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On his first day of school, new Temple president John Fry meets with public safety staff and gets an update on enrollment
By Susan Snyder
Midday Friday John A. Fry’s wife texted him: “How goes it, Owl?” “So far, so good!” Fry responded. It was the first day of school for Fry, who...
Teacher burnout hits record high – 5 essential reads
Changes in career plans for teachers are one line of research for Christopher Redding at the University of Florida, who along with Temple...
Do winning sports teams impact the economy? Expert weighs in
By Devan Markham
Temple University Professor of Economics Michael Leeds said it doesn’t. “It’s a very nice thing for the city. I’m very happy for...
Pennsylvania Senate votes forward Pitt appropriation funding
By Jordyn Hronec
The University of Pittsburgh is one step closer to receiving its appropriation funding for 2022–2023. On Monday, the Pennsylvania State Senate...
Black Americans living abroad reflect on Juneteenth holiday
By Annika Wolters
Michael Williams teaches African American history at Temple University in Tokyo and left the U.S. when he was 22. He’s now 66...
Why New Jersey and Oregon still don't let you pump your own gas
By Nathaniel Meyersohn
Self-service “ended up being more popular because it could create large volumes and opportunities for other profit,” said Gary Scales, a doctoral...
Hundreds turn out to job fair at Temple University
By Katherine Scott
“This is the best time to look for a job because companies are paying more because everybody is scrambling for good workers,” said job fair...
Peer pressure pushes teen to smoking
By Karishma H. Nandkeolyar
Psychologist Laurence Steinberg of U.S.-based Temple University conducted a study in 2015, which he told the Scientific American, a U.S.-based...
Rising Dawn
By Jonathan Tannenwald
Dawn Staley uses every public platform she gets to advocate for the hiring of more Black people, especially Black women, to jobs with power....
Does gun violence need an Emmett Till moment?
Amy Goldberg, interim dean of the Lewis Katz School of Medicine, joins Slate’s What Now podcast to make a plea for...
Temple University Hospital's trauma advocates work to expand program to help gun violence victims
By Christie Ileto
A team of trauma advocates at Temple University Hospital is there to help shooting victims with more than just injuries. Now they’re expanding to...
Monkeypox DNA found in semen in handful of cases - researchers say
By Natalie Grover and Emilio Parodi
An analysis by U.K. researchers found that viral DNA from a range of different viruses, including the Zika virus, has been found in semen, but it...
Here’s What You Should Really Know About Gender Neutral Pronouns
By JASMINE GOMEZ AND HUNTER LEVITAN
Gender neutral pronouns can also be used in spaces where someone doesn’t want to make an assumption about another person’s gender or gender...
Ky'Wuan Dukes's NIL Deal Is Part of an HBCU Renaissance
By KEITH MURPHY
They’re all part of a potential shift in college sports that Thilo Kunkel, the director of Temple University’s Sports Industry Research Center (...
16 Japan universities team up to accept students from war-hit Ukraine
By Supriya Singh
Other universities participating in the program are Keio University; Waseda University; Kansai Gaidai University; Kansai University of...
Leaked SCOTUS Opinion Relies on Misinformation and Tropes of the Anti-Abortion Movement
By RACHEL REBOUCHÉ AND MINDY ROSEMAN
“The steady march of countries is toward liberalizing abortion laws and recognizing the equality of women and gender-diverse people. This ignores...
NJDOT Report Reveals Potential Early Red Flag Behind Wall Collapse In I-295 Connector Project, Engineering Expert Says
By Brandon Goldner
Through a records request, Eyewitness News obtained a copy of the forensic engineering report on May 27 and asked Temple University College of...
Group Violence Intervention offers shooters a way out
By TaRhonda Thomas and Maia Rosenfeld
“We want to be able to tell you that we value your life, you don’t need this kind of street life, we have services for you,” said Caterina Roman,...
What Could the Metaverse Mean for Higher Education?
By Rebecca Kelliher
Kathy Hirsh-Pasek, the Stanley and Debora Lefkowitz Professor of Psychology at Temple University, pointed out that educators should be involved...
Journalists, it’s time to show the bodies of mass shooting victims
By David Boardman and Amy Goldberg
“One of us has seen dead bodies hundreds of times in her daily work. The other only at funerals and a few car accidents. One of us works in a...
Gun violence isn’t inevitable. It’s a policy choice
By Jerry Ratcliffe
“In the past, we have relied too heavily on policing as our solution to violence reduction. But we don’t want to cut back too much, either. On-the...
New podcast highlights the journey of Philadelphia shooting survivor
In a new podcast for Kouvenda Media called Stronger Every Day: Healing After Gun Violence, citizen journalist Tashawn Strother tells the...
'It's breaking people': Gas prices continue to soar with no relief in sight
By Katherine Scott
“What is happening right now, is not totally unheard of, but not at this rate what we are seeing, we haven’t seen the price at this rate so...
Experts say Nashville won’t recoup money from building a new stadium with taxpayer dollars
By BLAISE GAINEY
Michael Leeds, who specializes in sports economics at Temple University, says buying a new stadium is more like buying a present. “If Nashville...
School Lotteries Are Not The Answer
By PESHE KURILOFF
“There should be places for all hard-working students in settings that enable them to fulfill their potential. Hundreds of students on waiting...
China ‘testing’ Tokyo with underwater survey off Japan’s coast, analysts say
By Julian Ryall
“China is not breaking the letter of the law and this (the latest vessel) is not as serious as Chinese government ships entering Japanese...