Fight inflation: Suspend the gas tax?

Steven Balsam, professor of accounting at Temple University’s Fox School of Business, joins the podcast to weigh in on the great gas tax debate of...

How gun violence hot spots in Philadelphia have shifted over the past half-decade

By Beatrice Forman

“In their minds, people’s neighborhoods are only a couple of blocks long,” said Caterina Roman, a Temple criminology professor studying patterns...

The 2021 Philly Power 100

Coming in at No. 25 on the list is Temple President Dr. Jason Wingard. City & State writes, “Jason Wingard is a relative newcomer to Temple...

What qualities should Temple’s next coach possess? 2 former Owls share their thoughts

By Sam Cohn and Isabella DiAmore

Newly appointed Athletic Director Arthur Johnson made his first major move on Nov. 29, when he fired Coach Rod Carey after his team went 12-20...

New mural collection to enhance West Oak Lane’s public art

By Maggie Mancini

The mural will feature work by award-winning photographer Shawn Theodore, whose work “opens broad conversations about the role of the photographer...

That Facebook ad may be a scam. Here’s how to avoid fraud when shopping for holiday gifts.

By Christian Hetrick

Consumers and companies impersonated by scammers have a hard time getting fraudsters removed from Facebook, said Jason Thatcher, a Temple...

The pandemic pushed these Amazon and Starbucks workers to the brink. Now, they are forming unions and pushing back

By Joanna Robin

“The pandemic didn’t introduce grievances. It sharpened them,” said Bryant Simon, a Temple University labor historian who has written extensively...

Missione della Temple University: patto tra Napoli e Philadelphia

Hai-Lung Dai, vice president for international affairs, met with the mayor of Naples along with Biology Professor Antonio Giordano.

Supreme Court leaves Texas abortion providers with few remedies

By Mary Anne Pazanowski

An injunction may be short-lived anyway. One of the criteria for issuing an injunction is whether the party requesting it has shown a likelihood...

A Philly teen followed his fashion dreams and launched a clothing line with more than a million in sales

By Bob Fernandez

 Sheri Lambert, professor of marketing at Temple University, said that Trey Brown “hit the sweet spot. He has a rapper endorsing him and he’s on...

U.S.-Japan military drills take place amid ‘escalating tensions’ from China, Russia

By Julian Ryall

James Brown, an associate professor of international relations at the Tokyo campus of Temple University, said the increase in activities by...

Temple tweeted ‘Temple’—and now the mishap is pinned to the university’s account

By Beatrice Forman

The snafu went viral, or as viral as a Tweet goes in Philly, garnering 1,400 retweets and 945,000 impressions in less than 24 hours, according to...

Arts group awards $500K for music therapy programs for stressed employees at Philly-area hospitals

By Stacey Burling

It has chosen the first round of recipients from eastern Pennsylvania, including four from the Philadelphia region: Einstein Medical Center...

Higher education: Why engagement should matter more than location

By Munir Mandviwalla, Richard Watson, Jan vom Brocke and Niraj Patel.

Universities seeking to differentiate and improve quality at scale should shift to an engagement-centric strategy. But for engagement to become...

West York schools defy Wolf’s mandate, make masks optional

Health experts anticipate higher COVID-19 transmission moving into colder months. Combined with flu season, Temple University epidemiologist Krys...

Huge coaching contracts—unjustifiable or business as usual?

By Josh Moody

“The college football playoffs brought a new infusion of cash. There was kind of a series of cascading events, which has concentrated power and...

Why child’s play is serious business in early education

By Karen D'Souza

“We have the data that proves that play changes everything. It changes attitudes, and it changes outcomes,” said Kathryn Hirsh-Pasek, a professor...

She sees seed keeping as ‘an important piece of resistance’ and is starting a Black heirloom seed farm | We the People

By Stephanie Farr

In the spring, Amirah Mitchell, 29, of Fairmount, graduated with a horticulture degree from Temple University. Next month, with the help of more...

The whiteness of tax and how to narrow the race gap

By Amanda Athanasiou

“Who it is that is helping to craft the law is important, and I think tax lawyers of color are underrepresented in those areas,” Alice Abreu of...

These Christmas trees may improve your health

By Megan Marples

“I would expect that bringing a bit of the great outdoors indoors would affect us positively,” said psychologist Sonja Peterson-Lewis, an...

Car crash deaths have surged during COVID-19 pandemic. Here’s why

By Emily Baumgaertner, Russ Mitchell

The rise in motor vehicle deaths lines up with other pandemic-era trends: Alcohol sales have soared, drug overdoses have set new records and...

5 Pennsylvania hospitals to use music to support well-being, resiliency of healthcare workers

By Kelly Gooch

Five Pennsylvania hospitals and health systems, including Temple University Hospital, were chosen to participate in a new statewide music therapy...

Temple University alumni create inclusive makeup brand

By Emily Leopard-Davis

Pound Cake Cosmetics got its start at the founders’ alma mater Temple University. Camille Bell and Johnny Velazquez both graduated from the Klein...

DA Krasner’s statement that the city has no crime crisis generates a debate—and a backlash

By Mensah M. Dean, Dylan Purcell, Max Marin and Craig R. McCoy

Caterina Roman, a professor at Temple University and crime expert, said her research finds a link between the high numbers of shootings and heavy...

James Templeton, AIA, promoted to assistant vice president and university architect of Temple University

James Templeton has been promoted to assistant vice president and university architect of Temple University. In this role, James will oversee the...