Japan’s Kishida to discuss ‘free and open’ Indo-Pacific with Biden

By Julian Ryall

“From the Japanese perspective, the most important thing is that these talks are happening at all and the content is of secondary importance,”...

Why are we still rejecting blood donations from gay men?

By Tracey Anne Duncan

“There is no practical or necessary reason for all men who have sex with men to be excluded from blood donation,” Sarah Bauerle Bass, an HIV...

Don’t stop at a COVID vaccine mandate; flu shot should be required, too | Opinion

By Gregory Jasani and Shruti Gujaran

“Would a flu vaccine mandate be better received than the COVID-19 vaccine mandate? We do not kid ourselves that it would. But there are precedents...

FOCUS: China’s economy may slow in 2022 on zero corona policy, Xi’s ambition

By Tomoyuki Tachikawa

Speculation is rife that Xi’s leadership could take military action against democratic Taiwan to reunify the self-ruled island with the mainland,...

Cheapest car insurance in Pennsylvania

By Daniel E. Goldberg

“I do not believe it is fair to consider gender or age when setting car insurance premiums. It is more about the individual, not their age or...

Why you should start a business in Philadelphia

By Emily Dickerson

Businesses can also take advantage of the Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at Temple University, which provides consulting help at no cost...

Lawsuit against Georgetown, other schools, renews questions over admissions practices

“Students and parents believe that if they are admitted, it’s because of talent and hard work. This lawsuit suggests that often it’s because of...

Chaos on the roads

Psychologists say reckless driving is a symptom of widespread feelings of isolation, depression, resentment and despair. Reckless driving can be...

Americans spend more time sitting than ever—and it’s shortening our lives

By Kathleen Hall

A January 2019 study published in the American Journal of Epidemiology looked at nearly 8,000 U.S. adults aged 45 and older and estimated that...

The Tokyo Bar Association needs our help to understand racial profiling in Japan

“The survey on racial profiling by police in Japan is an encouraging step toward addressing long-standing issues with the way in which police...

Tokyo’s daily COVID-19 count tops 4,000 as U.S. military reports fewer than 1,000 cases in Japan

By Joseph Ditzler and Mari Higa

 Sending unscreened personnel from the United States, a global COVID-19 hotspot, into Japan, where new coronavirus cases were only in double...

Max McGee found a fresh start at Temple University, and now he’s ESPN’s newest SportsCenter anchor

By Jeff Blumenthal

Max McGee ultimately went back to Camden County College and earned his associate’s degree in 2012. His mother suggested that he apply to Temple...

Woman found dead in Bucks County park may have been killed in Philadelphia, DA says

By Walter Perez

If Jennings was killed in Philadelphia, it would add to the city’s skyrocketing homicide rate. There have already been at least 19 homicides in...

Midwestern community colleges work to lure, and keep, students struggling with poverty

By Becky Z. Dernbach, Mario Koran, Olivia Lewis and Ata Younan

Forty-two percent of Minnesota community college students say they cannot afford to eat balanced meals, according to a 2019 survey by the Hope...

Mental health pros share tips for managing prolonged stress

By Taylor Allen

Meghan Musselman, an assistant professor of psychiatry and behavioral science at Temple University, emphasized having a set schedule to decrease...

Why The New York Times’ acquisition of The Athletic could create an existential crisis for local news

By Dan Kennedy

Aron Pilhofer of Temple University’s Klein College of Media and Communication puts it this way: “The Times has placed itself in direct competition...

A group of Philly technologists are working on a free, community-based mesh Wi-Fi network

By Paige Gross

A group of about a dozen technologists and community members have been working on a project called Philly Community Wireless, an effort to bring...

ESPN hires Temple grad, Cherry Hill native Max McGee for anchor role on SportsCenter

By Michael Tanenbaum

Temple University graduate and Cherry Hill native Max McGee will soon be joining ESPN as an anchor on the network's flagship SportsCenter...

Academics want to preserve video games. The game industry is fighting them in court.

By Noah Smith

Adrienne Shaw, an associate professor at Temple University and founder of the LGBTQ Game Archive, points to Great Greed as an example of a game...

Rising violence in Philly means trauma outreach workers at Temple University Hospital are busy

By Christie Ileto

Temple University Hospital is one of the busiest trauma centers in the state, and the trauma advocates there see everything up close and in real...

Where did we go wrong with COVID messaging?

 Public health messaging has been a challenge in the pandemic, to say the least. People are getting frustrated and confused with constantly...

Race in Philly: Communities change and cultural identities evolve in the city

Holly Meng, director of executive leadership education in international affairs, discusses Temple’s rising international student population in the...

Philadelphia community mourns death Of Bob Saget, beloved Full House dad, Temple University grad

By Natasha Brown

After graduating high school, Bob Saget went on to attend Temple University and was a proud 1978 alumnus of what is now the Lew Klein College of...

Temple remembers Bob Saget, one of its ‘all-time funniest Owls’

By Megan Lavey-Heaton

Temple University remembered actor and comedian Bob Saget on Sunday after the Philadelphia native was found dead in a hotel room in Florida. “...

I tested positive for COVID on a home test. How do I report it?

By Alan Yu

One way to get around the problem with measuring cases is to look at testing numbers from hospitals and clinics, a model called sentinel...