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Philly deserves better schools. Temple is all in.
By Monika Williams Shealey
So, here’s my pledge to Philadelphia, and to its public schools: At Temple, we are all in.
Temple leads study to reimagine elementary school
By Isaac Avilucea and Michael Mooney
Temple Professor Kathy Hirsh-Pasek sees an educational crisis in the U.S. that saps joy out of learning and turns students into rote memorizers....
Group using ‘shield laws’ to provide abortion care in states that ban it
By Rebecca Grant
In March 2022, Prine read an op-ed by three legal scholars—David S. Cohen of Drexel University, Rachel Rebouché of Temple University and Greer...
‘Barbie’ movie’s marketing blitz helped it dominate the box office
CNN’s Laila Harrak talks with Sheri Lambert, a marketing professor at Temple University, about the strategy behind the Barbie movie’s marketing...
Barbie is the classic material girl. Scholars say she represents much more — for better or worse.
By Nadra Nittle
“The key story that gets told by Barbie is a story about how the American dream is an American dream of consumption,” said Dustin Kidd, an...
Porn studies is — and isn’t — what you think
By Nadra Nittle
Jennifer Pollitt’s porn studies course doesn’t involve watching adult films. In Social Perspectives in Digital Pornography: The Other Sex...
Headers linked to memory issues, raising questions about soccer safety as the World Cup kicks off
By Dr. Alexander Garcia
"I think information like this is increasingly valuable for players and their parents," says Dr. Leah Croll, an assistant professor of neurology...
The hiring boom is hiding a recession signal
While some economists are optimistic as hiring booms, employees are actually working fewer hours. Usually, reducing working hours has been a...
Wesleyan University ends legacy admissions after Supreme Court decision on affirmative action
By Jessica Dickler
However, these preferences are not based explicitly on race, which distinguishes the practice from the overt race-conscious admissions programs...
Scientists sprinkle ‘playful learning’ stations in cities around the world
By ADAM PIORE
Over the course of her career, Temple University’s Kathy Hirsh-Pasek has spent a lot of time worrying not just about how to increase playtime in...
Japan-Saudi Arabia ties: a green-energy gambit or was ‘everything about China’?
By Julian Ryall
“Everything that has gone on in Saudi Arabia is about China, just as Kishida’s recent visit to the Nato summit in Vilnius was designed to rally...
DOJ announces new grant to support victims of hate crimes
By Sherry Stone
Victim services for crime survivors while they are still in the hospital was a top-of-the-list issue during the recent briefing. Temple University...
College students struggling with hunger face potential loss of food stamp benefits
By ASHRAF KHALIL AND ADRIANA MORGA
“It kind of starts this slow-rolling disaster where we’re reverting to the old SNAP rules right at a time where obviously the need around food...
Philly’s first-of-its-kind fat-focused convention to be held at Temple University
By Hira Qureshi
Donnelle Jageman, Adrienne Ray and Kenyetta Harris want you to know there are a ton of fat people in Philly who are perfectly fine with who they...
Changes in state election laws have little impact on results, new study finds
By ZACHARY ROTH
David Nickerson, a political science professor at Temple University in Philadelphia, was involved in a project that looked at the impact of...
To freedom: USC’s McKissick Museum explores path of runaway slaves
By Tom Mack
Imagining the first moments of departure and the many perils along the Underground Railroad is at the heart of a new installation at the...
Stitch Fix to close Bethlehem distribution center, laying off nearly 400 employees in coming months
By NIKKI DEMENTRI
Temple University economist Joshua Mask says right now, the Philadelphia area has one of the strongest economies in the country. The unemployment...
Are American cities prepared for heat emergencies?
Inkyu Han is a health scientist at Temple University in Philadelphia. He said cities should make low-cost cooling units available to people who do...
Ghost gun makers are evading state and federal laws, experts say. Will Philly’s lawsuit slow them down?
By Sammy Caiola
Jason Gravel, an assistant professor of criminal justice at Temple University, said ghost guns are appealing to minors and people with criminal...
Cities have long made plans for extreme heat. Are they enough in a warming world?
By MELINA WALLING AND ISABELLA O’MALLEY
Inkyu Han, an environmental health scientist at Temple University in Philadelphia, noted that cities are still struggling to get aids such as...
Community baby shower at Temple University offers resources, support for new and expecting parents
By Hadas Kuznits
New and expectant parents from across the region attended a community baby shower at Temple University on Saturday morning to get information and...
Philly community baby shower bridges resource gap for expecting mothers
By Nicole Leonard
Aasiyah Conyers is pregnant and due in November. On Saturday, she showed up at the community baby shower hosted inside Temple University’s Amarak...
Public subsidies to sports stadiums aren’t going away
By ELIZABETH MEISENZAHL
Michael Leeds, a Temple University economics professor, told the Prospect that cities often give hidden handouts like these to owners who on paper...
Canadian Court Rules 👍 Emoji Counts as a Contract Agreement
By Michael Levenson
Laura E. Little, a professor at Temple University Beasley School of Law, called the decision “a remarkable sign of the new world of communication...
Temple Health brings back familiar face to fill CFO vacancy
By John George
Temple Health's new chief financial officer is well acquainted with the North Philadelphia health system.
Gerald P. Oetzel will take on the...
Can you ask hotels whether groups like Moms for Liberty will be staying there? Yes, but you might not get an answer, experts say
By Erin McCarthy
The Inquirer asked two hospitality experts: Christine Cleaver, assistant professor of practice at Temple University’s School of Sport, Tourism and...