
| upenn.edu
In 1924, Allan Randall Freelon Sr. graduated with a B.S. in Education from the University of Pennsylvania. He went on to be an acclaimed artist and the first Black art supervisor of the Philadelphia School District. His son grew up in the Philadelphia area, as did his grandson.
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Jovanova and Sybert Receive Woods Award for Outstanding Graduate Teaching

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By Julie Sloane
| upenn.edu
The award will be presented at Annenberg’s graduation ceremony on May 16. By Julie Sloane Doctoral students Mia Jovanova and Jeanna Sybert have been named co-recipients of the 2022 James D. Woods Award, and will receive the award at Annenberg’s Graduation Ceremony on May 16. Given in memory of Annenberg graduate student James D. Woods, the award is granted to an outstanding graduate teaching assistant.
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Professor Emeritus Elihu Katz - Founding Figure in Communication - Passes Away at 95

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By Jordan Mitchell, Julie Sloane
| penntoday.upenn.edu
Elihu Katz in 2008. The Annenberg School for Communication is deeply saddened to announce that Professor Emeritus Elihu Katz has passed away at the age of 95. Katz was a foundational figure in the field of media studies, was also an Emeritus Professor of Sociology and Communication at Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
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Brief intervention increased physical activity in African American men living with HIV

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By Julie Sloane
| Medical Xpress Verified
FIG. 1. CONSORT flow diagram of the progress of participants through the phases of the trial. Credit: DOI: 10.1089/apc.2021.0039 It should come as no surprise that as we age, physical activity becomes increasingly valuable in staving off non-communicable diseases like diabetes, heart disease, and high blood pressure, as well as diminished muscle tone and bone density—major issues for longevity and quality of life. Some of us have more risk factors than others.
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Amy Siskind Donates The Weekly List Collection to the Annenberg School Library

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By Julie Sloane
| penntoday.upenn.edu
Siskind speaking at the Center for Media at Risk launch event What happens to websites when their owners stop using them? Absent an institutional archivist, most will silently disappear, either with the push of a button or the obsolescence of their technology.
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Phones Actually Pop Skewed 'News Bubbles'

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By Julie Sloane
| Nextgov/FCW Verified
Contrary to concern about partisan “news bubbles” and “echo chambers,” mobile devices expose Americans to a greater variety of news than desktop computers, new research shows. In recent years, we’ve heard a lot about “news bubbles” and “echo chambers,” the idea that to validate their own worldviews, liberals read liberal news and conservatives read conservative news. The proliferation of partisan online news sites, the thinking goes, only makes it worse. Numerous studies have supported these ideas.
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In Memoriam: Emile Bruneau, Peace and Conflict Neuroscientist

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By Julie Sloane
| upenn.edu
Emile Bruneau had a front row seat to many historic global conflicts: He was in South Africa at the end of apartheid. In Ireland during “The Troubles.” In Sri Lanka during a Tamil Tiger attack. Seeing the darkest impulses in humanity – and how similar they seemed across cultures – led him to his life’s work: using the tools of neuroscience and psychology to bring groups of people together with the goal of building lasting peace.
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Facebook Got Its $15 Billion Valuation - Now What?

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By Julie Sloane
| WIRED Magazine Verified
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is now worth at least $3 billion, according to estimates. * Photo: Associated Press / Paul Sakuma * When a startup shows an estimated $150 million in revenue, isn't wildly profitable, and doesn't have a clear revenue model, no company in its right mind would give it a $15 billion valuation -- except, it seems, if we're talking about Facebook. Could Facebook defy business norms?
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Annenberg Alumni Make the Calls on Election Night

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By Julie Sloane
| upenn.edu
George Stephanopolous cuts off his co-anchor with a raised index finger. “I’ve got to pause so the rest of the nation can join us.” A serious announcer voice declares, “This is an ABC News election update.” “ABC News can now predict that Democrats will win enough seats to gain control of the House,” Stephanopolous says as the on-set graphics turn royal blue.
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The 'Winners' of the Wired News Saddest-Cubicle Contest

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By Julie Sloane
| WIRED Magazine Verified
The winner -- if you can call it winning -- of the Wired News saddest-cubicles contest is David Gunnells, an IT guy at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. His desk is penned in by heavily used filing cabinets in a windowless conference room, near a poorly ventilated bathroom and a microwave. The overhead light doesn't work -- his mother-in-law was so saddened by his cube that she gave him a lamp -- and the other side of the wall is a parking garage.
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