An 'extraordinarily fringe doctrine' gets the Supreme Court's attention

Have you ever heard about the Independent State Legislature Doctrine? It's a fringe theory that says state lawmakers should have the exclusive...

Preclinical Data Demonstrate Potential of Creative Bio-Peptides’ Multi-Chemokine Receptor Antagonist RAP-103 to Enhance Opioid A

By Creative Bio-Peptides, Inc.

 In studies funded by the National Institutes of Health’s HEAL Initiative and the National Institute on Drug Abuse, conducted at the Center for...

Inspira Health hires industry veteran for new role advancing network’s strategic and continued growth

By Linda Lindner

Inspira Health appointed Tony Reed as senior vice president, chief quality and safety officer, effective Aug. 1. Reed has more than 22 years of...

Japan won’t cap defence spending amid increased ‘anxiety’ over Russia, China, North Korea

By Julian Ryall

Jeff Kingston, director of Asian studies at the Japan Campus of Temple University, pointed out that while there was strong resistance to...

M&T taps TD Bank exec, Temple grad to lead charitable foundation

By Tracey Drury

The M&T Charitable Foundation has named TD Bank’s Dominique Goss as executive director, steering the bank’s corporate giving strategy and...

Conservatives exploring legislation to block out-of-state abortions, stop medicinal abortions in Wisconsin

By Mitchell Schmidt

 David S. Cohen of Drexel University, Greer Donley of the University of Pittsburgh and Rachel Rebouché of Temple University touched on the topic...

Fortnite At Work? Leaders Brace For Zuckerberg’s Predicted Metaverse Invasion

By Jason Wingard

 “Whether choosing to jump in now as an early adopter on an existing platform, invest in disruptive technologies and applications, begin...

Temple med school gets $4M NIH grant to study Asian-American discrimination in hepatitis B, liver disease care

By JOSEPH V. LABOLITO

The Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University received a $4 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to conduct research on...

Workers’ Abortion Privacy at Risk as Texas Targets Employer Aid

By Chris Marr, Andrea Vittorio and Justin Wise

 The 2021 civil enforcement law, SB 8, lets anyone in the U.S. sue any person or entity for aiding an abortion, but its application to out-of-...

Biden could declare a public health emergency to expand abortion access, but it would face a tremendous legal fight

By Spencer Kimbell

While the Hyde amendment restricts federal money from paying for abortion as a procedure, the White House could provide financial assistance and...

Your Voice: India’s problem with colourism and discrimination against dark skin; lessons from Pixar’s movie ‘Lightyear’

By YP Readers

Sanjoy Chakravorty, a professor at Temple University in the U.S., writes for the BBC that modern social categories of caste were developed during...

With Roe overruled, can red states disregard FDA rules on abortion pills?

By DAVID G. SAVAGE

 “Congress intended the FDA to be the gatekeeper. States don’t get to supersede the FDA and deny the use of approved drugs,” said Temple...

State abortion bans prevent women from getting essential medication

By Rose Horowitch

These laws have a “chilling effect” on physicians and pharmacists, often leading them to not dispense drugs that also may cause abortion for fear...

Virtual 'beer summit' examines gun violence, white supremacy

By Afea Tucker

The Rev. David Brown, a Temple University professor, moderated the conversation. “We’re going to talk about perspectives,” Brown said. “The whole...

Why books still matter: Part 1 | Opinion

By Rebecca Alpert

 “Graduate courses have rarely emphasized the kinds of skills graduate students need to navigate the process of writing a book-length work—from...

The Supreme Court Could Foster a New Kind of Civil War

By DAVID BERNSTEIN

Craig Green, professor of law at Temple University’s Beasley School of Law, expects that their potential targets could include a whole host of...

Dog names are racist, according to scholars

By Terrance Kible

Academics recently applauded a Social Psychology Quarterly study purporting to show a disparity in the time dogs were adopted based on racial...

Temple names Dr. Chaudron Carter Short to dual academic, health system nursing roles

Temple Health has appointed Chaudron Carter Short senior vice president and associate chief nursing officer, the health system said July 1. Carter...

More women are getting shot in Philly; most victims are Black and Latino women of childbearing age, data shows

By TheGrio Staff

According to Scott Charles, the trauma outreach manager at Temple University Hospital, there used to be a “social code” that “women and children...

State funding officially secured for University of Pittsburgh

By Jordyn Hronec

It’s official. Pitt’s fight for funding has come to a close with the flourish of Gov. Tom Wolf’s pen. On Friday, the governor signed into law SB...

Temporary restraining order blocking Utah’s abortion ban could end Monday

Rachel Rebouché, a professor at Temple University, discusses the new abortion restrictions that could be reinstated in Utah as a temporary...

Here are 80 people who will advise new Philly schools superintendent

By Johann Calhoun

Amid criticism of paying an out-of-town consultant firm almost a half million dollars to help him transition into his new role as superintendent...

Temple University to raise tuition 3.9% for 2022-23

By Susan Snyder

Temple University will raise tuition 3.9% for next year, citing inflationary costs. The increase, approved by the Board of Trustees Tuesday...

Organizers Of Ben To The Shore Bike Ride Hoping To Raise $1.2 Million For Fallen First Responders

By Madeline Wright

 The 35th annual Ben to The Shore bike ride is coming up in less than two weeks. Organizers are hoping to raise $1.2 million to benefit the...

Abe’s foreign policy, defense goals his legacy, experts say

By ALEX WILSON AND SETH ROBSON

“I think Abe’s legacy is in dramatically shifting Japan’s security posture and challenging the pacifist identity that is deeply embedded in the...