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...

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...

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...

Travel Pains and COVID-19 — How to Decide if You’re Ready to Travel This Summer

By KELSEY KLOSS

“If you’re driving for an hour, that’s different than if you’re taking a plane across the country,” says Lawrence Brent, MD, professor of medicine...

How cities can navigate their state’s broadband preemption laws

By Kaitlyn Levinson

A brief released last week by NLC found that 44% of states limit local decision-making on issues related to broadband services and programs in...

Temple’s Digital Innovation Foundry is giving students real-world prototyping experience before they graduate

By Sarah Huffman

 Before he even graduated from Temple University, Russell Abernethy worked with a big pharmaceutical distribution company to tackle a real-life...

Acclaimed scholar, historian and collector dies at 89

By Len Lear

 Charles L. Blockson, a scholar, historian and football star who was renowned for his vast collection of artifacts relating to the global Black...

Temple Health appoints new chief financial officer

By Harold Brubaker

 Temple Health has hired a familiar face as its new chief financial officer. Gerald Oetzel, 61, was Temple University Hospital’s CFO from 2012 to...

Japan: Is it safe to release Fukushima water into the ocean?

By Julian Ryall

"Local people and the fishermen of northeastern Japan have consistently been against this plan as they expect it will seriously impact their...

From Bus Stops to Laundromats, Cities Embrace Play to Help Kids Learn

By Greg Toppo

That key question long puzzled a pair of researchers in the Philadelphia area: Temple University’s Kathy Hirsh-Pasek and the University of...

How local researchers are turning Philadelphia into a hotspot for gene editing

By John George

“People ask if we can make their dog glow,” said Matt Handel, CEO of ExpressCells, a Temple University spinout. “We can make cells glow with...

Kishida's attempt to realize North Korea summit seen as a long shot

By TOMOYUKI TACHIKAWA

Jeff Kingston, director of Asian studies at Temple University Japan, said the dispute "remains a significant obstacle, and it seems unlikely that...

Supreme Court ruling this week could impact college admissions

The court is considering whether colleges and universities can continue to take race into consideration in the admission process. Timothy Welbeck...

Should race have a factor in college admissions? Supreme Court's decision just days away

By Racquel Williams

“The program itself was supposed to correct decades, if not centuries, of racial discrimination that was prohibiting Black people from entering...

Charles L. Blockson, celebrated historian of African American culture, scholar, and prolific author, has died at 89

By Gary Miles

Charles L. Blockson, world-renowned historian of African American culture, founder and curator emeritus of the Charles L. Blockson Afro-American...

Intel, VLSI Spar Over Schrödinger’s Patents in $2 Billion Case

By Michael Shapiro

That makes the patents like Schrödinger’s cat—a theoretical feline trapped in a theoretical box with a theoretical bottle of poison that may or...

How local trans, drag commuity is dealing with fear and threats of violence

By Wendy Daughenbaugh

Brad Windhauser, LGBT studies program coordinator at Temple University, says anytime there’s a lot of progress for a marginalized group, there's...

OU Daily's Francisco Gutierrez named 2022 Dow Jones News Fund Edward Trayes Scholar

By Seth Prince

Francisco Gutierrez, a May 2023 graduate who worked on the OU Daily’s copy desk throughout his time at OU, earned a national accolade Thursday....