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...

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...

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...

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...