Japan Talks of Defending Taiwan Against China Aggression

By Ralph Jennings

Tokyo’s comments amount to “shadow boxing” and “saber rattling” rather than intent to fight any war, said Jeffrey Kingston, a history instructor...

How are doctors treating COVID-19 patients now?

By Zoë Read

Temple Health enrolled some patients in a trial researching treatments like inhaled remdesivir (an antiviral agent) for outpatient therapy, as...

Skirts. Bikini bottoms. Leotards. Ahead of Olympics, athletes call out sexist uniform practices.

By Candice Norwood

“It’s really a policing of certain bodies,” said Katie Sveinson, an assistant professor in the School of Sport, Tourism, and Hospitality...

Some people are seeking out a second dose of Covid-19 vaccine after getting J&J shot

By Jen Christensen

"Come June, I started to get nervous about this Delta variant spreading and had some travel plans," said Gallagher, a clinical professor at Temple...

Why mid-majors can be big-time players in recruiting under NCAA's new climate

Thilo Kunkel of the School of Sport, Tourism and Hospitality Management points to his research to show that lower-division schools as well as mid-...

How To Deal with Post Pandemic Social Anxiety

By Omri Hurwitz

Richard Heimberg, a professor at Temple University who has studied social anxiety since the early 1980s,...

After months in lockdown, we need some new memories. But can you ‘make’ them?

By Roxanne Roberts

“One of the things that’s important is that memory is kind of social exchange,” says Nora Newcombe, a psychologist at Temple University.

The jewel of the 1964 Olympics: The Yoyogi National Stadium

By Stephen Wade

American architect and Temple University Japan faculty member James Lambiasi, who has worked for 26 years in Japan, has described Yoyogi as the “...

A sense of direction: Finding your way without GPS

By Jon Lapook

Professor Nora Newcombe, of Temple University, studies the psychology of sense of direction. "All of our senses are involved together in forming...

How quickly did the new coronavirus spread?

By Rebecca Sohn

Sergei Pond, a professor of biology at Temple University in Philadelphia, said the virus had already spread considerably by the time it was...

Why There's a Big Difference Between a Vaccinated and Unvaccinated Person Testing Positive for COVID-19

Dr. Jason Gallagher, a clinical professor at Temple University’s School of Pharmacy in Philadelphia and a clinical pharmacy specialist in...

Gov. Greg Abbott promised “transparency and accountability” for border wall donations. But donors don’t have to use real names.

By James Barragan

“Most people don’t have a problem with it,” said Robin Kolodny, chair of the political science department at Temple University.

Tokyo Olympics: Diverse faces are representing Japan. Does it reflect real change?

By Victoria Kim and Hanako Lowry

The zeal of politicians to push ahead with the Olympics in a nation still gripped by the pandemic obscured larger questions about diversity, said...

From North Philly to Tokyo: Dawn Staley makes her debut as the U.S. Olympic women’s head basketball coach

By Marc Narducci

Whether the first-time Olympic head coach was starring as a point guard at Philadelphia’s Dobbins Tech and the University of Virginia, and in two...

What should vaccinated people know as COVID-19 variants spread?

By Sarah Gantz and Stacey Burling

“We’re both afraid of it and blasé about it,” said Thomas Fekete, an infectious disease physician at Temple University Hospital, of the public’s...

At fraught Tokyo Olympics, Jill Biden may win just by showing up

By Jada Yuan

For one, “there’s a risk that this will become a superspreader event,” Jeff Kingston, director of Asian Studies at Temple University Japan, told...

Let’s raise our taxes! Infrastructure and the American character

By Miles Orvell

Miles Orvell, a professor of English in the College of Liberal Arts, writes “At the heart of America’s future is the need to accept our dual...

Critical insight on product liability insurance

By Patrick Chen

“For small businesses, the question is, do the underwriters understand the technology? Are they going to be willing to underwrite it? And then...

What’s the Real Deal With the Delta Variant?

By Erin L. Boyle

For a little perspective, we talked with public health expert Jeni Stolow, Ph.D., an assistant professor of instruction in social and behavioral...

Does Cutting a 'V' in the Middle of a Toenail Really Cure Ingrowns?

By Jaime Osnato

"The nail grows from the base (cuticle area) forward, so cutting a 'v' in the tip of the nail has no impact on growth," says Tracey C. Vlahovic,...

Temple University doctor weighs-in on rise of COVID cases

By Walter Perez

Dr. Thomas Fekete, professor and chair of medicine at the Louis Katz School of Medicine at Temple, says there are two things everyone needs to...

CHAT RECAP: Breast cancer questions answered by Fox Chase Cancer Center

During a live chat on July 21, four breast cancer specialists from Fox Chase...

Would a gun violence emergency help Philadelphia? Advocates just want action, whatever you call it

By Layla A. Jones

The confusion about what an emergency declaration is and would look like in Philadelphia is “potentially problematic” to Juwan Bennett, who is...

Fewer students fill out FAFSA, enroll in college since pandemic began

By Samantha Fields

“That’s particularly true for the people who tend to have the hardest time paying for college, who go disproportionately to community colleges,”...

Temple University’s Klein College to launch new Center for Urban Investigative Reporting

By Jensen Toussaint

On July 20, Temple University’s Klein College of Media and Communication announced plans to launch a Center for Urban Investigative Reporting.