Temple University unveils new secondary athletics logo

 Temple University unveiled a new secondary logo on Tuesday morning.

University officials say the modern logo mainly serves to celebrate...

'We're not in the '90s anymore': Temple University unveils redesigned owl branding to mark new era

By Ryan Mulligan

Temple University unveiled a new owl logo on Tuesday after largely dropping the mascot from athletics and university branding in recent years. ...

Temple University adds new program to clear cluttered streets

A lot can happen in a year. This time last year there were mounds of garbage on the sidewalk in North Philadelphia near Temple University.

AI helps crack salt water’s curious electrical properties

By ADRIAN CHO

Pure water is pretty good at it. That’s because its chevron-shaped molecules, in which a negative oxygen ion is bound to two positive hydrogen...

Bluey teaches children and parents alike about how play supports creativity – and other life lessons

By MOLLY SCOTT and ARIA GASTÓN-PANTHAKI

“As developmental scientists who study children and how they interact with the world, we sort of adore Bluey too. The show exemplifies what years...

11 things your kid should know before they leave for college

By Kelsey Borresen

Learning to tune into bodily cues will help your child be healthier, happier and better equipped to make good decisions. Here’s how you can teach...

Japan seeks to ease arms export rules in bid to be ‘good actor’ in Ukraine war

By Julian Ryall

As Japan’s longest-serving foreign minister under Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Kishida will have “a deep respect for the liberal international order...

Why did 'Barbie' set records at the box office? Experts weigh in.

By Max Zahn

Barbie took part in more than 100 crossover product advertisements, allowing the brand to reach consumers of everything from Xbox to yogurt, Sheri...

Doctors say this 1 surprising habit can save your life on a road trip

By Julia Ries

“Riding in the car for a prolonged uninterrupted period of time in a seated position increases the risk of developing deep vein thrombosis—a kind...

'Nostalgia marketing': How Barbie's massive marketing campaign worked so well

By Heather Wright

It helps that Barbie and the color pink are fun and escapist, Sheri Lambert, a professor of practice in marketing at Temple University, told CTV...

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...

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...

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...

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...