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Professor lectures on work with Bad Bunny
2+ hour, 7+ min ago (442+ words) Jorell Mel'ndez-Badillo, an assistant professor of Latin American and Caribbean history, spoke to a crowd of 40 about collaborating with Bad Bunny. Mel'ndez-Badillo'has been an educator for'years'and published several books on Puerto Rican history. But his recent claim to fame, and…...
City launches “Breathe Philly” air quality monitoring network.
2+ hour, 1+ min ago (207+ words) A new Public Health initiative installed 76 sensors across the city. "These are not going anywhere, and hopefully that website doesn't go anywhere," Zerbo said.Thisis a little more reliability." The new monitors expand the 10 "reference monitors" already in place throughout…...
Ghana independence celebrated at West Philly block party
2+ hour, 6+ min ago (273+ words) Around 100 Ghanaians and Philadelphians came together to celebrate the nation's 69th year of independence Lence'Vincent'recalls his earliest years growing up in a refugee camp in Accra,'Ghana'after his parents fled Liberia during the civil war. He moved back to Liberia at'five'after…...
Students aren’t amateur psychologists
2+ hour, 2+ min ago (266+ words) A student argues misusing therapy-speak can be dangerous as it loses its seriousness. "Clinical terms are often misused and there's a lot of misinterpretation about it because it's sort of pathologizing behaviors or actions without really having clinical evidence," Bellow…...
Tap into resources to combat food insecurity
2+ hour, 2+ min ago (322+ words) The Editorial Board encourages students to learn about campus food resources and support one another as SNAP reductions threaten food security. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program has long served as a safety net for millions of Americans who rely on…...
Netflix and no effort
2+ hour, 7+ min ago (419+ words) A student reflects on how low-effort intimacy reshaped college dating and made intentional connection feel radical. I realized how deep the shift runs during the conversation with my male'friends when'I said'how college students'don't'go on'actual dates anymore.' They acted confused when…...
Virtual engagement officer being used for alumni outreach
2+ hour, 7+ min ago (415+ words) Isabel Tower, powered by artificial intelligence, helps the Institutional Advancement Office connect with alumni and acquire gifts. "The pace that she became effective was much more efficient than a human," Rollins said. "And we're still learning what her capabilities and…...
Essential Needs Hub offering new services, centralizing resources in fall 2026
2+ hour, 7+ min ago (386+ words) Its next phase will bring a new Cherry Pantry, thrift store, wellness spaces and other resources to the Student Center. "We thought, let's put all of the things in one space,so that there is an ethos of care and…...
Temple investigates AI for university operations
2+ hour, 7+ min ago (199+ words) A task force in the strategic plan looks into how to use AI tools to improve administration and student use. Around 65% of students sampled in the October poll reported using AI'tools to some extent.'Brainstorming ideas accounted for'62% of AI'use,…...
Temple releases guidance for Middle East travel
5+ day, 12+ hour ago (218+ words) The university advised against travel in the region amid escalating conflict. Temple advised students, staff and faculty to refrain from traveling to the Middle East amid ongoing conflict, Interim Provost David Boardman and Interim Chief Operating Officer David Marino wrote…...