Funding high-quality child care is a popular idea, so treat it like one, researcher says

By Nadia Tamez-Robledo

Researcher Kathy Hirsch-Pasek has a challenge she would like to see lawmakers in the U.S. Congress take on—call it a dare. She wants all 535 of...

These states have the highest rates of gun violence and deaths

By Julia Ries

Caterina Roman, a criminal justice professor at Temple University, says that gun violence not only varies across states and cities, but within...

Pennsylvania counties begin recount in Republican US Senate primary

By Robby Brod

Robin Kolodny, a Temple University political science professor, said the results likely won’t change much. “It is really hard to compare this to...

Leora Eisenstadt: The best rules don’t change hiring biases

By Leora Eisenstadt

This hard work of diversity education cannot and should not be left to employers alone. In my conversations with DEI (diversity, equity and...

Do we really need to see photos of mass shootings?

By Jon Allsop

 In 2017, Jason Fagone wrote for HuffPost’s “Highline” about Amy Goldberg, a leading trauma surgeon at Temple University Hospital, in Philadelphia...

Need a CT scan? You may have to wait weeks, thanks to lockdowns in China and dye shortages

By Samantha Fields

“At our institution, we were told that we will now, for an undetermined period of time, have only 20% of the supply that we’re used to receiving...

Suicide takes more military lives than combat, especially among women

By Petula Dvorak

“Women who are in these male-dominated settings in the military are trained to be strong, to push through,” said Melissa Dichter, associate...

‘They should know the cost:’ Would graphic images change the gun rights debate?

By Ramishah Maruf

There’s a growing debate among journalists over how to report on the victims of mass shootings. Some argue that if lawmakers and American citizens...

US doctors reconsider Pfizer’s Paxlovid for lower-risk COVID patients

By Deena Beasley

Jason Gallagher, an infectious diseases expert at Temple University’s School of Pharmacy, said the rebounds do not detract from the drug’s utility...

The complex state-by-state legal issues that will arise if Roe is overturned

By Rose Aguilar

On this edition of Your Call, Rachel Rebouche, interim dean of the Beasley School of Law, joins the show to discuss The New Abortion Battleground...

Will Biden's Indo-Pacific strategy, hesitancy to join CPTPP overshadow Japan visit?

By Julian Ryall

“There is not a snowball in hell’s chance that Biden will be able to get anything through Congress to rejoin the CPTPP,” said Jeff Kingston,...

Recruiting roundup: Temple’s Stan Drayton secures two more Power 5 transfers; St. Joe’s basketball signs Australian forward Loui

By Gustav Elvin

It was a busy Wednesday recruiting-wise for Philadelphia schools on the gridiron and the basketball court. Temple football announced three more...

Rates on Treasury notes just went up. So will the cost of federal student loans.

By Stephanie Hughes

Mark Huelsman is the director of policy and advocacy at the Hope Center for College, Community, and Justice at Temple University. “They’re going...

Geico Insurance Review 2022

By Melissa Sherrard

Deborah Racano, assistant professor of Instruction, Department of Advertising and Public Relations, Klein College of Media and...

Diverse schools are taking a new approach to anti-racism: Training white parents

By Gail Cornwall

When cities experience an influx of higher-income residents, changes to a neighborhood include displacement of preexisting community members. A...

South Korea's 'antifeminist' Yoon vowed to axe women's ministry, but can he?

By Agence France-Presse

Many experts now expect Yoon to “rebrand” rather than abolish the ministry, pointing to how his victory has refocused global attention on sexism...

Temple University introduces Diane Richardson as new women’s basketball coach

Temple University introduced its new women’s basketball head coach on Wednesday. Diane Richardson spoke with the media at the Liacouras Center....

Why American teens are so sad

By Derek Thompson

The third fallacy is that today’s mental health crisis was principally caused by the pandemic and an overreaction to COVID-19. “Rising teenage...

Abolish or rebrand? South Korea's ‘feminist’ ministry in crosshairs

Many experts now expect Yoon to “rebrand” rather than abolish the ministry, pointing to how his victory has refocused global attention on sexism...

10 most diverse medical schools: U.S. News

By Kelly Gooch

As part of its annual best graduate schools lists, U.S. News & World Report worked with the Robert Graham Center, a division of the American...

Owls have a ‘pretty doggone good day’ in Coach Stan Drayton’s first Cherry and White scrimmage

By Sam Cohn and Isabella DiAmore

Temple students, alumni and community members gathered at the corner of 10th and Diamond streets for hot dogs, burgers, and Temple’s Cherry and...

Temple alum Adjoa B. Asamoah champions CROWN Act, racial equity

By Antionette Lee

Adjoa B. Asamoah refers to herself as a “movement baby.” Born to activist and organizer parents, it’s no surprise that Asamoah’s path has led her...

Supreme Court’s upcoming abortion ruling will spark a new round of questions about legality and access

By Shefali Luthra

“What happens then? Does that law become revived? I think there has to be some kind of state action to either implement the law, or act under it...

Incoming South Korean president backtracks on scrapping gender ministry

But Yoon “can still incite his base and push back against the women’s equality agenda through speeches, statements and his rhetoric,” Linda...

Mail-order abortion pills become next US reproductive rights battleground

By Adrienne Matei

Already, says Rachel Rebouché, interim dean of Temple University’s law school, people seeking medication abortions can use social media to find...